So last weekend I was 99.9% certain that I would be pre-ordering the AVP in a little over 2 hours from now. For me, it would have been extremely expensive since I would not only have to pay for the thing, plus whatever state sales tax would be applied, but also shipping from the US to Thailand, and then an additional 27% on top of that total for local sales tax and import duty. But I'm fortunate to be able to splash the cash, and put the funds in place, jumping through all sorts of hoops to hopefully ensure that I would be able to purchase the thing when the time came.
Personally I never envisaged the AVP as a productivity tool (although it would be possibly be of benefit for the videos I edit in Davinci Resolve) - for me the main use case would have been consuming content (both existing, and what I consider to be "next generation"). Those 4K per eye screens were the primary motivating factor over all other options out there right now. I don't think people really appreciate just how big a difference 4K per eye is going to make over all other headsets on the market right now - expect to read a lot about this in the coming weeks.
But with the news that there will be no YouTube (yeah right - you really think the YouTube VR experience is going to be optimal in Safari?), and that Netflix can't be bothered to build an app for it, I'm now only about 10% certain that I will go through with the purchase.
Who knows. Maybe in a couple of hours and after a few more beers I will just go "ahhh f#ck it" and try to buy one.
At the end of the day, none of the write-ups from those who have tried the thing have really made much difference, and certainly none of the discussion on forums has impacted my decision.
But if some of the biggest content libraries in the world (and by far, the biggest 3D/180VR/360VR content library on the planet) are not interested in supporting this device, I question why I should.
I'm probably going to end up buying the Quest 3 and the Viture glasses (I have use cases for both), with the view that they will just be temporary stop-gaps until other options with 4K per eye become available.
Best of luck to everyone with their pre-orders, but if you've changed your mind, I'd be fascinated to hear why.
Personally I never envisaged the AVP as a productivity tool (although it would be possibly be of benefit for the videos I edit in Davinci Resolve) - for me the main use case would have been consuming content (both existing, and what I consider to be "next generation"). Those 4K per eye screens were the primary motivating factor over all other options out there right now. I don't think people really appreciate just how big a difference 4K per eye is going to make over all other headsets on the market right now - expect to read a lot about this in the coming weeks.
But with the news that there will be no YouTube (yeah right - you really think the YouTube VR experience is going to be optimal in Safari?), and that Netflix can't be bothered to build an app for it, I'm now only about 10% certain that I will go through with the purchase.
Who knows. Maybe in a couple of hours and after a few more beers I will just go "ahhh f#ck it" and try to buy one.
At the end of the day, none of the write-ups from those who have tried the thing have really made much difference, and certainly none of the discussion on forums has impacted my decision.
But if some of the biggest content libraries in the world (and by far, the biggest 3D/180VR/360VR content library on the planet) are not interested in supporting this device, I question why I should.
I'm probably going to end up buying the Quest 3 and the Viture glasses (I have use cases for both), with the view that they will just be temporary stop-gaps until other options with 4K per eye become available.
Best of luck to everyone with their pre-orders, but if you've changed your mind, I'd be fascinated to hear why.
