That's pretty crazy. I hate to say it, but even though Facebook/Meta is taking over the industry (Unfortunately), their acquisition of Oculus has improved the overall VR experience so far. My Quest 2 has taken some pretty serious accidental beatings, so serious respect for the Oculus design team!
I can't believe how quickly they basically stopped all PC VR projects. All they're doing is keeping the Oculus software on life support for the time being. I am SO glad for the excellent Oculus Link and Virtual Desktop software though, so I get to use it with Steam.
@@Gersberms Yes, this is a issue that has even affected me. Previously, I had a Rift S, but with no spare parts or spare cables, it is a big paperweight. Perfectly good HMD, but with no working cable. Ridiculous.
@@dbchees3 I had a Rift S and as soon as I had tried my Quest 2 for the first time, I put the Rift S on eBay. The Quest is better in every way except the shape of the controllers. The ring is perfect on the Rift because it goes around your hand, it's perfectly natural. For the Quest they had to put it on the wrong side of the controller and I hate that.
Had one of those cheap phone VR sets sitting in a car one afternoon and came back with clean lines where the plastic was melted. It took a bit to realize what happened but was pretty cool after figuring it out.
It should be really high score IMO. Everything is replacable, nothing is glued in (except with strips of course). Sure it is not so easy to tear down, but that is always the case with electronics, that are so densely packed with hardware.
Maybe no rating because there’s so little to compare against, it’s sort of a one of a kind piece of hardware right now in the west as opposed to the thousands of different laptops on the market
4:57 probably more than you think, they have extremely clear warnings about avoiding using the device outside or leaving it near a window because direct sunlight through the eye pieces gets magnified and can burn the screen
Well they should gives the lens shutter like in camera or at least a lens cover with the package. The absent of these is mindblowing for this kind of device when it cost only 3 dollar or less foe the cover and shutter to protect lense is freaking old tech.
Holy cow, all of that crammed into such a small device that can run VR Fairly well is crazy. Just think, about 6 years ago Oculus released basically their first headset.
Great breakdown, after 2100 hours in this headset (95% with PCVR) with no issues it is insane what they did. I use a battery pack and cable and get 13-14 hours out of it too.
People take for granted these things we use so easily, but they never realize how hard and all the engineering and worl that goes into these pieces of technology. Im so glad Im someone who appreciates an understands the hard work thats done for us.
It's a small wonder in itself that it doesn't overheat constantly with how densely packed everything is, and how tiny that cooling system is. And yet, the only time I've ever heard of one of these overheating is if someone stuck a case on it that obstructed the air vents. (Basically that entire 1mm gap where the front plate meets the rest of the assembly.) As much as I hate Zucc for his dystopian actions on the macro scale, I have nothing but mad respect for the engineers at Oculus who managed to make this little thing possible.
I'm really glad that this is out now. Finding a tutorial to get to the battery was never really out there for the longest time. While I really like my quest 2 batteries are products that will go bad over time so knowing how to get to it when it eventually goes bad will be very helpful.
@@En1gmatic1 someone will offer a generic replacement, I'm sure. it's mostly a matter of them figuring out what the pinout is, as that's a standard type of connector. this also means that, if you where rather brave, you *could* cut a hole in the case and lead a larger pack in, and there are arguably reasons to do this.
@@En1gmatic1 yeah with there being millions of these sold, once there is a market for replacements they will be out there. though you really have to trust the supplier at that point, otherwise your strapping a bomb to your face.
I was fully ready to watch a good 10-20 minute vid of you breaking it down, cause I didnt look at the time of the vid. But it ended so soon with such a easy understandable amount of knowledge amazing
I'm pretty sure sony has a 4k phone, would probably look similar to that. Also I bet the image on the display would look really warped without the lenses
@@REDxFROG High DPI would mean no SDE (screen door effect). It really depends on PPI, lens tech, display tech, and more. Varjo Aero is a commercial device that isn't viable for consumers or any mainstream VR software (despite it's OpenXR/VR compatibility). Like most commercial VR systems, you need a team of engineers to support the software you plan to use with it. Otherwise, it's a $3,200-$5,500 (plus an $800-$1,500 annual fee) paper weight.
if you want a more proper answer on how they track using cameras, AFAIK it's just by recognizing common objects and land marks in the area you're in, then they measure their size, check how much it gets smaller and bigger and how it rotates to track the headset. if it gets bigger you're moving forward! and you can see the object on the left of the headset move back, so that's how they can know, and they probably combine it with the accelerometer data to get better accuracy.
and i've contacted oculus support to get the part and they said they don't sell it and couldn't provide me with a part number. They did offer me a controller replacement though, which i politely refused and temporarily fixed it myself. Not sure if my fix is gonna last. I really hope that part will become available from the usual suspects as quest2 gets more popular and the demand for them increases.
For $300 you honestly can't get a better deal... With it's fov, I can play at 5400x2700 render resolution (native quest 2 display res), and at 120hz on max settings half life alyx, you name it.... I have tried the reverb g2, tried the terribly overpriced index, tried pimax 5k and 8k, tried the first rift, tried the second rift s..... Quest 2 is by far the best deal and honestly imo the best VR headset available right now for PCVR or standalone.... Had it for like a year now and still absolutely amazed that they could do this for only $300... Only downside is that for PCVR video is compressed to be sent over 20gbps usb-c which doesn't make sense to me but....
They should put the battery on the head strap so it’s on the back of your head. Then it’s easy to swap out and would help balance the weight of the thing.
I can tell you exactly why that screen is attached with stretch release adhesive: Sunlight. You *can* play outdoors in VR, but if the sun goes into those eyepeices and through the lens, it *will* cook the screen. This happened often enough on the older headsets (of all makes, not just Oculus/Meta/whatever they're called next well) that it made sense to decrease the price of the repair on the manufacturer end, because the customer will pay out the nose for it regardless, bigger profits on the service.
What *I'd* like to see is a teardown of the touch controllers, because that's the part that's going to get broken more often (yours truly has a minor crack in the tracking ring. Doorframe 1, Quest 0, oof)
can you leave the battery out and connect it with a wire externally (say if you wanted to clip it to your belt) to reduce weight? Would that throw off how the system works?
It might. I know that the longer a charging cable for your phone gets, the slower the charge. Like test the recharge speed of a 3ft cable vs a 10ft cable. My guess is some of that electricity gets lost in the wire. I use an external power bank like a 10,000mah one for about 10-20 dollars. Adds another like 3-4 hours of non stop gameplay. Takes forever to recharge the power bank though so buy an extra lol.
@@batterypwrlow voltage drop over a meter should be minimal. maybe you have been using a lower amperage charger that just happens to have a longer cable because it shouldnt matter. in the case of this device it depends what the voltage of the battery is. it might not be 5v.
Gotta say that this has to be one of the best and few Oculus Quest 2 teardowns I've ever seen. I been thinking about modding mine since i bought the 64gb model before they decided to phase them out. Might be able to cut a hole for a bigger heat sink so it wont make my face sweaty lol
@@virtualtools_3021 i like that idea. Or a new front cover that's a bit more bulged out to put a bigger fan and heatsink inside. Even battery. I should invest in a 3d printer as my next big splurge purchase. Nothing too fancy should be ok.
There's a product for this. It a modified facial interface which has space for a fan that goes on the top of the HDM. Bobovr fan is the thing to search for, I heard good things about it but I haven't tried it myself and kinda not cheap.
@@SzDavidHUN i saw what you was talking about. Kinda reminds me of one of those blower clip fans you attach to the side of your laptop to blast air into it. But what i was going for was cooling the headset's hardware. Like there is this video i forgot who posted it where a guy liquid cooled the internal cpu.
i think the best mod for the quest 2 would be a replacement headstrap that gives it the ability to get the lenses right up to your eyes like the valve index. i get a far higher fov with the quest when i take the face foam off. but then its not comfortable. replacing the entire quest 2 shell wil a minimal shell that sits inside a headset frame with a adjustment dial like the index would be really cool.
The instuctions been up at the site for a while now, and I feel like I've seen this vid before. Is it a reupload or just deja vu? a couple notes on when I took mine apart: - don't. Theres really nothing inside to change or tinker with. I did it to take a look at the front cover and see if making custom front covers is viable. I would say it is to an extent - the facial/rear cover is snapped on very tightly and took a lot of work to get loose. You want to pry the cover straight out in the direction away from the device rather than just pulling the 2 plastics apart - the deep screws that hold the front cover can be tight and I had to use PH00 instead of my PH0 that was stripping the screw head
One thing worth mentioning regarding the battery, is that the elite strap with battery is a way better strap, and just replacing the elite strap would cost less than replacing the whole device.
iFixit is finally taking VR seriously. I hope the rest of the tech news industry follows. Zuckerburg is paving the way through the Metaverse. Btw you can position the IPD lenses in between the notches so like between setting 1 and 2 or 2 and 3. I hope they bring it back soon.
@@thenonexistinghero my neighbor uses a spacer that they made out of paperclips, and there are 3D printable spacers on the various 3D model sharing sites.
Kinda disappointing that you didn't talk about the USB c port durability. Given that some users use link cable with Thier quest for pcvr. There is cable pulling and stress on the port. I would like to know more about this.
I would love to know if you could get a better battery to increase life time. Some sort of modd that doesn't not include using a externa power bank to charge it.
100%, the connector it uses is standard. You could DIY it with a bit of know-how or you could wait for another company to make a generic battery. Future batteries will have more capacity so thats one way to get a better battery, waiting.
@@aprillove143 i havent but i would just get someone experienced in micro-soldering to check with a voltage tester and repair if necessary. BUT only if you cant get meta to replace the headset entirely. I hear they'll replace it if its manufacturing error. Im no expert but ive done some repairs. And first thing you wanna do is see if thecompany will fix it for you. Because if you take it apart they DEFINITELY wont replace it.
@@the_rabbitt I actually did the Meta Chat support and was able to send it in even though my vr is 16 months old they made an exception to have it replaced. I took that route! But still so many people having charger issues, I see it on Facebook daily. Im surprised not ONE charge port discovery video. Would be very interesting to see why they are melting or becoming unsecured and unmounted like mine.
@@aprillove143 im glad to hear that it worked out. Once mine eventually goes and dies ill make a video about it. But im hoping that wont be for a long while.
3:32 These lenses cause a glare especially for bright areas on a darker background. Have a really hard time ignoring it. Wish they gave you the ability to further lower the brightness.
Sitting here trying to manually repair it myself and this video was really helpful. How much difficulty did you have when taking off the first plate? 1:13
Now I just need to figure out the logistics of balancing a better battery with power draw so the thing won't die even when it's plugged in through link.
You talked about the screen being a point of failure despite it being well protected; it IS actually really good that it can be replaced because due to the nature of the lenses used, any direct sunlight will burn into the screen. It is why Facebook tells you not to leave your headset in direct sunlight *at all*
The LCD is actually quite easy to break, but not how you’d think. The lenses are like a magnifying glass, and you know what happens when a magnifying glass meets the sun. Concentrated heat. So the display can be damaged by the sun.
I wonder if you could mount some cylinder battery holders on top and use one or two 18650’s. Maybe someone could manufacture a cable that could be routed out the case.
@@shoopdawooplazars I assume it's not that hard of a thing if you leave it on a table infront of a window without realising, or need to take it off quickly (i.e. you're VERY prone to motion sickness) so you put it on the floor infront of a window
Seeing this would make the Arpara AIO all the more impressive, since it's made by a small company so being able to cram that much tech into an even smaller and lighter overal package is just that. Of course it could still be bad, but chances are it's as good as the Quest 2 in most aspects (and far better in terms of resolution, image quality, clarity and dark performance since micro oled). The Kickstarter ends in a few days and they should be in the hands of backers before the end of next month (and in hands of reviewers some time between now and then).
It's not mentioned in the video but I'm just going to suggest that the aftermarket Elite Head Strap (with a battery) is worth a teardown video, it would make a lot more sense to get the upgraded strap and replace the battery inside it than to ever open this thing just to replace the battery in the HMD.
@iFixit Any idea why my Oculus controller are not working? Why are the controllers suddenly not working? I've done nothing different and the headset and controllers did not fall or take any type of damage. They just suddenly stopped working after a game of beatsaber. The environment of Oculus has not changed. No direct exposure to the sun with ample lighting and with more than enough room use it. I've reset the WiFi, take with my internet provider and they say everything is green. So that's not an issue. I turn off the headset and reset it multiple times. I've unpaired and repaired both controllers multiple times. The batteries are full and the do buzz as if there going to connect. The center white dots that acts likes a mouse cursor does react when I press the right controllers top trigger and A button but only makes the cursor flash blue per tap. Same goes the left controller for upper trigger and X. Only the upper triggers and lower buttons make the cursor flash from white to blue. But doesn't show hand or allow my hand to control the cursor. That's seems to be directly controlled by the headset. The cursor seems to stay center and only move headed on where I aim my head with the headset.
Could be nice if it was cable only and they excluded the battery from it and sold it separately (like a strap). That way they could pack more tech in it or make it more slim...
The limitation is actually already just the lens. If they improved the resolutions of the screens it would not even be noticeable. The bottleneck is the glass. The quality lenses exist on prototypes and Varios and its reportedly a whole other level. The future is quality lenses mass produced.
ipd shouldnt have anything to do with you feeling nausious, that was probably down to whatever it was you were playing. ipd just means the image a in focus or not based on whether your eyes are looking through the middle of the lens and thus getting the most clear image possible.
I uppercut punched an antique lamp recently a few days back. Was playing “Hot Shot” VR and I was surprised when my right hand controller was completely fine. No damages tracking from my observation. Pretty interesting, Facebook made a hardy product.
The amount of engineering put into the quest 2 amazes me every time.
yeah, i cant wait for the quest 3 tear down vid
was wondering what it looked like under the hood, thanks!
hello mr guru
wonder what phone repair guru's doing here
yeah, there's a lot going on under there.
hi
im not going to look because i dont want to hurt the magic and mystery of vr
Concise. Interesting. Clear. Straight to the Point. Love it, good stuff guys!
Did not expect to see u here
why are YOU everywhere? And you're actually a content creator!
a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one
bro why are u here lol
That's pretty crazy. I hate to say it, but even though Facebook/Meta is taking over the industry (Unfortunately), their acquisition of Oculus has improved the overall VR experience so far. My Quest 2 has taken some pretty serious accidental beatings, so serious respect for the Oculus design team!
Love them or hate them, Oculus/Meta is the only reason VR is thriving rather than slowly bleeding out.
I was surprised how well made and design Quest 2 is and all those just for $300. This thing is built to be as tough as a tank with great potential.
I can't believe how quickly they basically stopped all PC VR projects. All they're doing is keeping the Oculus software on life support for the time being. I am SO glad for the excellent Oculus Link and Virtual Desktop software though, so I get to use it with Steam.
@@Gersberms Yes, this is a issue that has even affected me. Previously, I had a Rift S, but with no spare parts or spare cables, it is a big paperweight. Perfectly good HMD, but with no working cable. Ridiculous.
@@dbchees3 I had a Rift S and as soon as I had tried my Quest 2 for the first time, I put the Rift S on eBay. The Quest is better in every way except the shape of the controllers. The ring is perfect on the Rift because it goes around your hand, it's perfectly natural. For the Quest they had to put it on the wrong side of the controller and I hate that.
The display can be burned by sunlight because of the lens assembly, so it's probably quite a common repair
Came here to say this.
They tell you right on the lens when you first take it out of the box to avoid sunlight at all costs, so it’s pretty hard to miss.
Had one of those cheap phone VR sets sitting in a car one afternoon and came back with clean lines where the plastic was melted. It took a bit to realize what happened but was pretty cool after figuring it out.
@@mbcommandnerd if you've ever been on the quest subreddit, you know how many people ignore the warnings
who uses their vr in the sun?
I’m so glad that battery is in a thick casing and not just wrapped in mylar
1:08 - I thought you said 62 screws for a second and I got really worried for the repairability of the quest 2 for a sec XD
Fun fact: the Playstation 5 has something like 32(?) screws to take out before you gain access to the motherboard.
Yass, so glad you finally did a Quest teardown! No score today though?
i say six and a half brapples
@@massimiliano1306 six and a half? id say something more like a 4-5
i wonder what took 'em so long
It should be really high score IMO. Everything is replacable, nothing is glued in (except with strips of course). Sure it is not so easy to tear down, but that is always the case with electronics, that are so densely packed with hardware.
Maybe no rating because there’s so little to compare against, it’s sort of a one of a kind piece of hardware right now in the west as opposed to the thousands of different laptops on the market
No way, man. If I try to disassemble my quest 2, I'll end up having to buy a new quest 2.
Thats why better to just watch this guy do it.
4:57
probably more than you think, they have extremely clear warnings about avoiding using the device outside or leaving it near a window because direct sunlight through the eye pieces gets magnified and can burn the screen
Well they should gives the lens shutter like in camera or at least a lens cover with the package. The absent of these is mindblowing for this kind of device when it cost only 3 dollar or less foe the cover and shutter to protect lense is freaking old tech.
Holy cow, all of that crammed into such a small device that can run VR Fairly well is crazy.
Just think, about 6 years ago Oculus released basically their first headset.
Great breakdown, after 2100 hours in this headset (95% with PCVR) with no issues it is insane what they did. I use a battery pack and cable and get 13-14 hours out of it too.
AMVR battery pack?
i would be throwing up everyday if i was you
@@heyjohnsmith nope nothing special just a regular battery with high enough v to charge while playing.
@@mr_coffee0508 I got lucky. I'm one of the few that doesn't get any motion sickness no matter what I do in vr
Get outside dude. Seriously
People take for granted these things we use so easily, but they never realize how hard and all the engineering and worl that goes into these pieces of technology. Im so glad Im someone who appreciates an understands the hard work thats done for us.
It's a small wonder in itself that it doesn't overheat constantly with how densely packed everything is, and how tiny that cooling system is. And yet, the only time I've ever heard of one of these overheating is if someone stuck a case on it that obstructed the air vents. (Basically that entire 1mm gap where the front plate meets the rest of the assembly.)
As much as I hate Zucc for his dystopian actions on the macro scale, I have nothing but mad respect for the engineers at Oculus who managed to make this little thing possible.
I'm really glad that this is out now. Finding a tutorial to get to the battery was never really out there for the longest time. While I really like my quest 2 batteries are products that will go bad over time so knowing how to get to it when it eventually goes bad will be very helpful.
But what batteries will we need or will be available once we need them?
@@En1gmatic1 someone will offer a generic replacement, I'm sure. it's mostly a matter of them figuring out what the pinout is, as that's a standard type of connector.
this also means that, if you where rather brave, you *could* cut a hole in the case and lead a larger pack in, and there are arguably reasons to do this.
@@En1gmatic1 yeah with there being millions of these sold, once there is a market for replacements they will be out there. though you really have to trust the supplier at that point, otherwise your strapping a bomb to your face.
pls show how to do that with the controllers. I would love to see the inside of those
I was fully ready to watch a good 10-20 minute vid of you breaking it down, cause I didnt look at the time of the vid. But it ended so soon with such a easy understandable amount of knowledge amazing
It would be cool to see the screen powered on. I’d imagine the DPI being very high making the image look sharp
I'm pretty sure sony has a 4k phone, would probably look similar to that. Also I bet the image on the display would look really warped without the lenses
@@betafi4535 the res per eye is 1920x18xx so pretty much spot on
What exactly is high DPI? The DK2 has a pretty high DPI compared to the virtual boy.
And the Varjo Aero???
@@REDxFROG High DPI would mean no SDE (screen door effect). It really depends on PPI, lens tech, display tech, and more.
Varjo Aero is a commercial device that isn't viable for consumers or any mainstream VR software (despite it's OpenXR/VR compatibility). Like most commercial VR systems, you need a team of engineers to support the software you plan to use with it. Otherwise, it's a $3,200-$5,500 (plus an $800-$1,500 annual fee) paper weight.
Yes it
is I have the quest 2 also it's realy neat
2:27 you can actually adjust it between the notches if you're careful
Am I the only one who loves seeing the guts of the tech? I wish I could buy a polycarbonate replacement faceplate.
if you want a more proper answer on how they track using cameras, AFAIK it's just by recognizing common objects and land marks in the area you're in, then they measure their size, check how much it gets smaller and bigger and how it rotates to track the headset. if it gets bigger you're moving forward! and you can see the object on the left of the headset move back, so that's how they can know, and they probably combine it with the accelerometer data to get better accuracy.
It's called SLAM tracking, and basically works the way you described
Next, the controllers... The joystick ghosting has been really bugging me off
and i've contacted oculus support to get the part and they said they don't sell it and couldn't provide me with a part number. They did offer me a controller replacement though, which i politely refused and temporarily fixed it myself. Not sure if my fix is gonna last.
I really hope that part will become available from the usual suspects as quest2 gets more popular and the demand for them increases.
Tried cleaning the exterior lenses and adjusting the room lighting? Possibly forcing the tracking frequency to your country's lighting?
Replacing the batteries fixed it for me
HOURS of setup and calibration for other headsets is a MASSIVE overstatement
For $300 you honestly can't get a better deal... With it's fov, I can play at 5400x2700 render resolution (native quest 2 display res), and at 120hz on max settings half life alyx, you name it.... I have tried the reverb g2, tried the terribly overpriced index, tried pimax 5k and 8k, tried the first rift, tried the second rift s..... Quest 2 is by far the best deal and honestly imo the best VR headset available right now for PCVR or standalone.... Had it for like a year now and still absolutely amazed that they could do this for only $300... Only downside is that for PCVR video is compressed to be sent over 20gbps usb-c which doesn't make sense to me but....
While watching the teardown I wanted to hug my headset and thank myself for buying it in time
They should put the battery on the head strap so it’s on the back of your head. Then it’s easy to swap out and would help balance the weight of the thing.
wow, it's actually repairable. wait..every device should be repairable
Tell that to microsoft.
Tell that to John Deere
I was waiting for this! Thanks
This is my DREAM console so thanks for showing me inside one! 👍
I can tell you exactly why that screen is attached with stretch release adhesive: Sunlight. You *can* play outdoors in VR, but if the sun goes into those eyepeices and through the lens, it *will* cook the screen. This happened often enough on the older headsets (of all makes, not just Oculus/Meta/whatever they're called next well) that it made sense to decrease the price of the repair on the manufacturer end, because the customer will pay out the nose for it regardless, bigger profits on the service.
What *I'd* like to see is a teardown of the touch controllers, because that's the part that's going to get broken more often (yours truly has a minor crack in the tracking ring. Doorframe 1, Quest 0, oof)
this guy can hear into the future holy cow
1:10 You skipped taking off the ribbon cable.... thats literally the only reason i clicked on this video 😢
Most important - did the Quest 2 still work when reassembled? Great job on disassembly - love these videos.
Only reason why I’m watching this so I can spray paint the shell
amazing piece of technology, the controllers are also packed and look like they can take a beating from inside
The controllers are built like tanks
2:28 that $300 price tag really aged well, the increase by 100 could've been put towards the ipd slider
Man, I wish they did clear cases, would totally replace it my self if they were available
To think this might all be condensed into basically sunglasses in the near future 🧠💥
Now that you have the battery out, you might as well keep it in separate enclosure and put it in the head-strap behind head as counterweight.
can you leave the battery out and connect it with a wire externally (say if you wanted to clip it to your belt) to reduce weight? Would that throw off how the system works?
It might. I know that the longer a charging cable for your phone gets, the slower the charge. Like test the recharge speed of a 3ft cable vs a 10ft cable. My guess is some of that electricity gets lost in the wire. I use an external power bank like a 10,000mah one for about 10-20 dollars. Adds another like 3-4 hours of non stop gameplay. Takes forever to recharge the power bank though so buy an extra lol.
@@batterypwrlow voltage drop over a meter should be minimal. maybe you have been using a lower amperage charger that just happens to have a longer cable because it shouldnt matter.
in the case of this device it depends what the voltage of the battery is. it might not be 5v.
@@ge2719 might be just bad quality cables. Most of them are Dollar Store generic cables. I use a 5v 2a or 2.4a charger usually for my stuff.
"Oh the battery is dead? Well, let me check out everything else while I'm at it"
Gotta say that this has to be one of the best and few Oculus Quest 2 teardowns I've ever seen. I been thinking about modding mine since i bought the 64gb model before they decided to phase them out. Might be able to cut a hole for a bigger heat sink so it wont make my face sweaty lol
3d print a vented spacer with integrated laptop or other similar small and thin fan, I wonder if anyone has made something like that
@@virtualtools_3021 i like that idea. Or a new front cover that's a bit more bulged out to put a bigger fan and heatsink inside. Even battery. I should invest in a 3d printer as my next big splurge purchase. Nothing too fancy should be ok.
There's a product for this. It a modified facial interface which has space for a fan that goes on the top of the HDM. Bobovr fan is the thing to search for, I heard good things about it but I haven't tried it myself and kinda not cheap.
@@SzDavidHUN i saw what you was talking about. Kinda reminds me of one of those blower clip fans you attach to the side of your laptop to blast air into it.
But what i was going for was cooling the headset's hardware. Like there is this video i forgot who posted it where a guy liquid cooled the internal cpu.
i think the best mod for the quest 2 would be a replacement headstrap that gives it the ability to get the lenses right up to your eyes like the valve index. i get a far higher fov with the quest when i take the face foam off. but then its not comfortable.
replacing the entire quest 2 shell wil a minimal shell that sits inside a headset frame with a adjustment dial like the index would be really cool.
The instuctions been up at the site for a while now, and I feel like I've seen this vid before. Is it a reupload or just deja vu?
a couple notes on when I took mine apart:
- don't. Theres really nothing inside to change or tinker with. I did it to take a look at the front cover and see if making custom front covers is viable. I would say it is to an extent
- the facial/rear cover is snapped on very tightly and took a lot of work to get loose. You want to pry the cover straight out in the direction away from the device rather than just pulling the 2 plastics apart
- the deep screws that hold the front cover can be tight and I had to use PH00 instead of my PH0 that was stripping the screw head
Its not a reupload, since they mentioned the meta event from the end of 2021
I love my quest 2. Nice quality and convenient setup.
Agreed I also have one
One thing worth mentioning regarding the battery, is that the elite strap with battery is a way better strap, and just replacing the elite strap would cost less than replacing the whole device.
someone should test if the device can work with an external battery when the internal one has failed. it might not function with a dead battery
iFixit is finally taking VR seriously. I hope the rest of the tech news industry follows. Zuckerburg is paving the way through the Metaverse. Btw you can position the IPD lenses in between the notches so like between setting 1 and 2 or 2 and 3. I hope they bring it back soon.
By just buying a quest2 you are not automatically a serious VR dude.
@@REDxFROG Are you seriously gatekeeping vr?
That's less stable, chances are they won't stay in place. It's better than no IPD adjustment, but it would be better to have a more flexible one.
@@jaskor2443 so you have a clue?
@@thenonexistinghero my neighbor uses a spacer that they made out of paperclips, and there are 3D printable spacers on the various 3D model sharing sites.
coming from a Lenovo Explorer im still amazed how good this thing is.
I was waiting so long for this video, I just need to find some replacement parts which they are none available at the moment :(
Kinda disappointing that you didn't talk about the USB c port durability. Given that some users use link cable with Thier quest for pcvr. There is cable pulling and stress on the port. I would like to know more about this.
Omg finally I haven't see any good disassembly of the quest 2 till now. Thank you
I would love to know if you could get a better battery to increase life time. Some sort of modd that doesn't not include using a externa power bank to charge it.
100%, the connector it uses is standard. You could DIY it with a bit of know-how or you could wait for another company to make a generic battery. Future batteries will have more capacity so thats one way to get a better battery, waiting.
I broke my vr head set in the inside but when i saw this it helped me a alot!!!
Great video! Only thing that i still want to see is how well the charging port is soldered and secured.
Did you ever find the info my charger is lose and I need to tear down
@@aprillove143 i havent but i would just get someone experienced in micro-soldering to check with a voltage tester and repair if necessary. BUT only if you cant get meta to replace the headset entirely. I hear they'll replace it if its manufacturing error. Im no expert but ive done some repairs. And first thing you wanna do is see if thecompany will fix it for you. Because if you take it apart they DEFINITELY wont replace it.
@@the_rabbitt I actually did the Meta Chat support and was able to send it in even though my vr is 16 months old they made an exception to have it replaced. I took that route! But still so many people having charger issues, I see it on Facebook daily. Im surprised not ONE charge port discovery video. Would be very interesting to see why they are melting or becoming unsecured and unmounted like mine.
@@aprillove143 im glad to hear that it worked out. Once mine eventually goes and dies ill make a video about it. But im hoping that wont be for a long while.
@@aprillove143 do you happen to live in Hawaii? Just curious.
3:32 These lenses cause a glare especially for bright areas on a darker background. Have a really hard time ignoring it. Wish they gave you the ability to further lower the brightness.
Sitting here trying to manually repair it myself and this video was really helpful.
How much difficulty did you have when taking off the first plate?
1:13
Did you manage to get it off in the end? I'm finding it impossible.
My headset has so much use the battery gets around one hour on a full charge. Bummer it takes a fair amount of work to replace.
I mean that's kinda y u use a extended USB-C cord and plug it in while u play its a life saver instead of waiting for like an hour or 2 to charge it
@@stiffplaysgames9999 I mean that defeats the whole point of wireless VR but ok
I thought this was the steam game for some reason and got so excited
Remember this stuff being in your headset every time you put it on.
In all... If I ever tore mine down, I'm not sticking the front cover back on without making some ventilation for that blower and heatsink.
Thought he said "62 screws" for a second there
Now I just need to figure out the logistics of balancing a better battery with power draw so the thing won't die even when it's plugged in through link.
Seeing just how densely everything is packed inside the Quest 2 kinda shocked me. This is a 300 dollar headset after all
So cool! Thank you for showing us the innards!
i thought it was so funny once i found out so many people got an oculus quest 2 for christmas and i wasnt very special 😆
You talked about the screen being a point of failure despite it being well protected; it IS actually really good that it can be replaced because due to the nature of the lenses used, any direct sunlight will burn into the screen. It is why Facebook tells you not to leave your headset in direct sunlight *at all*
Nobody replaces it.
The LCD is actually quite easy to break, but not how you’d think. The lenses are like a magnifying glass, and you know what happens when a magnifying glass meets the sun. Concentrated heat. So the display can be damaged by the sun.
That's what it says right when you unbox one.
The reason there is stretch adhesive is on the screen is because the screen could die and be easily replaced
i like that they made it not to hard to replace some stuff unline other headsets or apple
I always get dizzy with VR sets… but that’s because I wear glasses normally and it just isn’t always comfortable to deal with.
". . . I remove six T2 screws . . ."
I thought he said: ". . . I remove sixty two screws . . ." - I was about to throw in the towel. 🙂
Tbh it's kinda buetifual to look at when it's tore down
I wonder if you could mount some cylinder battery holders on top and use one or two 18650’s. Maybe someone could manufacture a cable that could be routed out the case.
What he said: 6 T2 Screws
What I heard: 62 Screws
Screens can “fail” pretty easily if you leave the headset sitting in the sun and get a burn mark
just dont let the lens get exposed to direct sunlight.... not hard if you get a lens cover.
I suppose we have people like you to thank for exploding batteries in electronic devices.
@@shoopdawooplazars I assume it's not that hard of a thing if you leave it on a table infront of a window without realising, or need to take it off quickly (i.e. you're VERY prone to motion sickness) so you put it on the floor infront of a window
@@unicodefox youd have to leave it there for a little while, it doesnt happen instantly
Really wish there was a Dbrand teardown skin for this device
Still waiting for a quest 3 to come out so I can start modding my quest 2.
Really interesting teardown, thank you! I repair pcs, phones etc, and I can see VR headsets becoming routine for me at some point.
You made it look so easy to to take the plastic off after the 4 screws
Seeing this would make the Arpara AIO all the more impressive, since it's made by a small company so being able to cram that much tech into an even smaller and lighter overal package is just that. Of course it could still be bad, but chances are it's as good as the Quest 2 in most aspects (and far better in terms of resolution, image quality, clarity and dark performance since micro oled). The Kickstarter ends in a few days and they should be in the hands of backers before the end of next month (and in hands of reviewers some time between now and then).
Waiting for Quest 3 tear down on 10/10. Thanks first!
Cool. Now put it back together!
Alternative Title:how to make the quest 2 look like the vr headset from that one boneworks cutscene
I really wish the battery was on the head strap to save weight in the unit.
It's not mentioned in the video but I'm just going to suggest that the aftermarket Elite Head Strap (with a battery) is worth a teardown video, it would make a lot more sense to get the upgraded strap and replace the battery inside it than to ever open this thing just to replace the battery in the HMD.
@iFixit Any idea why my Oculus controller are not working?
Why are the controllers suddenly not working?
I've done nothing different and the headset and controllers did not fall or take any type of damage. They just suddenly stopped working after a game of beatsaber.
The environment of Oculus has not changed.
No direct exposure to the sun with ample lighting and with more than enough room use it.
I've reset the WiFi, take with my internet provider and they say everything is green. So that's not an issue.
I turn off the headset and reset it multiple times. I've unpaired and repaired both controllers multiple times. The batteries are full and the do buzz as if there going to connect.
The center white dots that acts likes a mouse cursor does react when I press the right controllers top trigger and A button but only makes the cursor flash blue per tap. Same goes the left controller for upper trigger and X. Only the upper triggers and lower buttons make the cursor flash from white to blue. But doesn't show hand or allow my hand to control the cursor.
That's seems to be directly controlled by the headset. The cursor seems to stay center and only move headed on where I aim my head with the headset.
Nice! Now I can apply my last bit of arctic silver thermal paste I have sitting in my desk to mine!
Actually quite surprised about how "easy" it was to disassemble it...
came for the teardown, stayed for the glorious hair.
I wonder if it'd be possible to replace the IPD adjustment system with a different one that gave finer control like the original Quest.
If only they had put an access cover for the battery on the top...it's right there!!!!
Could be nice if it was cable only and they excluded the battery from it and sold it separately (like a strap). That way they could pack more tech in it or make it more slim...
The limitation is actually already just the lens. If they improved the resolutions of the screens it would not even be noticeable. The bottleneck is the glass. The quality lenses exist on prototypes and Varios and its reportedly a whole other level. The future is quality lenses mass produced.
Thank you! I've always wanted to see what's going on in these things!
Thank you for this!!! My small dog decided to urinate in the house, on the couch, on my headset, after buying Pavlov Shack and Gun Club VR today 😒😡
I think I was the only one thinking teardown was coming natively to vr
You actually can adjust ipd to middle steps.
finally i waiting ifixit to teardown this.
maybe make a compare to another meta product rift and quest 1
FINALLY!!! A QUEST 2 TEARDOWN
Finally a video not made for 10yo kids about Quest2
ipd shouldnt have anything to do with you feeling nausious, that was probably down to whatever it was you were playing.
ipd just means the image a in focus or not based on whether your eyes are looking through the middle of the lens and thus getting the most clear image possible.
I uppercut punched an antique lamp recently a few days back. Was playing “Hot Shot” VR and I was surprised when my right hand controller was completely fine. No damages tracking from my observation. Pretty interesting, Facebook made a hardy product.