If the FOV is too small that will be annoying. Lot of things I need to see in person about VP.
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Yeah, I was hoping one of these reviewers would say that they had written or edited their review using the Vision Pro.
He means that there is no way to hold a camera up to the lenses to show you what the optics look like. The screens won't function if eyes aren't detected. You can, of course, do screen recordings, but that won't show the artifacts from the lenses.
The brutal honesty includes saying that it gives you a "pretty great way to work and watch movies".
Humans are designed to use computers at all? Lol. I gave my take on isolation vs collaboration before so I won’t go into it again. But as far as showing work to colleagues and movie cuddling with wife, you’d continue using 2D screens (unless they also use headsets). VP shouldn’t replace 2D screens, it serves other functions.
It’s still virtually impossible to use an iPad as a screen for HDMI output. (It became recently possible in theory due to the new UVC support, but it requires some third-party app and, for HDCP, an expensive and maybe-not-quite-legal HDMI-to-USB converter box.) So I wouldn’t hold my breath.
You stated: "I'll take the tech as is today for all the benefits using this tech gives me."
I've been following the VP progress since well before Cook announced it. I come up empty on the "all the benefits" thing. Seems to me "all the benefits" are going to Apple and its shareholders.
I've been following the VP progress since well before Cook announced it. I come up empty on the "all the benefits" thing. Seems to me "all the benefits" are going to Apple and its shareholders.
Here is what is surprising:
-Surprising that the reviews were more honest than I imagined
-The eye sight thing really sucks, like worse than I thought it would
-Digital Personas are weird but -slightly- better than I imagined
-The battery and how you charge it is stupid and I suspect there is some sort of tech in the battery that the headset needs to power on. That battery can be way bigger in that package
-It doesn't have as good of a field of view as I thought it would
-It doesn't do anything to make low light situations better for you
Not surprising:
-You are paying $4k to be a beta tester
-It has all the same caveats as all other headsets
-It's heavy and awkward
-You played yourself if you bought one
-Surprising that the reviews were more honest than I imagined
-The eye sight thing really sucks, like worse than I thought it would
-Digital Personas are weird but -slightly- better than I imagined
-The battery and how you charge it is stupid and I suspect there is some sort of tech in the battery that the headset needs to power on. That battery can be way bigger in that package
-It doesn't have as good of a field of view as I thought it would
-It doesn't do anything to make low light situations better for you
Not surprising:
-You are paying $4k to be a beta tester
-It has all the same caveats as all other headsets
-It's heavy and awkward
-You played yourself if you bought one
IDK, the other day I was pulling my over-ear headphones off and they got caught up in my hair. I was thinking what a pain in the butt it'd be to use any vr headset (including apple's vision pro) if I had some cool hairdo.
And for the record, I'd say that iPhones (especially iPhones) definitely have a gunky/nerdy/sweaty crowd associated with them. Especially the cringey-ass people who make a big ass rant on the forum about disowning friends with android phones because they can't stand not using imessage to contact their friends. (Holy ****, how cringey is that?!)
And if we're really gonna go off the deep end, I'd say the cheetos and mountain dew come out when you get into people nerding out about high end video gear. Especially if a canon vs red vs nikon vs sony holy war breaks out lol.
Quite often, you'll look at a target and move your cursor or finger over it, but by the time you actually click it, your eyes have already moved on to a different target. Like I'll hover over the "Post reply" button while giving this post I'm writing one last check for errors before I press the button—without directly looking at it.
Or, you may hover over a "next" button that you know you'll be clicking multiple times. On other devices you don't have to look at the button each time you click it.
I've been using my Oculus Quest 2 for years now (or whatever it's called now), mostly for Remote Desktop, and none of these things are "issues". Just something you get used to after you use the device for a few days. Which is why it sounds like he's not very familiar.
They don’t want the battery to disconnect by mistake, so that the user doesn’t suddenly only see all black while maybe they’re walking the stairs or are in some similarly dangerous situation. I guess they could have added a locking mechanism on both sides instead of just one side, but that would have added cost without a clear benefit.
What's the FOV? Keep in mind that Nilay Patel doesn't actually know what it is.
Worse than stuff that's already out there from what I gathered.
Then why do you insist on comparing pricing like people will be cross-shopping a 100" OLED and an AVP? They won't be.
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At least it’s clear now why Apple didn’t promote it for porn.
It would be funny if that single aspect is what will let the AVP fail in the market. But maybe there will be some third-party “privacy shield” accessories available to solve that problem…
Having watched Marcus's video it all seemed fine,
But I will have to be honest and say I was pretty shocked at the alternate strap.
I'd not seen it before, and I think I was expecting something fancy and high end which connected to the behind the head one.
Instead, I have to be honest and say it's looks pretty much exactly like the cheap elastic strap you get with the quest 3, before you buy a nicer quality 3rd party strap.
All else looked nice quality other than this
But I will have to be honest and say I was pretty shocked at the alternate strap.
I'd not seen it before, and I think I was expecting something fancy and high end which connected to the behind the head one.
Instead, I have to be honest and say it's looks pretty much exactly like the cheap elastic strap you get with the quest 3, before you buy a nicer quality 3rd party strap.
All else looked nice quality other than this
Apple is placing them in competition with their advertising for this product. One of the PRIMARY use cases they show is people watching big TV screens. So yeah, according to Apple and a lot of people right here on this board they will be.
Depends on which person is talking about it. Nilay Patel seemed to think it was smaller than 110. And also said Apple hadn't told him what it was. But here's an article that says it's 110 degrees.
Apple Vision Pro Unveiled: Redefining How We Experience Reality
Apple Vision Pro Unveiled: Redefining How We Experience Reality
"One of the defining factors of any VR or AR headset is its field of view (FOV). The Vision Pro boasts a 110-degree FOV, one of the widest in the market. This wide FOV ensures a more immersive experience, as it closely mirrors the human eye's natural field of view, making the transition between the real and digital worlds smoother."