Virtual Desktop reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 209 Reddit reviews across 18 subreddits and 53 posts to rank the best Virtual Desktop brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/virtualreality, r/oculus, r/skyrimvr, r/OculusQuest, r/PicoXR. Top-rated brands include Virtual Desktop (4.4/5), Meta (4.0/5), Steam Link (4.4/5).

Stats
Reviews209
Subreddits18
Posts53
Brands61
Products42
Top communities
r/virtualreality61r/oculus33r/skyrimvr28r/OculusQuest25r/PicoXR13
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#1

Virtual Desktop

4.4
(77)
"Def worth the money for me."
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"I have Quest 3 and used airlink and the cable link both and have had much better luck with the VD connection. Rock solid with great graphics in the games I play."
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"VD is the best in most cases."
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"VD for best quality."
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"Beyond visual quality, VD also has many other neat and useful features."
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"VD - best performance and quality."
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"Vd is the best way to go."
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"VD is still king."
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"Virtual Desktop performs best and provides best frame interpolation, sharpening functions, image clarity."
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"VD just works."
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#2

Meta

4.0
(16)
"Airlink offers higher picture quality, less latency, and more consistency for VR gaming."
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"Virtual Desktop is probably the best program in the entire Quest store, vastly superior to Air Link."
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"I use virtual desktop because I have more control. The Quest 3 mic and audio actually work with PCVR right now."
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"Virtual desktop downloaded from the quest store is fantastic. There is a free app that goes on your PC."
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"Text is crystal clear with it and you can add virtual monitors."
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"Airlink is much better than SteamLink, especially when you crank up your settings using the debug tool"
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"For me I get better gaming with Steam and better virtual PC use from Airlink."
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"Airlink works better than VD for me nowadays. I get better latency using a 500 bitrate and the H.264 codec compared to VD."
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"I use AirLink- 550mbps, 264 wifi 6E. Has better kayency than VD."
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"VD is a great app for streaming movies and playing 2D games, but not preferred for VR gaming."
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#4

H.264+

4.7
(6)
"For racing games there is no alternative for the H264+ though."
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"H264+ with 500 bitrate."
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"H264+ at 500mbps for most stuff"
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"H264+ at 500mb/s... is the best. Crisp visuals and low latency."
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"By far the one I was the happiest with is H.264+ at 500mb/s."
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"H264+ at 300 mbit is the best compromise between quality and latency for me."
#5

Pico

4.6
(5)
"Latest version of pico streaming (now connect) reaches VD performance and quality works flawness now, finally!!!"
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"Pico Connect is more convenient and seamless than Virtual Desktop."
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"PICO Connect works brilliantly for me both wired and wirelessly, and it’s free. Can’t ask for more than that."
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"Best option is Pico connect, or alxr, or even steam link if you rip the apk from quest 3"
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"Pico Connect worked straight and flawlessly on my PC/Pico 4."
#6

AV1

3.7
(6)
"AV1 for me is better than h264+ (better quality)."
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"Well if you have 4000 series VGA then the allaround codec is AV1 as i tried."
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"Although AV1 looks better, you’ll see higher latency with AV1 at the same bitrate."
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"AV1 was working fine at 200 Mbps, but after I upgraded my router I switched to H264+ at 500 Mbps and the visuals are much better 99% of the time."
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"I alternate between h.264+ and AV1. I’ve found h.264+ to be the most reliable, whereas AV1 can be hit or miss."
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"AV1 is king for me if your GPU covers it which a 1070 doesn’t I’m afraid."
#7

VD

4.4
(5)
"VD will be laggy too. We use VD because it's very user friendly with a ton of useful features and also the best image quality."
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"VD is amazing for playing flat screen games. The screen can be truly customized, meaning you can wrap the screen around your head and with some games it becomes nearly like playing regular VR."
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"VD is way way way better for gaming."
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"VD is WHlg better imho. Way clearer"
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"Sometimes Vd is better and sometimes its Airlink and sometimes both work bad."
#8

HEVC

4.2
(5)
"I personally use HEVC 10 bit at 200Mbps and it performs wonderfully."
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"I either use HEVC 180 bitrate, or h264+ 450 bitrate in games that don't compress very well."
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"I found a sweet spot with HEVC (not the 10bit one)."
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"Otherwise I usually play HEVC at 180 bitrate."
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"If it can only handle 200mbps or so, then hevc would be the best quality for your video card"
#9

Oculus

4.3
(3)
"Sealed the deal with extra features."
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"Virtual Desktop works better for a 2D Desktop, but Air link works better for me in VR."
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"Airlink with tweaks is the best quality if it works well for you but some people have issues. Virtual desktop also has a better interface but airlink is free so you may as well try it first."
#10

Amazon

4.3
(3)
"I use this one and it's been going strong for over a month now."
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"Make sure you use good quality USB C cables. I had problems with stuttering until using a 20gbps cable."
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"Edit: change mbps to gbps."
#12

ALVR

3.3
(3)
"I use alvr + wifi 7 router plugged directly into pc."
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"ALVR (STEAMVR BASED OPEN SOURCE VD ALTERNATIVE) CAN EMULATE INDEX USING Q2 HT."
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"ALVR is quite complicated and is missing reprojection."
#14

Tenda

5.0
(2)
"Tenda AXE5700 Smart WiFi 6E Router☝️☝️☝️☝️"
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"I use this router! It’s amazing! WiFi 6 router... As a vr router only it’s perfect."
#15

NVIDIA

5.0
(2)
"The 3080 Ti performs excellently with maxed settings and a high-speed connection."
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"VD offers better performance with AV1 codec support and VDXR for flight simulators."
#16

AMD

5.0
(2)
"The 7900xtx works flawlessly using wired link, air-link, and virtual desktop."
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"VD is preferred for its performance boost in flight simulators."
#17

Immersed

4.5
(2)
"Immersed is the gold standard, but full disclosure I'm part of team Immersed haha."
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"If you're just wanting virtual monitors to do basic stuff with that isn't gaming, check out Immersed."
#18

H.265

4.5
(2)
"Personally i use h265 10 bit at 150 mbits."
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"For slow/normal games I would recommend H265 or AV1 at around 170-180Mbps."
#19

Parsec

4.5
(2)
"Can use Parsec"
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"Costs much less than cloud desktops."
#20

Asus

4.5
(2)
"I use an Asus ax-86u pro in AP mode with some 2.5gig switches and cables to the PC. VD reports 2500mbs speed and gaming is super smooth."
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"High End (AX / WiFi 6) - Asus RT-AX86U ($300 US)"
#21

Inseego

4.5
(2)
"I recommend fx3100 but I have m3000... and it works fine"
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"I recommend fx3100 but I have m3000... and it works fine"
#22

Windows 365

4.0
(2)
"Pretty compelling."
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"Your code can be secured."
#23

Azure

4.0
(2)
"Just runs on and built into Azure."
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"We are pretty happy with that."
#24

Router

4.0
(2)
"Upgrading to a WiFi 6E router can enhance performance in crowded areas."
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"A 5GHz WiFi router is recommended for stable PCVR performance."
#25

GL.iNet

4.0
(2)
"I personally use a Wifi 6 router, the GL-MT3000 (aka Beryl AX) and it works well."
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"I bought a gl.inet Flint 2 and it's working very well for me."
#26

Steam

3.0
(2)
"Had noticeably less compression and with extra features like upscaling."
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"Steam VR Link is new and still has some issues to work out."
#27

Hotspot Toolkit

5.0
(1)
"Then buy hotspottoolkit.com's software."
#28

BetterDisplay

5.0
(1)
"It’s a free app with lots of options."
#29

VSA X

5.0
(1)
"I do this with VSA X and it get the job done so good."
#30

Azure Virtual Desktop

5.0
(1)
"Also heard good things about Azure Virtual."
#31

Apporto

5.0
(1)
"We have been using Apporto - a fully managed VDI solution that runs in the cloud or on-prem."
#32

VDX

5.0
(1)
"Just ensure you use the VDXR codec which bypasses the use of steamvr and oculus’ own runtime. It’s fantastic and a difference maker."
#33

Wax 202

5.0
(1)
"A dedicated 5ghz router, like the wax 202, works great for me."
#34

H.264

5.0
(1)
"500mbps h264 is what I use for sim racing."
#35

Apple Vision Pro

5.0
(1)
"I would hold out for the apple headset."
#36

WiFi 6 Router

5.0
(1)
"With your strong pc I’d recommend you get an inexpensive ($50-80) dedicated wifi6 router and use Air Link."
#38

Shadow

5.0
(1)
"For VR use Shadow. It's available in the UK (servers are in France for you then)."
#39

GeForce NOW

5.0
(1)
"Geforce now is amazing"
#40

Stim.io

5.0
(1)
"I use stim.io and I strongly recommend it, the reason is it has better performance for the price"
#41

Dell

5.0
(1)
"Works great on my 4 year old Dell Vostro"
#42

HP

5.0
(1)
"It runs perfectly fine on my older low spec HP Envy I got in 2017. I think it has 8GB RAM and an i7."
#43

Ubiquiti

5.0
(1)
"I use Ubiquiti at home so I have a switch on my desk that has a dedicated 6e access point hanging off of it. That’s also configured with a dedicated 5ghz channel just for the quest. Works like a charm."
#44

ZeroTier

4.0
(1)
"Installed ZeroTier, which is a free Cloud LAN / VPN solution."
#45

Parallels

4.0
(1)
"Is great and good for your size and price point."
#46

AWS

4.0
(1)
"AWS has workspaces."
#47

Nutanix

4.0
(1)
"It is solid, especially with Frame for virtual desktops."
#48

NoMachine

4.0
(1)
"Have developers install the NoMachine client."
#49

ThinLinc

4.0
(1)
"It works very fast compared to other tools."
#50

Meta Quest 3

4.0
(1)
"It worked pretty well on 5Ghz WiFi but I noticed some stuttering when turning my head or crouching physically."
#51

Wi-Fi 6 Router

4.0
(1)
"Any modern Wifi 6 router will do you well, over in the UK we can pick one up for about £40."
#52

GOV

4.0
(1)
"Almost any personal laptop with at least 12gb of ram or more with an ssd with work great"
#53

Apple

4.0
(1)
"It works fine on my MacBook I got in 2016"
#54

Meta Quest Pro

4.0
(1)
"I tried it out for around an hour and it was actually a pretty decent experience."
#55

Valve

4.0
(1)
"Supports SteamVR and Oculus store games, so it should work."
#56

Qualcomm

4.0
(1)
"The suggested settings improve the sharpness and performance significantly."
#57

Syntech

4.0
(1)
"Syntech link cable for wired"
#58

PrismXR

4.0
(1)
"Another good and relatively cheap Wifi 6 router is the PrismXR Puppis S1 (~$80) which is intented for use with VR."
#59

Visible

3.0
(1)
"Visible is the only one. But capped at 10mbps"
#60

Meta Quest 2

3.0
(1)
"I've successfully worked a few hours in my quest 2. The resolution wasn't really that big of an issue for me."

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