This here is the latest facial replacement interface cover for the quest 2 from VR cover.
Now this replaces the standard foam cover that comes with your quest out of the box,
but is it worth buying? Well here I'm going to take you through what's in the box,
go through a quick installation of how to put this on your quest, give you my opinion
on the pros and cons of it, and at the end of it tell you whether i think it's worth buying.
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So the parcel actually comes in two parts, with the main parcel itself containing the facial
interface with a pre-installed silicon nose guard. The sleeve that comes with it contains
two PU leather foam pads which comes in two sizes of standard and comfort, or thin and thick.
Installing these is super easy. All you have to do is simply pop the old one off. So that will just
unclick. You don't have to take the strap off or anything else. Then you just clip the new one on.
It will click into place so you'll easily know when it's actually in place. Then, all you have
to do is choose your pad thickness, so choose the regular or the comfort, put it in the middle and
then slowly move it around the outside letting the velcro attach itself, and then you're all done.
Now I've loved using this and I think this is a significant step up from the foam one it
comes with out of the box, but I think there are some issues with it that are worth highlighting.
First up is the nose guard itself. Now it does reduce the amount of light, but not
all. So it's going to depend an awful lot on the shape of your face and your nose
as the results will differ from person to person. It will certainly reduce more light
than not using it though or if you're coming from the standard facial interface to this one.
Whilst we're talking of the nose guard, it's important to say that the foam pad around the
outside, it's important to install that properly so it doesn't get in the way of the nose guard.
When i installed it the first time the foam pad around the outside actually pressed the nose
guard into the lenses so it actually blocked part of my vision. You have to make sure that
the foam pad itself is positioned a little bit lower on the facial interface around the outside
so that the nose guard actually gets away from the lenses itself.
I think part of that issue is really because the foam pads themselves are oversized.
However, actually, I think that's a good thing as it helps distribute the weight ,and the load,
of the quest headset across your face better. There's definitely less pressure
on your face during use and less pressure marks on your face after you've finished.
The face pads on these are significantly more comfortable than the foam face pads that come
with the oculus quest out of the box. I find it sits a lot better on my face. It stays in
place a lot better as well, so it doesn't slide around so much, especially when you get hot and
sweaty with some games. It also doesn't irritate my skin anywhere near as much as the foam face
pad did on the original oculus quest. I found out when i wore that it didn't matter whether
i had the strap tight or loose, the face foam pad would just rub all over my face
and would make my skin really sore. I get none of those issues with the foam pads on this set.
The foam itself is also nice and soft, but not too soft. So certainly with some cheaper accessories
that you can get on the market the foam is so soft that it just squishes completely flat,
and then your face is on the facial pad itself and your eyes are literally straight into the
lenses. So it's a nice middle ground here and it makes it super comfortable.
Now I did mention getting hot and sweaty. With the original foam face pad, that would soak up all
of your sweat. Now if you were sharing your quest around your friends or your family then they would
get a face cover soaked and drenched in all of your sweat. I'm sorry, but that is just gross! The
VR Cover one doesn't have that though because it's easily wipeable because it's a PU leather. Now the
downside of that is that you'll find there will be a lot of sweat on your face as there's nowhere
for it to go, but i would have to say that i would much rather have a face cover which i have to wipe
every now and again rather than one that soaks up all my sweat. Just call that personal preference!
The foam pads themselves come in two different sizes, regular and comfort. Personally i found
regular to be a great fit for me. It got me a lot closer to my screen and increased my field of view
and i actually found it super comfortable. The comfort one can give you extra padding,
although i think the regular one has more than enough. The comfort one though might be a better
option for you if you wear glasses as it gives you more room between yourself and the screen.
Probably the most important addition to the design of this over the Quest 1 version of this that VR
Cover did is "vents". Now i think they're taking inspiration from Kiwi Design's cover that they
did for the Quest 1. I had that cover when I had the Quest 1 and I loved that because those vents
allow hot air to come out. So VR Cover are doing the same thing with this one for the quest 2.
The vents allow hot air to come out, which also encourages cool air to enter from the bottom.
Now all of this has a huge impact on reducing, or eliminating, fogged up lenses. It's great
because fogging up lenses when you're playing highly active games is the bane of VR gameplay.
Now one benefit i actually wasn't expecting was i actually got a clearer picture,
and a clearer screen, which sounds really bizarre! Now i don't know whether it was a combination of
the vents in the top or the display distance from my face to the screen due to the padding,
but it definitely helps me get a clearer picture for me, and it actually made the sweet spot
on the lenses bigger for me. Now this is going to be different for different people
but it's at least something that i thought was worth mentioning.
So do i recommend it? Well if you haven't guessed already,
it's a definite yes! It is a huge step up from the default foam cover. Offering less
irritation, it's more hygienic, it's got a more secure fit,
it's far more comfortable, i've got a clearer screen, and there's no more fogging lenses.
It's the best third-party facial interface on the market, and it comes in some cool colors too. So
this here is the light grey black version, and you could also get it in the standard black.
On top of that it also comes in red, blue and magenta facial interfaces with either
black or light gray face pads. They've also just released some blue face pads so expect to see
more color options going forwards. This all allows you to customize your quest to your
own color taste. It's a great idea and gives your headset your own bit of personality.
I'll place a purchase link in the description down below so you can
easily go and buy one of these if you choose to.
So i hope this video has helped you decide whether to buy this face cover or not.
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