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I tried to with a Quest 2. Immersed VR was the only option I found for getting multiple virtual monitors with my non-VR-ready work laptop (it has to encode and stream the virtual monitors to the headset), but performance was not good enough for more than two screens at a reasonable resolution.

I did see the promise of it though. Input was not a problem as I'm able to touch type without looking at the keyboard. Being able to position additional screens all around your main screen was amazing -- with physical monitors I only have space for two.

Using a VR-ready machine to directly run the headset and some headless monitor emulator adapters might result in a better experience right now. With this kind of setup you can use other VR desktop software, e.g. Virtual Desktop.

Yeah in the end, this may be the only killer app for VR. Replacing multiple monitors.

Think about all the space multiple monitor desk environments takes up in the real, and how little space a VR replacement takes up via the virtual.

The other cool thing is the separation between home and work. Once the headset is off, work is done. That separation is actually very important, and ironically it's actually the worst thing about playing in VR while being the best thing about working in VR.

Financially, we're possibly talking up to a $100K if you think about how much a fully separated and furnished home office can cost. That's a real value prop.

For now, and I think for the next several years at least, if you can afford to purchase and drive a headset which comfortably replaces multiple monitors, you likely already have the space and resources to use multiple monitors already. I spared no expense on a fully kitted-out home office and didn't spend anywhere near $100k USD.

It’s $420 for headset and 1 year subscription. You can’t buy 5 comparable monitors for that price. Or 3 like I use.

Yeah, but if you've got the choice, would you want to? I can have a dedicated room with lots of black boxes and wires that's a pain to clean and reconfigure, and which I have to work in, or I can not. Frankly I'd trade some resolution for that.

Well, depends where you live. But my house is about 250k per non commons area room. If I had another child, there would go my office most likely

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