Hey everyone!
Cas here.
And yeah, we got another comfort mod solution for the Oculus Quest.
I probably don’t need to repeat myself, but for the newcomers that may watch, the
Oculus Quest can be front-heavy, so we always look for more solutions on making it more
comfortable.
We review them so that you can pick an option that suits you best.
The one we will try today is interesting as it’s very different from the ones we’ve
tried so far.
This Oculus Quest Halo strap by GoQuestVR has you removing the original straps and attaching
a whole new one.
One that’s similar to the Oculus Rift S and PlayStation VR strap.
I’ve called both of these headsets the most comfortable ones -to me-, so I’m super curious
to see if this Oculus Quest halo strap is also as comfy.
Big thanks to GoQuestVR for sending us a review unit.
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So you can get the Halo Strap with or without the headphones.
Without the headphones, you will get the following things in the box:
The Halo strap Two little covers for the sides with a Quest
logo on it.
This is optional and only for the looks.
An optional top strap + some extra Velcro.
This package costs 48 US dollars.
Shipping to the US is 10 or 20 dollars, depending on how patient you are.
The headphone pieces are optional and can be picked from this dropdown menu.
• It adds these two headphone pieces.
The headphones add 10 dollars to the total price.
V3 Pro is the latest update and supposedly the last improvement from this company.
I have this exact version right here with the headphones.
Okay, now, let’s continue with how to attach the strap.
It’s actually a straightforward setup, much easier than I imagined it would be.
The first step is to remove the original straps.
The top strap is easy.
Remove the face cover first.
Then pull the top strap until you get it out.
The sides are a bit more complicated as it uses springs, and it feels like it’s stuck
in there.
The first thing to do is pull the sides back as much as you can without too much force.
It’ll go until it reaches the Velcro part, and here’s when it gets a bit stuck.
It helps here if you use your hands to push the Velcro in a little while pulling the other
side.
The last part is the most difficult as this is the part that’s stuck.
You should try not to use too much force here as I don’t know if you could break these
straps.
What you should do here is using your fingers to press the spring part in, and pull a little,
it’ll come loose and then you can more easily pull the strap out.
Do this for the other side as well.
Now you got the original straps out, and you can put on the GoQuestVR Halo strap.
This is the easiest part.
Put the face cover back on.
And just slide the sides of the Halo strap on to the sides of the Oculus Quest.
It fits in nicely.
You can slide it forward and backward easily, depending on how close you want the headset.
And that’s it.
You can now start using it already.
Use the knob at the back to enlarge the strap based on your head size.
If you want, you can put on the Oculus Quest logo covers on the sides.
It’s just for the looks, but I thought it looked good, so I put it on.
I think this whole setup took me about 5 to 10 minutes only.
Pretty nice (Y)
Now, if you also got the headphones with it.
You need to do a couple of extra steps.
You will need a screwdriver, and you need to loosen the screw here.
I thought it was better to keep the screw in as it seemed easier.
The circle cover will eventually fall out.
And you can just put the headphones in the hole instead and then use the screwdriver
to tighten it again.
Do this on the other side as well, and you’re just about done.
This is what it’ll look like.
The Halo strap weighs about 7oz (200 gr) while the headphones weigh about 3.5oz (100 gr).
In its smallest size, the dimensions are 7.9” x 6.7” x 4.2” (20 x 17 x 12 cm).
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Now, to wear it, GoQuestVR suggests toggling both sides up here before putting it on.
After that, you can use the knob at the back to adjust the size.
The size goes from 2.2” to 2.9” (5,6 cm – 7,4 cm).
So I’ve been playing around with this Halo strap using different methods.
First, I tried the halo strap without the included top strap.
And I thought it was comfortable but not as comfortable as headsets that come with a Halo
strap included, like the PSVR.
The pressure is completely taken off the face, though, which is very lovely.
The headset floats a bit on my face now instead of pushing against it.
This is because the strap lifts the headset.
However, because the display floats a bit further away from my eyes too, the field of
view becomes smaller and the sweet spot as well.
So it is easier for the screen to become blurry with little movement.
To solve that, I tried tightening the strap, but that hurts my forehead after a short period
as the strap will put pressure on the forehead + back of the head.
But, after playing around with it for a longer time, I found that if you switch the face
cover to a thin one, it felt better.
I was using a thick leather foam cover by VRCover, and that didn’t work well as it
pushed the display further away.
The thin face cover by VRcover works well.
The original face cover by Oculus works too, and if you slide the sides a little further
down to get the headset closer to your face, it helps also.
I found that the field of view and sweet spot stays the best with the original straps though.
If you find that the strap moves at the sides when using it, GoQuestVR also provides two
extra Velcro hook and loops that you can use to keep it in place.
But what made it the most comfortable was using the optional top strap that came with
it.
I noticed that because of the Halo strap design, where there’s a big hole at the top, the
headset could slide down a little during the session, which caused me to move out of the
sharp, sweet spot, and made the image a bit blurry.
The top strap solves that for me, so I think it’s an excellent choice of GoQuestVR to
give this top strap by default in the box as I guess whether this works will depend
per person.
Let me quickly show you how to put this top strap on:
First, remove the face cover And pull the top strap through the strap holder
here.
Put it through with the logo direction like this.
The side with the Velcro piece goes first.
I thought this would have been a bit of struggle, but it wasn’t that bad.
You can push it in with one hand and using the other; you can pull it further.
Once it’s through, hook and loop the Velcro part.
Then put the other side of the strap under the Halo design, so it comes out like this.
Then you can use the 3M Velcro sticker that also comes in the box, stick it on the knob
at the back.
And you can hook the top strap on this sticker.
As for the headphones, the good things are that it’s flexible.
You can adjust it from all sides, left, right, up, and down.
So it should fit most ears.
However, the up and down movement was very rigid for me, which made me think at first
that it wasn’t even possible.
The build quality of the strap overall feels good and sturdy, but the build quality of
the headphones seems a bit flimsy.
Sound is also just okay.
I guess that’s normal for its price.
It is at least better than the speakers.
I found it a shame, though, that you can’t easily detach it so you can use the speakers
when you feel like it.
It is less hot without headphones.
Whether it’s worth it to get these headphones really depends on whether you have your own
headphones or earbuds that are already good for you.
If you use headphones, be aware that with the Halo strap design, it’s harder to fit
your headphones well and comfortably than with the original strap.
This depends on what headphones you have, of course.
Mine felt a little bit off my ear when I tried it.
So if you only have headphones, you might be better off using the GoQuestVR headphones
option.
If you have good earbuds, I would recommend just to keep using that and getting the strap
without the headphones.
You might want to know if it’s hard to put the original straps back in.
And it’s not that hard, but you might need something sharp like a needle, and maybe a
friend to help push the strap back out.
So to conclude this video, I would say that the Halo strap is a very well-thought-out
solution that balances the headset splendidly.
I think GoQuestVR has put good thought into what customers want and gives us enough flexibility
to make it comfortable for as many people as possible.
It’s a satisfactory solution once you’ve gotten the hang of it.
I do think since the Oculus Quest wasn’t designed for a strap like this, there are
a few things that would attract me away from it like a bit less field of view and a smaller
sweet spot.
But both might be minor things compared to what you get in return unless you think that’s
more important than comfort.
Please do take into account that comfort is very personal, and I only have one head to
test this on.
Uh, thankfully I don’t have two heads.
But what I try to say is that your mileage may vary.
Still, I hope I could help out.
I do think this Halo design strap is probably the best-looking comfort solution we’ve
tried so far.
What do you think about it?
Let us know in the comments below!
I recommend watching our other videos on comfort mods too so you can make an informed decision,
check out a couple here.
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