I have the index and you know what
I have weird mixed feelings about it out of the box
there are a lot of things I actually kinda like more about the quest 2 or think are on par or exactly the same as the quest 2 on the index
very little seems different other than it fits better on my head, it absolutely is not a night and day difference

What do you like more about the quest 2?

the quest 2 has guardian, controllers that last one month off of swappable AA batteries (which can be rechargable), can be a portable VR setup with comparable screen/image quality to the index at lower refresh

the sound isn't horribly worse than the quest 2's built in audio, and with the right head strap it gets extremely close to an index in comfort
you can also be untethered from your PC for free, while the index costs like another 200-400 bucks or something

*the quest 2 built in audio isn't much worse than index audio

Iconoclass basically if you don't care about refresh and lag and just about comfort and resolution and convenience the quest 2 is far more convenient than an index and gives you feature parity other than precise tracking and hand tracking and the ability to add on functionality for only 300* dollars

the index has incredible sound compared to the shitty quest speakers i think

another feature is the removable front cover, a cover that you can take off and place on a desk, or table

I have both index and (borrowed) quest 2 rn, quest speakers are definitely way worse. Like going from low end smartphone speakers to proper ones

Basically no bass, distorts certain sounds

The guardian and 1 month lasting controllers of the quest 2 are definitely a plus. The index controllers are definitely over-engineered, and qa on the whole kit is kind of egregious

The quest 2 is basically the only headset I can recommend to anyone (if they can't wait for the quest 3)

The only exception I would say is if people want to get into vive full body tracking, and even then now there are (way less accurate) IMU solutions

All that being said I still vastly prefer using the index connected to a PC than the quest wired or airlink. I even play Oculus exclusives using the index with revive

here's why I say the speakers for quest 2 are Just Fine and the Index Speakers are overkill:

vrchat

but what if i like to listen to music while I play..........

you can listen to Walmart music while browsing around you're not gonna be in pain 🤨 also you can just use whatever wireless headphones you undoubtedly have that are probably better than the index speakers too

DO NOT MISUNDERSTAND ME I like the index speakers
but it's not a selling point for me

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