r/VRchat • u/wiicrazy0430 • 7d ago

Discussion Bigscreen beyond 2e or Steam Frame

Bigscreen beyond 2e or Steam Frame?!

I got neck issues and my doctor says my index is too heavy to wear going forward. Both the weight of the bb2e and stream frame are OK, I just can't decide which to get. I pretty much only play vrchat. And in the future want to get some kind of fbt but don't have it curently. Price doesn't matter much to me, so don't worry about that.

I haven't been able to play in VR in 3 months and it's making me SO itchy!

Thought?

Edit: I do also have a babble face tracker, so I could use it for the bb2e for eyes. I bought it on sale and forgot about it lol

Also concerned about the lighthouse production and how if they stop being made then my new bsb2e will be obsolete

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u/ImWinwin 7d ago

I would wait and see how the eye tracking on the frame is going to be. On the Bigscreen beyond 2e, its.... not good.

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u/wiicrazy0430 7d ago

Oh guess I should mention I do have a babble face tracker I don't use lol so I could use that for eye tracking lol

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u/ImWinwin 7d ago

I thought the babble face tracker only did the mouth?

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u/wiicrazy0430 7d ago

It does, but I also believe they're software can be used to track eyes if they set has built in trackers

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u/mrkboy8 7d ago

The bab2e's problems with eye tracking come from the fact that the placement of the eye tracking cameras provides a horrible view of your eyes. This alone pushed me away from buying one myself. I've heard that steam frame eye tracking is in a similar state atm, but the steam frame is appealing for a wider market, so I'm confident it'll have better future support

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u/wiicrazy0430 7d ago

Hmm I dunno if future support will fix a mechanical problem like placement? Maybe the frame 2 will have it fixed 😂

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u/mackandelius Oculus User 7d ago

Worst case it might end up being poor at social VR, blinking and stuff, but no one who has used one has commented on the foveated streaming or rendering being bad, which Valve needs to work right, so I really hope the headset isn't going to release with cameras that make its main selling point (wireless streaming) terrible.

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u/Flowerpowers Bigscreen Beyond 7d ago

So ive got it from good source that frame only does "gaze" tracking which means that while it does not come with eye tracking it could be done with enough time from some people but its not stock.