Can a $3,500 headset replace your TV? We tried Vision Pro to find out (opens in new tab)

(arstechnica.com)

2 pointsTownley2y ago9 comments

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This piece makes the AVP look a lot like Slow News Season in Big Tech. The pros and cons to the AVP have been obvious to most since the moment it was announced, yet here we are with a weeks-spanning series of use case-specific reviews, mostly coming to the conclusion it doesn't really warrant that extended coverage.

SlightlyLeftPad2y ago

I can’t wait for the Apple vision kids so my 4 year old can watch hours of cocomelon someday. Lol, TIHI

seanmcdirmid2y ago

You aren't supposed to let anyone under 12 use a VR headset.

downrightmike2y ago

hahahaha what a waste.

ijhuygft7762y ago

Yes. Do I want that? No.

sho_hn2y ago

It's obviously not a unqualified "Yes", either. Even the worst $200 TN LCD TV would be superior at watching shows with my wife together vs. one of us sporting an AVP by our lonesome.

Or put another way: There's a couple of different contexts and occasions for using a TV, and buying an AVP is making a choice for only one of them. A $3500 TV is a lot more flexible in this regard.

strangattractor2y ago

My wife and I tried sharing a single eye each of the AVP together. It was distracting unless you closed the eye not being used for the AVP. The resolution was adequate for a single eye.

The head strap was also not large enough to hold the device around both our heads simultaneously. After fashioning a head strap that fit us both I noticed that I could not get stereo sound given that AVP only has 2 speakers. Attempting get my son to watch with us proved to be impossible. All in all the device is somewhat of a failure when watching with others socially.

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sho_hn2y ago

SlightlyLeftPad2y ago

I can’t wait for the Apple vision kids so my 4 year old can watch hours of cocomelon someday. Lol, TIHI

seanmcdirmid2y ago

You aren't supposed to let anyone under 12 use a VR headset.

downrightmike2y ago

hahahaha what a waste.

ijhuygft7762y ago

Yes. Do I want that? No.

sho_hn2y ago

It's obviously not a unqualified "Yes", either. Even the worst $200 TN LCD TV would be superior at watching shows with my wife together vs. one of us sporting an AVP by our lonesome.

Or put another way: There's a couple of different contexts and occasions for using a TV, and buying an AVP is making a choice for only one of them. A $3500 TV is a lot more flexible in this regard.

strangattractor2y ago

My wife and I tried sharing a single eye each of the AVP together. It was distracting unless you closed the eye not being used for the AVP. The resolution was adequate for a single eye.

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