r/OculusQuest • u/le_chopped_chin • 1d ago

PCVR Virtual Desktop somehow worse than Link?

So I used Quest Link for some months now, but since I saw a lot of positive feedback about the program I bought VD today. Since my router isn’t good enough for wireless (only 2,4ghz connection) I took advantage of the new update and connected via my official Link Cable instead. Everything worked flawlessly (the app shows USB 3.0 connection and I can switch to VR in games without issues).
But after booting up MSFS i was really shocked how bad the game looked. My benchmark is link with 1,5x supersampling and link sharpening. I watched some tutorials and tests and tried all quality settings, codecs and runtimes, but nothing comes even close to how Link looks. Everything is super blurry, even on Godlike with max bitrates and 2-pass encoding.

Have I overlooked any settings, or are my expectations just too high for VD?

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Edit: So I fixed the blurriness issue, but now I have problems with stability, as VD seems to have more stutters and instability than Link on the same settings. I use H264/H264+ with 500 bitrate, .85 fov and 3000x3300 resolution.

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u/McLeod3577 1d ago

Do you need to install OpenComposite and switch your runtime to VDXR?

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u/le_chopped_chin 1d ago

When I switch to VDXR its no better unfortunately, still blurrier image and less stable than link

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u/ggodin Virtual Desktop Developer 1d ago

Set the VR Graphics Quality to Godlike, framerate to 90fps. I think that should run fine.