Are you using yours on flights or for work or not at all?
Am I using it now? Not at all. But I blame a new puppy in the household upending my schedule rather than the Vision Pro. Big fan of the puppy release, though, definitely one of my favorite innovations as of late.
Flying to Japan tomorrow and, although it’d be great for the flight, don’t want to lug it around.
I don’t have a Vision Pro, but it seems like overkill to get one just for a couple flights.
How would you use it after the flights? Would you use it at all? If NY to LA is 6 hours, you’re talking almost $300/hr vs just watching some of the in-flight movies. Not to mention it taking up a significant portion of your carry on bag.
I’m not anti-Vision Pro, I plan to get a future version if it keeps progressing, but it seems like you’re looking for an excuse to get it. This doesn’t seem like a great excuse, but if you want one and can afford it, get it for that reason. You don’t need the flight as an excuse.
I absolutely love it for home cinema though, great surround sound and the 3D movies are a cool benefit. I do have to mention, it would benefit me if the weight were lowered a bit. Also, unless you have it frequently plugged in or are swapping out batteries, you may have to spend a large amount of time charging your Vision Pro.
$300 is a lot more palatable. And it's nice that it's just a display, not a whole system like Quest.
When I was doing a lot of flying some years back I took the Google Daydream product -- a minimalist device that you inserted your phone into, and then used a small wireless controller.
Coupled with decent headphones it was a significantly better experience than the in-flight offerings, of course, but the logistics of it all meant I only bothered with this arrangement a handful of times.
I tried to use it for work too and that did not work out, for me the text was too fuzzy and it became frustrating. Reddit forum made me think I was nuts but recently has been shown to be deliberate to reduce screen door effect.
And there's the rub... a $3,500 novelty for rare trips.
Why not consider one of the other portable VR headsets - they'll do everything you're going to want/need on a long flight but will save you $3,000...
Projecting my laptop screen several feet in front of me reduces eye strain.
Mac Virtual Display would be improved with support for dual screens. I’m also excited for Jump to release a Vision Pro app.
My next MacBook will be a 13" - I just don't need the 16" screen anymore.
It’s not comfortable enough to code with, but it’s the best portable movie theater ever made for sure.
So are the $500 VR headsets, by the way...
Of those I think the quest 2 is the best product, fwiw. But the vision is a dev kit for a totally new platform, and I don’t believe any of the others is a fair comp.
Downside: uncomfortable, dorky looking, not social - can't watch with friends/family.
I very rarely reach for it at home over the large OLED TV in my home theater.
