<p>Wireless will always give you some latency (if you're not spending a fortune). I would recommend you try using sdi cables. In video-production, sdi is often used for immediate feedback to the directors monitor etc. - so you should have less of a problem with latency there.</p>

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Florian Claaßen
<p>I have watched <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhRbAjdEiGw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Barbie doll illusion on youtube</a> and wanted to set this up myself.</p>

<p>I already have tried doing it with 1080GTX + Samsung S8+ + GEAR VR + WebCam + RiftCat + SteamVR + Oculus + OVRdrop over 5G Archer C7 wifi. However, the lag is at least half a second and experience just does not work.</p>

<p>I am ok with buying additional equipment (different VR headset, camera, etc), but before investing in equipment I would really like someone to have already tried it.</p>

<p>How to set up streaming from two web cameras or stereo (dual lens) to VR headset without (or minimal) latency? </p>

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How to set up streaming from two webcams or stereo camera (2x lens) to VR headset with minimal latency?
Matas Vaitkevicius
# How to set up streaming from two webcams or stereo camera (2x lens) to VR headset with minimal latency?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-03-02)

I have watched [Barbie doll illusion on youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhRbAjdEiGw) and wanted to set this up myself.

I already have tried doing it with 1080GTX + Samsung S8+ + GEAR VR + WebCam + RiftCat + SteamVR + Oculus + OVRdrop over 5G Archer C7 wifi. However, the lag is at least half a second and experience just does not work.

I am ok with buying additional equipment (different VR headset, camera, etc), but before investing in equipment I would really like someone to have already tried it.

How to set up streaming from two web cameras or stereo (dual lens) to VR headset without (or minimal) latency?

**Tags:** streaming, latency, vr


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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-03-02. Score: 0

Wireless will always give you some latency (if you're not spending a fortune). I would recommend you try using sdi cables. In video-production, sdi is often used for immediate feedback to the directors monitor etc. - so you should have less of a problem with latency there.


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