Quest 3 Head Strap Replacement - BoboVR vs MVIIOE 6000mAh - Serious Battery Charging Issue!!!

[@MegaIronica]

Nice and very informative video. Every time you say how VR is cool, it warms my heart to see a fellow VR enthusiast enjoying our shared passion 😀. I also did some testing, and here is what I found so far : 1) I bought an external 10000 mA battery that does 20W charging via USB C and at first I was very happy to see that it does not only hold the battery but it even charges the Quest 3 as well. It is small enough that I use some 3D printed mount to put it on the BoboVR strap. Since it worked well, I was planning to buy a second one and hot swap as I need and call it a day. However, I was surprised to see that after around 1 hour, the Quest 3 battery was draining even if it was still plugged and charging with the external battery. I dont have any electrical tools to measure, but what I was thinking is either once the external battery is below a certain charge, it doesn't have enough juice to keep charging the Quest 3 but only slows downg the draining. The other option is some kind of defense mechanism in the Quest 3 software that reduces the charging rate after it reaches a certain temperature. 2) For PCVR with the Quest 2, I was using the official Oculus Link Cable since it was the only one that charged the headset while in use. Unfortunately, this doesn't happen with the Quest 3. I bought a 3rd party cable that you can connect another charger into it while it is plugged in the Quest 3. At first, I tried it with the official charger that came with the Quest 3, and it seemed to work for a few minutes. The headset was charging while in use. However, it happened only once and never again. I decided to buy another USB C charger with a 25W capacity. To my surprise, the same thing happened as with the external battery. When plugged at the beginning, it holds the Quest 3 charge and even increases it. However, after 45 minutes to 1 hour, it starts draining. This makes me think again about a possible charge throttling to protect from overheating. If this is the case, I dont really see any possible solution. 3) For the sound, I bought the Soundcore P10 VR, and they are great. They give a decent sound, stay charged for around 4-5 hours, and they have pass-through charging. However, they dont have data pass-through, so for wired PCVR, I plug them directly into the PC and get the sound that way. I know this is a huge text, but if you have the time and patience to read it, let me know your thoughts 😂

[@rontalley]

I was skeptical doing this one as my content is typically different. I was an early adapter and truly enjoy gaming in VR. 💪🏾

[@NicVandEmZ]

@@rontalleythey probably limited the charge to 14 because of people getting burns from it I prefer to turn off during charging it because I think that is better option

[@NickWebsUS]

All these third party battery attachments not outputting a proper 18W PD charge is really disappointing because I truly hate that stock headstrap, lol. My forehead will get release when Bobo releases their updated version of the M3 hopefully.

[@chan13153]

A lot of these companies should have seen this coming. It was well known before hand that the Q3 comes with an 18 watt PD charger. They should have upgraded their batteries to 18 PD (9v/12v) before hand. Good thing is that you don't really need these battery head straps. Just get a 3rd party head strap and put a 20watt PD powerbank in your pocket. This is what I'm doing and its working really well. Able to play for hours without the Q3 internal battery draining at all. $16-$20 can get you a small 10,000 mah 20 watt PD powerbank. Extending your game by 2 1/2 to 3 hours. I ended up getting 2 powerbanks for $32 total and its been working wonderfully. Very compact. just slip it into my pocket. No added weight on the headset aswell. Just use a 4-6 feet cable and your fine.

[@MegaIronica]

​@@chan13153hey I am doing the same thing with 10000 mA external battery. While it does charge it in the beginning, after an hour or so it starts draining even when the battery is not dead yet. Is that normal?

[@MegaIronica]

Hey, is there any confirmation that BoboVR are gonna release an updated version of their battery to better handle the Quest 3 charge?

[@tattoodrdoke]

I'm waiting until an appropriate head strap is released until then its the original strap and a battery pack to keep me moving.

[@ThisisRends]

My Aubika Headstrap with 8000mAh and 20W output works fine. No complain

[@pavichokche]

I've measured my Q3 pulling just over 27W, WHILE in use (plugged into a 40W charger). While it's on standby, it only charges at ~12-14W depending on how charged the battery is. While it's in heavy use, it usually stops charging the battery past ~80%, likely to prevent damaging it due to heat and being at a high charge level (these batteries are most happy between 20 and 80%). If you're above 80% and then start using the headset, as long as you provide enough power to sustain the device, the battery either maintains its charge level or sometimes it will actually drop down to ~80% and stay there.

[@rontalley]

I purchased a charger that can supply 60 watts. Battery was at 65% and I couldn’t get a charge going past 14 watts. What charger are you using?

[@pavichokche]

@@rontalleyIt can really depend on the charger, some like to advertise inflated or inaccurate numbers. What you want to see is the OUTPUT specs per single port (sometimes they show combined output for multiple slots) and you want to see what kinds of voltages and currents the charger supports. Also, it goes without saying, you should seek a PD charger and only use usb C ports and cables. I used an Aohi 40W charger which can do (on a single port) 5V 3A (15W) or 9V 3A (27W) or 12V 3A (36W) or 15V 2.67A (40W) or 20V 2A (40W). The Quest 3 seems to really prefer 12V charging when it can get it, so that's what I usually see with this charger, 12V and about 1-2.25A depending on what's going on. Oh, you should also make sure to be using a decent USB C charging cable, as not ALL are made equal, some smaller flimsy ones might not support enough power. Samsung's stock C-C cables seem to be able to carry 60W, though, so those are good to test with. And again, it might really depend on what you are doing, if the headset is at or above 80% and under use, it might be choosing not to charge the battery and so it won't be pulling too much power from the charger. I have seen using Meta's "OVR Metrics Tool" (look it up on App Lab for the most current v4 version) that indeed the battery just trickle charges usually if the device is in use (not standby). Let me know if you have other questions :D

[@rontalley]

@@pavichokche this really helped. I’ve been messing around with the new charger and it indeed has been keeping the headset at 100%.

[@pavichokche]

@rontalley that's good, but do keep in mind that keeping lithium batteries sitting at 100% is bad for their health. If you have a charger that you can rely on to keep the level steady/topped up, then you should not leave it charging when not in use and just plug it in when you're using it. The headset should charge itself to 80% and maintain it, keeping the battery healthy.

[@TeaManDan]

This has been my experience as well, and I'm glad I'm not the only one getting these readings. Lower Q3 battery levels tend to draw more wattage, with equilibrium being found around 70%. This is assuming that the Q3 is powered on. In standby, it holds a steady 12-14W draw like you say (that is whether or not it's on the official dock). Most draw I've seen was around 27W while the battery was low (like 15%-30% remaining), and draw lowers as the Q3 battery level rises. For higher battery levels (above 70%), it hovers around 8-10W draw and can usually maintain just fine. Using the Bobovr headstrap and battery I can do things like Beat Saber/Puzzling Places/Bigscreen/KZbin for easily over an hour without Q3 dropping below 100% I'm using an Imuto Power Cube (PD100) with built-in wattage display for my tests.

[@AnimatorBlake]

It's funny that you called the other strap a Chinese counterpart to Bobovr, when Bobovr is Chinese as well.

[@jellowiggler]

ok, the headstrap thing was funny. how long until upsidedown is realized?? I'm sure I've done worse. But so funny. I think for that headstrap to fit the best you have to get the hinge inline or past with the strap part. Then it won't be loose. You have to wear it lower on the back of your head than where you had the bobo. Good job on the testing of charge and discharge rates. All good info and impressions.

[@adama2003]

Thank you for the awesome video. It would be amazing if you could do the same tests but with the official elite strap for comparison 😁

[@mavilajr]

Ron oozes realness immediately. First time seeing a vid from this guy, and subscribed within 45 seconds. Very informative video, thank you!

[@shaunlunney7551]

We all look like idiots in VR, haha earned a sub for that. Amen Brotha!

[@ZenMotionSim]

you've got some nice setup for flying man!

[@helmutwecker31]

Thank´s for the very good and interessting video.

[@gabrieltechreviews8185]

Of all 4 I reviewed, the Aubika was the only one that held the charge so far.

[@Verociity]

It can charge faster than 14w, the rate changes depending on how much battery capacity is left, the limit is about 22w from what I've seen. The zyber power bank is 20w and charges fast enough to keep up with the Q3.

[@dougsaus7837]

I also have a 20W power bank that keeps the quest 3 fully charged while the power bank still has charge. And that is while playing Demeo in mixed reality. So you can absolutely keep up with the discharge rate but you need to go to 20W.

[@dougsaus7837]

Additionally I have used a 45W wall plug and it keeps the quest 3 charged while playing as well. Albeit tethered.

[@Verociity]

@@dougsaus7837 does that wall charger charge faster than the standard Q3 charger?

[@jamesrobinson4703]

Great video ! Thanx...

[@daz71]

16:54 "I'm going to game, before I get called to do some kind of task." Oh man do I know that feeling. 🤣

[@ag7468]

I am still waiting for the Bobo VR so i use a Powerbank atm. It has a Display and shows 9v with 1.0 A during gaming. With the Powerbank connected a can play and the battery of the Quest ist loading.

[@lesliehill555]

Thanks so much Uncle Ron. I appreciate you and my Auntie🤸🏾‍♀️💃🏽🕺🏾

[@fayeeasley2854]

I've always love VR but I don't no where to start, What do You suggest? I'm older and dont no much about the Tech world, I use to have something I would put my phone into it cant remember what it was called. Oh yes I order the Compact Mini Meter, Thanks for that 👍

[@FOBStevie21]

This isn’t an issue with third party battery packs. It’s an issue with the quest 3 itself. It won’t take a proper charge from anything. It limits the watts it will take and won’t even take the full 18w. It literally takes days to charge my quest 3 to 100 with a 45 watt charger. That’s unacceptable

[@acco724]

Thanks Ron for this info. I was wondering about the charge state while playing on PC USB C Link.

[@charlesbrickner6006]

hey man thanks for this video. it's helping me decide what strap to get for my Q3. Tired of my head physically feeling soar after 20 minutes lol

[@jedediahpelland]

I went with the Binbok VR T3. I fits and feels great and also comes with 2 8000mAh batteries. It also comes with a dual battery charger. The batteries are magnetic and fits across the back of the headset over the adjustment dial. You can still use the dial with the battery on. I played Half Life Alyx on Ultra setting earlier today for about an hour and my headset was still at 100% while the battery was about 50%. Keep in mind I still had a second battery fully charged on the charger I could swap out for. I am guessing I could get about 2 hours on just battery life before having to swap out for a full one. The first battery would be fully charged by the time the second one was depleted. I don't really ever seeing myself playing for more than a couple hours at a time anyway.

[@VoyVivika]

I've seen pics of that charging port being damaged from too high of a wattage, so I think limiting it to 14 watts may be even a little too high for this thing.

[@namedjasonc]

Super informative review, thanks for all your work putting it together! I'm really interested in the details about charge rate, and this video delivered!

[@rontalley]

Thanks for watching!!

[@golllluk]

Just recently got the Bobo head strap for my Quest3. Another issue I've noticed though, is a fair bit of electrical noise when it's charging. Haven't figured out yet if it's actually getting picked up on the speakers, or just hearing it from the charging circuit, but I suspect the speakers. You wouldn't hear it with anything playing, but it's easily noticed if things are quiet.

[@GamingDaveUK]

very interesting video. I am guessing they are restricting the charging to keep the heat level low, but that is a pure guess

[@rontalley]

Thanks for watching!

[@OperatorPuski]

I find that the ratchet dial to tighten down the head set does not have a solid ratcheting action. The headset continually loosens while it is on the head. may be a defective design or just a one off bad unit

[@datazen936]

I have the exact same strap and it's super comfortable for quest 3. The back of the strap it's supposed to be placed at the lower part of your head instead of higher. That's the reason why the top cushion is doing nothing in your case. For mine, it's working well as a support so that even I don't tighten up the strap the headset is still stable like wearing a lose helmet if you know what I mean. Also everyone's eye distance to the top of head is different so it might work better for some folks

[@andyheartofdarkness]

the leds can be deativated? the battery is good?

[@MrMac4real]

There is no power button to turn it off. You'll have to keep unplugging the charging port from the headset so it doesn't overcharge.

[@KeiGGR]

Dang bro wish you had released this video 3 days ago before I ordered the Elite pro strap 😭

[@vpfyi3351]

Ohhhhhmyfukingoshhhhh😮 my bday is 1-8 I told my husband I wanted this but I wasn't sure and boom 💥 you came thru w/ this review 👍🏽. Look at God. Thx

[@rontalley]

Won’t He Do It!!!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@drdfunk]

man, a little more effort on accuracy would go a long way. i made it through the whole video. but you changed what you said a few different times, and make some serious mistakes, about mounting, cables, chargers, which makes me feel like I can't trust anything you are saying. like a low/poor opinion piece. I'd really love it if you redo it and actually share some real data using the same cables, chargers, games and settings.

[@rontalley]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@Syrsly]

A great video, but I don't understand the comparison since it is between two different HMDs as well. Should be comparing Quest 3 to Quest 3, but oh well, better than nothing, right? Anyway, thanks for covering VR hardware, dude! I subscribed because of this video.

[@rontalley]

Thanks for the sub! I didn’t have the V3 but they use the exact same batteries. The comparison was more or less showing the issue with battery life with both but the Bobo, at the time of filming, was a nogo. I upgraded to a 200W charger and newer cable and now I can play all day tethered. I’ll be putting out more VR content in the very near future.

[@Syrsly]

@@rontalley Looking forward to more videos! :D

[@payt01]

HI, I have the same or a very similar headstrap for the Quest 3. it works like a charm for me and it's super comfy. The strap that goes over your head needs to be tight enough to lift some of the weight of the Q3.I also have a boboVR headstrap for the Q2, but without the battery, and that's also comfortable, but I think I actually like the Q3 one a bit better. The battery does indeed give about 4 or 5 hours of playtime, which I hardly ever use in one go (just once to test it). It's acool device for the money, especially with the percentage readout which is really handy. BoboVR will have to produce batteries to go with the Q3, as the Q2 ones are too weak and only give you half an hour extra time. Thanks for your review man! Love the tech geeky stuff :)

[@rontalley]

Thanks for watching!

[@andyheartofdarkness]

the leds can be deativated? the battery is good?

[@payt01]

@@andyheartofdarkness The LEDS deactivate themselves after one or 2 minutes, only the battery indicator stays on.

[@andyheartofdarkness]

@@payt01is general is a good headstrap or there is something better? how is the weight balance?

[@trentpharmer]

Hey great video my man. You seem really into getting the best experience and I’m that kind of way too! 4090 13900k and quest 3 with pro controllers. I recommend using virtual desktop you have to buy it on your headset not pc. It is sooooo much clearer and has better options than air link I promise you it’s worth 20$ oh and make sure you change the codec to av1 it’s what the magic is

[@rontalley]

Going to do it today!

[@trentpharmer]

once you see the clarity and freedom of full wireless its hard to go back@@rontalley

[@Factsfun-kg4xc]

discharge the quest to about 80% and it will charge at 18Watt. at 100% it will take a slower charge to protect the battery

[@rontalley]

Wasn’t my experience using the stock charger or the 20 watt that I had. It actually stays fully charged now using a new 200 watt charger. Will be doing a video on that one soon.

[@robskey]

Poor headset with poor resolution wat a joke

[@SaccoBelmonte]

Drain is ok. I actually want Meta to implement a battery saving mode that charges up to 60% and discharges to 40% cyclically.

[@TheAndromedaCat]

I have a Bobovr B2 Dock, and 3 B2 batteries (In: DC5V-2.6A, Out: DC5V-2.6A, Capacity: 5200mAh, 3.7V, 19.24 Wh) and it seems to keep my Quest 3 from draining even playing at full resolution Virtual Desktop 120HZ.

[@WarrenBHall]

I have the same Chinese model BUT with the top part like the bobo…for the forehead. VERY comfortable but sadly your math is correct on charging status. 😢

[@paulrounding5260]

Get yourselves the Aubika headset, comes with 8000mAh battery, trickle charges the Q3 whilst in use, it’s also comfortable to wear and easy to adjust, I have not noticed any noise from the unit, but have read turning on the the battery whilst the Q3 is under 75% charge negates the noise.

[@CaptnJim220]

WHAT!! You've got a faucet coming out of your fridge dedicated to your coffee maker! I MUST HAVE THAT! Oh, and great video too, very informative.

[@ThaOrphanCrippler]

Rarely do I post on YT videos, but this was mad entertainin'! I noticed when I used my Quest 2 USB cable with the Quest 3 which was a USB 3.0 to Type-C cable (I use VR strictly with PC) My battery would be done after a solid practice session and race in iRacing, say about an hour and a half. I've literally had the Quest 3 die mid race, which was unfortunate. I decided to connect the dedicated Type C port on my case to my motherboard and got a solid Type-C cable and in my experience, I was able to run multiple practices and races in VR for about 6 hours and still maintained about 67% after it was all said and done. Settings were at 90hz, and all sorts of options tweaked in my Debug tool. Weird that yours is dying after that 5-6 hour mark. Maybe its just dependent on what you're playing? Not sure, but just my 2 cents! Edit: Just saw the end about the faulty cables haha.

[@OperatorPuski]

Nice video. I appreciate the real world setup and experience. I'd run CAP for ya anytime! Fwiw, the oculus link cable and the Q3 charging brick was able to keep the headset at 99% for over 6 hours of PCVR gaming via virtual desktop at 250 streaming bitrate 72hz mode. If i am sitting while gaming i'll just plug into the charger either with or witbout the battery attached the back.

[@Chill.Gaming]

Great video!

[@Wooskii1]

I haven't bought a Quest 3 yet because of these charging issues and the silence from Meta. I've been afraid that the quest 3 might not have been designed to handle the thermal/ power demands of the new chip (smaller and higher power). I hope I'm wrong, but I'm going to wait.

[@paintmasteryates77]

I use a 240w 1.5ft usb-c to usb-c cable with a 18w output power bank and can play dungeons of eternity and the external battery will maintain the current charge and use the external battery till dead and than use the internal. I am not lowering refresh rate or running in battery saver mode. Before the cable the power bank couldn't maintain the charge. Check the output of any battery before you buy.

[@kamikaze00007]

I'm guessing they never fixed the issue. Their solution was to give a reduced performance setting to save battery instead, which pretty much makes the entire point of the Quest 3 moot.

[@timothyjburton]

Thanks for the info, hope they get the charging wattage up to 50-65 watts.

[@slecht]

Got this MVIIOE 6000mAh as well, make sure the head strap is more straightened out, not with a bent when it's rested on your head as I see in your video. Love mine! only payed 32 euro on aliexpress (with shipping, 10 days delivery). Your lights keep on on this head strap? mine goes out after about 15 seconds or so. They only lit up when I put the charge cable in or turn the Q3 on and then only for about 15 seconds and the lights stay out then. Also my head strap got the same color as the Q3, not a bit more grey, weird. For the fun of it, use your hand palms over the area where the speakers are (with some space between), then the sound get much better, then it sounds like a real headphone, now if they could make some simple thing that would replace your hand palms? shouldn't be hard but the sound improvement is so much better!

[@CoolioBeans]

Excellent video

[@BlackMarketHoney]

Surely the wattage/charging issue that you have discovered is a glaring oversight by Meta! Why haven't they fixed it? Could there be a safety reason?

[@dtz1000]

Amazon is such a rip off. Ive seen this for less than 20 dollars from China.

[@thesuspensionlover]

i use the m2 bobo vr pro with quest 3 and i either will get the quest pro or a pcvr headset like the vives

[@rontalley]

I am testing now with a bigger power brick and so far, the Q3 is holding its charge. This is great for me because I can’t feel the cable when I’m in my sim rig. Don’t play anything else that I would need more than 4 hours.

[@chan13153]

@@rontalley Thats what I do. I bought a 20watt (USB PD 9v/12v) 10,000 MAH and I just put it in my pocket. My usb amp meter says the Q3 pulls around 14-17 watts during gameplay. Q3 basically holds onto its charge. Played VD at 120hz and native quest games such as dungeons of eternity. I have two batteries so I basically just swap them for basically unlimited playtime

[@TokenTurd]

I ordered mine directly in Taiwan for $35, so no big loss, and I don't even use it as a battery strap anymore . The quest 3 will die long before the head strap battery does. It basically does 0 charging.

[@ivanferreiral6588]

I really enjoyed watching how the top strap was making you suffer upside down hahaha in terms of comfort, is MVIIOE enough? Or is the bobovr system still better?

[@rontalley]

I’ve been bouncing between the Quest 2 with the BoboVR and the Q3 with the MVIIOE and can say that the MVIIOE is really comfortable. They both fit different but both do the job well. I’ve since upgraded my power charger and it’s the key factor. It keeps the Q3 charged and even gain charge over time. It doesn’t keep up if it’s plugged into the MVIIOE. The Q3 will slower loose charge but the MVIIOE will keep its charge. So the Q3 will ultimately run out of juice even if the MVIIOE has some charge left. I haven’t tested this with the BoboVR battery…Hmmm…Let me go check!

[@hitbox4812]

I could be wrong but maybe they limited the wattage because there was past issues of charger ports melting/catching fire.

[@christophercostello7695]

Great info, right up front. Thank you! Im holding out for a tethered always charged solution.

[@PERFECTDARK10]

Man! You gave me so much knowledge about this stuff 🤦‍♂️. Great video!

[@trubachoff]

😅😅😅

[@dangerranger3297]

best video so far on the crappy battery life of the quest 3. great job

[@brendaj.carpenter7516]

Thank you so much! My grandson wants one for Christmas.

[@jasnagusatovic6289]

🎉😂

[@Ron1961]

Thnx for the nice review. I have the elite start with battery and I must say, it works really nice for me. A lot of playtime and first he takes the energy of the external battery and afterwards he goes to the glasses. And the strap fits fine to me. Regards, Ron

[@rontalley]

Thanks for the info!

[@brakozonhs1]

"Shake test" uuughhrlrllrl. Bro its a shake test not motorboat.

[@rontalley]

🤣🤣🤣Yeah, I got a little carried away…

[@kwik01]

Couldnt find Bobo M3 in stock anywhere. Picked up M2 Plus (2 batteries) and 3D printed a Q3 adapter. Works so much better than stock headstrap and much cheaper than Elite strap at $80. When you have 2 batteries you can hot-swap, runtime is not much of an issue anymore.

[@DriftyChickenVR367]

Does the quest 3 drain the battery's on the bobo m2 plus?

[@kwik01]

@@DriftyChickenVR367 It will hold the Q3 at whatever battery level it was at when the Bobo battery was attached until the Bobo battery is drained. Battery life seems improved with the v59 update.

[@SpaceDust_97]

Hey Ron, great video! I have the same headstrap for my Quest 3, just a name branded differently (same type of pad on the top with that top/forehead wider part, and the same back hard piece with 2 piece attachments with velcro padding, and it has the exact dial/knob on the back). I just don't have the added battery pack. It is very comfy and I'm way happy with it. I don't have the battery pack, because I play with PC VR primarily, so I have it wired through USB 3.0. Anyway, great info and video. Also, if you do most of your home stuff via DIY too, it looks amazing. Beautiful kitchen and awesome looking den/mancave. Cheers!

[@rontalley]

Thanks for the contribution! Do your headset keep up in the USB 3 port or do yours drain after a while?

[@SpaceDust_97]

​@rontalley It doesn't maintain the charge, BUT in a rough guess (as I haven't tested directly), I would say I get about double the playtime out of the headset...I do keep the brightness about where you mentioned too (about 60%) and I don't use the audio, since I use 2.4Ghz connected wireless headphones to my PC. However, I just learned about (through MRTV channel new video, I think a day or so ago) that there is a 3rd party link type cable that will plug into the wall to provide extra power and the data portion continues to work, of course, and basically keeps up the charge. I'm kinda interested in that...but as much as I get out of my current setup, it's enough playtime for the time I get out of it, so that I don't get too carried away and playing ALL night :) My go-to game is Contractors, and it's hard to stop playing until my battery dies....LOL. So I already play quite a long time when I do get on and play.

[@clemenslangle880]

Hey Ron! you have a new follower on your channel! Very good Video!

[@rontalley]

Thanks for the Sub!!!

[@quidnunc01]

Good video, thanks

[@otterfox8073]

good vid tho i liked it

[@VFX-Nick]

Bro this video is amazing. Great job!

[@rontalley]

Thank you for watching!!!

[@602jesse]

Hell of a video!❤

[@allthingsreesey9174]

Hey Uncle Roy!!!😂😂😂

[@KennethBostonian]

Well they lost a customer till they fix this issue. Will not purchase this 💩. I’ve passed this along to everyone I know. Meta better get it together.

[@virtuallyreal]

You've found exactly what I've found, only I've also found bobo batteries aren't doing after 30 mins, when used on quest 3 they actually randomly drop voltage to the point it does nothing ( probably 30mins people are finding ) Covered a video and made community post on channel and Reddit about this. Alot of ewaste now with 5v batteries that's simply not enough for quest 3

[@rontalley]

I just couldn’t let it go. Some are reporting that they can play all day. Not from my experience but I do have another charger that I purchased that’s can do 60 watts with ease. Going to try that one on my next binge session…

[@filipivan5125]

I think im too stupid because u talk about bobo batteries and u say its 30 minutes and then u say u get 5-6hours total play time put of the bobo battery.

[@rontalley]

@@filipivan5125 I was comparing the BoboVR Strap to this one. BoboVR batteries drain super quick but the other headset, with a full charge and playing stand alone VR, you get the 5 to 6 hours of gameplay as advertised. This is again with medium brightness and at 72hz.

[@filipivan5125]

@@rontalley I rewatched it few times and realised u talk about this 6000 battery strap. Thank you for the video. Ive been waiting for more Bobo reviews and yours settled it. I am not getting a Bobovr as I wanted to.

[@virtuallyreal]

@@rontalley it won't do any more than 30w total draw from wall. The 18w charger is no good for power and use unless fully charged already, but then is the problem of quest 3 not actually getting full consistent 18w. It's a joke that they don't even include a charger with their official dock, which has a draw of 27w, with 2x 2w for controllers. So technically, meta say you can get more than 18w headset charge if you use their dock, but then they don't supply a power supply for it, recommending their own 45w charger be purchased, just to do 27w across headset and 2 controllers. They absolutely designed it this way, either the usb port was a known fault on quest 2 (melted ports) and they've limited charge from using usb port, maybe part of the design where it now rotates too, but even after everything we try do to improve charge and battery life it has one last flaw.... Depending on system load and charge, it will STOP charging when it senses it's too hot, which if you were plugged into mains with a power brick above 30w, to STOP the damn thing dying on you, it then gets to the point in heavy use it won't charge at all and you have to stop and let it cool. It's all a mess, even the official elite straps people are finding their headset battery dead before the headstrap battery. There's also the extremely questionable observation I had before on quest 2, when I compared to neo 3 link over a year ago I said both quest 2 and neo 3 link supported pd charge as seen though my voltage tester, but I've recently put all my headsets together again and only seeing 5v, not 9v on quest 2, that's very odd and I'm not sure exactly why. People are arguing it's for battery preservation, I argue retention rate falling off a cliff because the headset takes so long to charge and dies fast is worse than trying to preserve a battery longer than anyone would even care. (I still have oculus go that works just fine lol) Pico neo 3 link used constantly with 12v 2amp on pc over a year and still fine, Pico 4 also with upto 25w FAST charging (sits at that for a decent time) Meta dropped the ball on this, it's one huge pain in 2023 dealing with awful battery life and sub standard charge rates.

[@jeanhyppolite1101]

Great video

[@RetroBoxRoom]

I haven't tried the MVIIOE strap, but I had to send the BOBOVR one back for the Q3. It was making the Q3 make strange noises from the charging port.

[@TerraOmnis]

My M3 Pro is making a weird buzzing sound when the battery is connected too. Not sure if it's the charging port or the battery itself. Also considering sending it back.

[@RetroBoxRoom]

@@TerraOmnis I don't want to highjack this video, but yeah send it back. If you mute the Q3 and listen, then you'll hear it better. It got worse on mine, so I sent it back.

[@SuperQuni]

mine makes only an buzzing sound when the battery of the quest3 is at 100%, drain the battery to 70% and then put the extra Battery in@@TerraOmnis

[@TerraOmnis]

@@SuperQuni comment from Reddit: “I have the exact same issue and I emailed bobovr support yesterday about it. This was their response: Due to the relatively high power consumption of quest3. The B2's have a slight hissing sound at the output of the device, listen to each one close to the battery. This is normal. Our current test is that it does not affect use. All power banks have varying degrees of sound, it's just that our batteries are relatively close to our ears and can be heard relatively easily. If you really think it will cause trouble, please let us know on time. We will provide after-sales service according to the after-sales process.” So looks like bobo seem to think it’s normal, personally I’m still quite concerned

[@MobileDecay]

Interesting. I have the same with a different strap. The Binbok battery strap. Maybe it's the device and not the strap.

[@maxzeblade]

I've noticed most if not all never tell you just how much it really cost Facebook/Meta to make a Quest 3. Yeah its not close to $500 and then sucker you into buying more from them..yeah your the smart guy/gal..yeah gal

[@xKenn]

9:36 As if BoboVR isn't based in China lol

[@sebastian_olthuis]

As someone working with alot of vr seeing you enthousiasme is absolutely holsome. Great video veel super senciere. Could it may be that you can lower the back of the headsyrap then the headband would make more sence and should also hel weight and stop it from pulling itself up when you tighten the top strap. Btw in most cases you dont want over the air charging speed increses they would cause overheating because there reasons why the battery contoller is set up like that so thag gh5e battery survives and stays cool, but maybe your right meta made some inase later updates to the quest 2 like the 120hz and the giant Performance upgrades. Maybe they dit it because the battery is already small so that it doesnt get damaged by fast charging and so it doesn't overheat while you play and charge. Its a consumer headset that still is super cheap in comparison even with the new price so i would say 5 hours is completely fine if you use it more then that i would get a pimax or beyond.

[@rontalley]

Makes sense. I believe that both the 20 watt charger and the stock 18 watt charger are both under powered. So far the new charger has been keeping the headset at 100%. Thanks for the advice and thanks for watching!

[@markbarker8376]

I have take a cinese halo more confortable of those 2.

[@Jennie-wm3qj]

Thank you for sharing. Enjoy the Holidays. 🦃🎄🎅🏽🛷🦌

[@1inchPunchBowl]

Switch off the 120Hz mode.

[@tywex82]

Hey, thanks for the video and the information. I have two power banks connected to my Quest while I'm playing. With one power bank my headset always discharges slightly and with the other power bank it actually charges up to 100% while I'm playing. With the second power bank, which does charge the headset, the cable gets very hot at the connection. So I'm not sure if this is always the case with the 14 watts. thanks for your content. best regards from Germany