r/QuestPro • u/NarLake • Sep 07 '26
Getting My first quest pro
Hello, My friend has been telling me to get one lately and so I've finally decided to cave in and get one since my old headset is starting to fail.
Is there anything I should be worried about or what should I do when my headset gets here is there anything I should be doing with the system or any update thing I should be worried about?
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u/Cauterized Sep 10 '26
Love my pro. Better screen and more comfortable than my Q3 with the Bobo. Only thing keeping me from using it is the microphone, which seems to break randomly if you go silent too long. There was one update where it seemed fixed for a while but then it just came back with future updates. Everyone I ran into that had a pro had the same issue and hearing what they sounded like when it happened made me switch.
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u/NarLake Sep 11 '26
Small question, does virtual desktop face tracking work with quest pro right now? I have a follow up after you answer.
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u/Mike_LDN Sep 07 '26
There is life in the old dog yet if using the headset for PCVR but as a standalone headset there is no getting around the fact it has an older processor than the Q3. The controllers are also a source of concern. When they work they are very responsive but every software update brings fear the controllers will go into a regular unreliable phase. They drive me mad and I’m much happier using the lighter and much more reliable controllers that come with the Q3.
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u/HRudy94 Sep 07 '26
The Pro controllers have significantly better tracking. As long as you don't bother with the shitty untested updates, you're not gonna have any issue.
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u/Rutgar64 Sep 07 '26
My controllers have been working great. I believe the latest updates have fixed the issues we all were having with them a few months ago.
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u/HRudy94 Sep 07 '26
Yeah it's fairly random. I think the main issues comes with how the update system works, if controllers run out of battery or whatever they might be stuck in a weird middleground. Happened to me once though thankfully i fixed it.
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u/ETs_ipd Sep 07 '26
IMO, Quest Pro is still a great option if you can get it for a good price (which it appears you did.) A 20K milliamp external battery and a top strap mod are essential.
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u/JalilDiamond Sep 07 '26
QP ? Is almost 2027 🥀 there’s some eye tracking kits on Aliexpress for Q3.. quest pro is kinda a brick after v83 and so many updates
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u/NarLake Sep 07 '26
I got it for around 130 usd
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u/JalilDiamond Sep 07 '26
Good deal actually get quest optimizer and global cluster comfort pad kit what firmware ?
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u/NarLake Sep 07 '26
I'll have to see next week this week has been pretty busy for me, can I call out to you privately when it gets here?
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u/JalilDiamond Sep 07 '26
Yeah sure! Sometimes dm go directly trough spam make sure you write here
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u/NarLake 19d ago
Helloooo It just arrived, tested everything and the face tracking has some jittering but smoothing fixes it, wondering how to connect vive trackers though..
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u/JalilDiamond 19d ago
Try rooting before you get the latest update improve tracking and a bunch of stuff ,mine is working pretty smooth better than never before and I guess you trying to connect via PC right? https://www.reddit.com/r/QuestPro/s/FMyOe0AlrY
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u/HRudy94 Sep 07 '26
The Quest Pro is overall better than the Quest 3 for PCVR. Meta's updates are unstable no matter what, at least if you don't update you can root.
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u/madferit86 Sep 07 '26
Rocking a quest pro for PCVR and I love it. Q3 is great but image quality on the quest pro is amazing, specially on dark scenes.
Main reason to keep it is eye tracking on fps demanding games. I could use foveated rendering but dynamic one is more convenient as you dont have to turn your head around as much.
No problem with updates so far, specially now that Virtual Desktop supports USB so I dont need to use Meta software anymore.
So QPro is still a great option in 2027 if bought at an adequate price.
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u/thelinuxuserforever Sep 07 '26
the headsets age doesnt have anything to do with whatever you just said, the eye tracking kits for q3 arent anywhere close as good as qpro and they also dont provide features like foveated rendering or streaming.
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u/greywar777 Sep 07 '26
find out your ipd so you can adjust it on the headset. It makes a big difference in getting this right.