Pico 4 experience and settings
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@TUAF-Ripper as for you in wherever you are, i’m really sorry. that is just wrong.
Maybe get a VPN and sort that? Or look into darker apks that people have cooked, just be careful.
And if I can do anything to help (send you the APK?) then let me know… though I have a feeling the distrib I have will likely bark from your national IP range.
Lmk if I can help though, and I certainly wish you luck… that stinks, brother. -
@ipetter said in Pico 4 experience and settings:
Tried Streaming Assistant again, settings maxed and with the bitrate set to 100-125 mbps via manual edit of the config-file for it. While the GFX is on par with or slightly better than VD, there’s something that looks like a “zoom-stutter” using this, and it’s very annoying! The performance is also worse, and bitrate seems more unstable with some stuttering.
My conclusion is that Virtual Desktop is superior on the Pico 4. Also, there’s no warping that Quest 2 users have been reporting with VD.
Final settings (for now):
BMS Config:
set g_nVRHMD 1 // Enables the OpenVR (default 0/false). set g_fVRZOOMFOV 60 // Field of view in degrees for VR ZOOM (default 60.0). set g_nVRHMCSEYE 0 // HMCS renders, 0 Right eye, 1 Left eye (default 0/false). set g_fVRResolution 1.3 // VR resolution multiplier. 1.0 by default. set g_bVRParallelRenderThread 1 // Enable Multi-Thread optimization for VR set g_bVRNoPresent 1 // This will not display the companion window in VR (only HMD will show image in 3d).
Also turned off environment mapping, but left shadows on.
Steam VR:
- World scale 120%
Virtual Desktop:
- Quality: High
- Bitrate: 125 mbps (go higher if you can, this is my max ATM)
- Refresh: 90 Hz (has to be enabled on the headset first)
- Sharpening: 30%
- Everything else is on default/auto.
Since I have an AMD Radeon GFX-card, VD uses H.264 encoding for better performance. Nvidia users will most likely want HEVC, and VD will probably select it automatically. This will improve the image slightly, at the cost of a bit more latency.
YMMW, so if anyone else is using the Pico 4 do please share your experiences, settings and computer specs
This conditions just work nice. Thank you.
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@bluesharp
He’s Aces on the codec information there.
Why go SA?
Why 120 instead of 140? en/de-coding? Sure.
AND thank you for the latency info on the nVidia/HEVC issue. As with top line (codec intel) it’s good to learn more each day.
LATENCY happens to be my issue. So it’s good to know I’m dealing with that while comparing diags to others online with radeon cards.
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Here’s a short video demonstrating how to interface with BMS and tools while using the PICO 4 and virtual desktop. It includes all my settings at the end of the video.
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You’re not getting an optimal wireless experience with a Wi-Fi 5 connection especially using TP-Link equipment. Asus Wi-Fi 6 routers are generally recommended. You can get a cheap Asus 1300 Wi-Fi 6 router specifically for your Pico 4 to connect with. Make sure your PC is connected by a LAN cable to the router you’re connecting to the Pico and you’re off to the races.
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@mikelimtw said
You’re not getting an optimal wireless experience with a Wi-Fi 5 connection …
That’s why I use a Wifi 6 router. (TP-Link AX3000 M)
Asus Wi-Fi 6 routers are generally recommended.
I’ve had no issues with my TP-Link router, in fact it replaces an Asus Wifi5 router, which gave me endless trouble having to reboot regularly. Ive been using TP-Link switches for years without issue.
Make sure your PC is connected by a LAN cable to the router you’re connecting to the Pico and you’re off to the races.
That’s exactly how i’m connected, and thanks for the tips.
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Hello !
I tried to improve things without touching any falcon_bms.cfg line or usb tethering settings.
Just using the “vanilla settings” and keep things simple and stupid.-
I plug my headset with a GOOD usb cable
(no USB Tethering… I’m just connecting into Streaming Assistant wired. I don’t even understand the utility of tethering and can’t find the option anyway). -
I set 90hz into the headset settings menu.
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I update Streaming Assistant on the computer, and i set display mode to “HD” or “ULTRA”, and 90hz (don’t really see the difference between these two actually).
Now, Falcon looks just fine, i’m able to read my instrument into the cockpit
Running on a 3070ti, I’ve got 70 fps anyway and nothing is set “carrefully” for now.
I should be able to improve FPS, having a look at graphics option, “fine tune” my graphics options, active the line “set g_bVRNoPresent 1 // set to 1 to disable companion”, this kind of things.Works just fine now, i can finally read my MFDs/ded and the cockpit is even more impressive !
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Question on upscaling & nvidia settings.
So, got a Pico4 but still running an old setup (i5-4670K CPU, 8GB RAM , 1TB SSD, GeForce GTX 1080 Ti).
When running it with my simpit (4K main screen, 3x 10.4" + 1x 4" screens) I usually get a pretty descent FPS (70-90) with ok settings (shadows or environment mappings not disabled or anything).However, in VR my FPS is terrible. Around 25-30 max with all stuff disabled that is mentioned in this thread.
So I’ve been reading this topic and some other forum posts on ideal settings in steamVR, Pico streaming assistent and I’m a bit confused now on what I should alter where.Upscaling.
Keep BMS at 1.0, SteamVR at 100%, Streaming assistent at high instead of ultra? VR Performance Toolkit to 0,7 or 0.9? Or set BMS to 1.4, steam vr at 60% for example.
So many places I can set an up- or downscale I’m not sure what is best and I’m not doing stuff double or triple.Nvidia settings.
As I understand it, BMS renders and sends to SteamVR, SteamVR sends to Streaming assistent, and that sends it over my UBS cable to the VR headset.
So what application do I need to chose to start fiddling with anti alias etc? BMS, Steam, Streaming assistent? -
One thing i have noticed after having a pico 4 for around 2 weeks is that turning battery saver to ON in the headset under settings my image gets even better again. Its like it provides AA to the mfds and hud and they become so clear.
I honestly couldnt believe it, it makes no sense at all, and i see noone else talking about it!!!
Edit. Ive just seen it drops to 72hz in battery saver so i was seeing a clearer image as its 1/3 less traffic from pc >pico