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by joewhatkins 1264 days ago
Just adding my two cents here - I bought a quest pro hoping to use it as a monitor replacement while traveling for a couple of months. I found it pretty much unworkable after trying to make it work across multiple different virtual desktop apps.

You can get something up and running - but it feels akin to staring at a 1080p screen with a weird delay. I felt way more productive just looking at my tiny laptop screen.

Your mileage may vary, obviously. I really liked the idea of working in a distraction free virtual environment, but I feel like the tech isn’t there yet unless you’re an enthusiast whose willing to put up with all of the strangeness.

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Yes in some settings you experience enough latency to be a problem, it's a good point. I was able to eliminate that but I have fairly optimal setup. It's definitely one of the holes in the "take monitors everywhere you go" that you will end up also needing good wifi everywhere you go that is shared b/w laptop and headset.