Extend Your Quest Battery & Playtime | Rebuff Reality VR Power 2 for Oculus Quest 2 Review
363Enjoy my Rebuff Reality VR Power 2 Battery Pack for Oculus Quest 2 Review. You can buy the VR Power 2 for $69.99 from Rebuff Reality directly → https://bit.ly/vrpower2, and also on Amazon US → https://amzn.to/3qoahaW or from Amazon UK here → https://amzn.to/3dbdzcn.
After the success of the first VR Power battery pack for the original Quest, Rebuff Reality has revised and optimised its second edition for the Quest 2. The VR Power 2 offers over 8 extra hours of additional playtime, along with some additional improvements that work best with the Quest 2 headset.
The VR Power 2 also acts as a counterweight for your head strap. But I found its impact can vary based on the head strap you attach it to. I always find that the soft strap doesn’t work well with any counterbalance techniques, mostly due to the stretchy fabric strap. To feel any counterweight advantage, you need to add weight to a more rigid strap, such as the Elite Strap, and a top strap is always advised to distribute the weight more evenly.
I tried mounting the VR Power 2 onto a number of alternative head straps. I found that it worked well with the suite of the Eyglo/Esimen/Vakdon head straps, including the K5 I reviewed recently.
It also worked with the BOBOVR M2 and Jayol Halo Strap, but only if you use the top strap that’s provided, this is so that the VR Power 2 has something to attach to. The lower straps then attach onto the inner velcro of the rear pad before reattaching the rear pad back on afterwards.
I also was able to mount the battery onto the X-Super Home battery mount strap, in two ways. First, I was able to mount it right on the back panel, with the battery holder removed, but it needed an extra strap to secure the bottom of it in place by looping a strap around the battery loops and the cutout holes on the rear of the strap. I also was able to mount it upside down, but I wasn’t able to attach the batteries top strap anywhere, so it would hang loose at the bottom. With an additional strap, I reckon I could have made it more secure
It’s a solid and comfortable battery solution for the Quest and Quest 2 headset, just as long as you don’t mind the extra weight on top of your head. Personally, I wouldn’t want that additional weight for use in fitness apps.
If you are buying this accessory solely for counterbalance, I think you would be better off with a strap like the X-Super Home and a separate battery for the ultimate counterbalance strap. Or look for a way to strap this battery more onto the back of the strap than at the top, which is sadly all that this battery has been designed to do.
Because of this, I wish the permanently attached staps were a little longer, or if the straps were separate and they attached via loopholes. This way you could try different mounting techniques or be able to use longer straps to allow you to get the battery located more on the rear of the head strap.
If you play for just a couple of hours a week and you’ve yet to buy a head strap, I would personally go for the Oculus Elite Battery Strap. If you already have a favourite strap and you’re looking for extra playtime in each VR session, then this solution will certainly improve that, but at the sacrifice of a lot of extra weight on top, rather than an all-around counterbalance, plus battery, solution.
For me though, I am happy to just have a lightweight, well-balanced head strap with 2-3 hours of playtime between charges, or someone could possibly make a battery strap where the battery can be easily removed from its cradle for optimal portability, where I can choose to wear and increase the battery life when I need it.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:17 - Brief overview
1:19 - Unboxing
4:27 - Installation
5:46 - Default Soft Strap
6:47 - Oculus Elite Strap
7:00 - Eyglo K5 Strap
7:11 - Jayol Halo Strap
7:16 - BOBOVR M2 Halo Strap
7:31 - X-Super Home Battery Strap
8:33 - Overall impressions
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