If the product takes off, eventually I may buy one. The problem is I’ll have to buy two so me and my wife can watch movies together, which would be our main use. There’s no way I would spend $7K just for us watch 3D or “spatial” movies.
I think it will be at least three or four years before the device’s price comes down meaningfully and its utility goes up.
If this is the main use, put a fraction of the price of two towards a good TV or two. For mobile watching, get a nice, bigger mobile screen device and share audio between the two of you for movie watching.
I do NOT see Vpro replacing devices already set up well for social (group) watching/consumption. Those devices already exist. Most probably already have them in place. Etc. Use what you already have.
IMO, Vpro is scratching itches for screens not as readily available, such as delivering a gigantic laptop screen when one needs more space than 16" to get their
own work done (solo). There's no practical way to lug- say- a 50" screen onto the airplane and then trying to use it with a laptop in cramped seating. Or if it's just you or just your wife wanting to watch an inflight movie on a bigger (than iDevice or laptop screen) while flying, Vpro could scratch that itch too.
I don't really envision families sharing the same physical space, all wearing Vpros for purposes that are likely better served with a big television and/or a bigger mobile screen device to watch on airplanes. Even in money to burn scenarios where that's affordable, 2+ people trying to watch the same movie in multiple Vpros are going to be watching out of sync, which means those behind whoever is furthest along is going to be hearing/feeling their reactions BEFORE others get to the point where they too will react.
I lean quite positive on this product... but I do NOT see it being preferable to the "as is" for group experiences where the group is sharing the same room. Gather around the television for that. Gather around the big desktop screen. Etc. I "THINK" this is a solo user device in situations where one person wants/needs a big mobile screen. Or, via other uses,
one person is wanting to do things better suited to a 3-dimensional view (for VR) or for various AR uses where holding up an iDevice to create the overlays is less desirable (recall the pokeman go game, where one had to hold up an iPhone to see the virtual characters in your local area. Instead of looking through a phone, you just look- no holding a frame up in front of your face and moving it around to find them).
In about all uses though, I foresee
solo user benefits- not group... UNLESS the group is not sharing the same physical space and wants to create a good illusion of coming together in the same virtual space and/or virtually attending the "big game" (or show) together as if they have flown to where it is being played and are actually going to be sitting there side by side.
I'm open to being completely wrong about that and- just like with iDevices & computers- there may be many uses where everyone in a household can benefit from having a Vpro of their own, I just don't foresee much of that now. Someone will need to show me some applications where that will be better in group scenarios than leaning on existing tech already in place.
