THROUGH THE LENSES - Pico 4 vs Quest 2 vs QUEST PRO - Best PCVR?

Here we are with a new Comparison! Welcome to another Through the Lenses Video! The series where we compare our VR headsets to see which one is the best, and which one is the right for you! This Episode is pretty special because we are gonna see with our eyes the pancake Lenses on the QUEST PRO comparing it with the Pico 4 and the Meta Quest 2, with the previous generation lenses all of them in PCVR.
Is it time to upgrade? Is it worth the jump?
Well, let's discover it in this video!

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[Tyrielwood]

impressed? Quest 2, Quest Pro or Pico 4, which one would you pick?

[laubox]

The amount of storage space you need to reserve to have these games installed constantly is already worth a big like! Thanks for the comparisons, really happy with the Pico 4 here!

[FatNorthernBigot]

The fact that the Pico 4 is in anyway comparable to a headset four times its price, is nothing short of astonishing.

[ignotumperignotius]

the pico needs a little gamma / colour adjustment but the clarity is better I think.

[allthingsd]

Thank Tyriel, glad to see more Youtubers doing the through-the-lens comparisons. I personally wish to see a standard desktop VR HMD with 4K per eye & pancake lenses in very light design that only contains tracking sensors that either are tied into a wireless unit with battery in a satchel design or web belt, or directly connected to your PC which frankly is all you need for flying and driving VR simulators. If you need to have a processing unit, do what Magic Leap has done and offload it to external unit you can wear. My bet is Apple and Valve will go in this direction, and wouldn't be surprised if you see a mini PC like Sony Playstation for the their upcoming PCVR as well.

I for one am working on a AMD Ryzen based 6900HX that you can hook up a PC HMD to for mobile use. I am already able to play HL-Alyx with the Reverb 2 for about an 1.5 hours on a Li-ION battery pack. True we are talking lowest setting/ 70 fps, but I am ambulatory. I am looking to refine the battery system so you swap batteries without a shutdown and a shorter custom USB-C cable on a spring tension system to ensure cable it minimized when wearing using the upcoming Minisforum UM690.

[rushmore]

You might want to do an update for the P4, since the visual improvement up to 5.80 firmware is impressive.

[tonynattawat]

Meta messed up a bit by not providing a better resolution display on the Pro. Because now there are only a few ways this can go. When the Quest3 comes out, if it does not have a better resolution than the Quest2 (which turns out to be about the exact resolution as the Quest Pro), then the competitors are going to kill them; if the Quest3 has a better resolution, then it's gonna kill the Quest Pro. 😂😂

[DevinBidwell]

What the... during that racing game the Pico KILLED it. The quest lineup looked like the video was slowed down and choppy. Wow.

[Navhkrin]

It is visibly clear that quest pro has best lenses of all 3. You can notice this from the fact that sharp edges stay sharp and not blurry like other two. However, this increases sharpness in turn makes SDE more obvious at the same time. With a lens of this quality you need higher res display

Imagine if QPro had 3K per eye display.

[tomc]

Might be worthwhile redoing this now that with v51 ptc the Quest Pro has global PCVR Local Dimming. Big improvement in darkish areas in HLA and msfs night flying.

[ninjatogo]

Looks like Quest Pro has the sharpest lenses, but because the resolution didn't increase much from Quest 2, it's making the SDE more noticeable

[AlexAugustinex]

I found PICO4 to be really good for the money. It's almost as sharp as the Quest pro in some shots. Also I found that Pico 4 provides a lot of detail in the shadows, just like quest pro while quest 2 just darkens it a lot to a point where it's just solid black. The colour difference on the Pico to the others is a bit extreme. The pico 4 needs a bit more calibration, it they can keep the details in the shadows and still bring out more punchy colors then it would be awesome.
Still Quest has an upper hand in terms of it's software and content. So I hope they make a quest 3 with better lenses, display and color passthrough for at least $500. Cause no matter how good it is 90% of us won't spent $1500 or even $1000 on a VR headset.

Also if you already own a Quest 2...keep it. There's nothing out there to justify an upgrade at this time. Quest 2 is still holding up after 2 years...

[jennifergala]

The Quest Pro doesn't have the screen door effect. I have it and everything is super clear. Quest Pro is way sharper than Pico.

[neocaron]

the screen door on the QuestPro is pretty insane looking at it from here, especially compare to the Pico 4. Overall i think I like the Pico better WTF...

[EC]

Honestly, to me the Pico 4 image looks the best compared to the others, the Quest 2 has a blue tint and grayish blacks which makes it less contrasty and probably with less 3D depth...the Quest Pro is not sharp enough and has visible SDE so the Pico 4 is best according to this test video, I guess I should buy the Pico 4.

[spewtube]

I swapped my Quest 2 for a Pro but did first contemplate getting the Pico 4, I play PCVR 90% of the time and chose another Meta because I already have games for it and I wanted the face and eye tracking. The clarity on the Pro is unbelievable and you don't have to keep moving it about to stay in focus but for me the thing I couldn't do without now after upgrading is the self tracking controllers.

[TheGameGuruTv]

I'm really satisfied with the pico4!

[Guinea]

Quest Pro is a little sharper, but with a little more screen door effect or something.. The Quest pro has better colors... ... As far as visuals go, doesn't make up the price.. Isn't better enough.. add to the fact that Tyriel says the pico 4 has a better FOV and it's a done deal

[guruburu]

I don't understand this checkered pattern (rotated or not) I see in the highly magnified Quest Pro images. I wonder if the Quest Pro is using a non-traditional RGB subpixel arrangement. Or could it be an artifact caused by something else?

[NickHoddinott]

Great video, thanks for the time you take to do these Tyriel. Meta not using 2160 screens on the Quest Pro was a mistake. I guess they did it to ensure compatibility with existing titles, but the same resolution with clearer lenses was always going to look worse in some ways. Also the display tilt (cant) on the Pro makes for some unpleasing looking pixel arrangements.