Meta Quest Pro – Bad AR Passthrough

Post by mensetmanusman » Wed, Jan 04, 2023, 3:34 PM UTC

Zee2 wrote: post #133

mensetmanusman wrote: post #118

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AR will never be able to mix depth to objects with the real world due to the physics of image planes. MR could do that, so it might be one key difference.

Full lightfield AR displays would have no issue with this. Even some hypothetical giga-sandwich of waveguide planes like a Magic Leap 1 on steroids could do an effective approximation of this. (Assuming by "mix depth to objects with the real world" you mean "having virtual objects alongside real objects with convincing depth alignment")

Post by hawk_ » Wed, Jan 04, 2023, 3:52 PM UTC

rsynnott wrote: post #189

vineyardmike wrote: post #7

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If you’re interested in virtual monitors, and willing to be a bit ahem bleeding edge, try the NReal Air. They’re no replacement for a high quality 34” curved monitor but come kinda close to a nice 25” 1080p monitor IME. They suffer the same issues as other VR solutions (focusing on fine text can be hard, it shakes on your head, etc). But unlike the Quest, you can set it to “Aircast” mode which basically replaces an V…

> They’re no replacement for a high quality 34” curved monitor but come kinda close to a nice 25” 1080p monitor IME. So, this is something I think I'm pretty much missing here. Acceptable 25" 1080p monitors are pretty cheap these days; why would a potential user not just get some of those? VR might or might not be useful for some things (I'm pretty much unconvinced so far) but the "virtual monitor" use case is just b…

Post by shortstuffsushi » Wed, Jan 04, 2023, 4:08 PM UTC

ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #153

RistrettoMike wrote: post #3

On mobile, so I can’t properly view/appreciate the detail-shots, but this is exactly the kind of post I’ve been waiting to see written covering the Quest Pro. I tried the Quest 2 last year mostly out of curiosity for the use cases that Meta themselves would go on to push as the primary focuses of the Quest Pro; VR productivity and virtual monitors. I was left drastically underwhelmed at the time with the resolution a…

>I tried the Quest 2 last year mostly out of curiosity for the use cases that Meta themselves would go on to push as the primary focuses of the Quest Pro; VR productivity and virtual monitors. I was left drastically underwhelmed at the time with the resolution and viewing experience from the Quest 2 That's not really a fair assessment of the Quest 2. The Quest 2 is just a budget (400 Euros) gaming console, and for th…

Post by baby » Wed, Jan 04, 2023, 4:23 PM UTC

criddell wrote: post #109

edgefield wrote: post #21

A new VR arcade opened up in my area and I visited with my son. They were using HTC Vive headsets, which retail for $1,000+. It’s the first time I really used VR, especially in a couch coop mode setup. The following struck me: (1) There is no killer, must have game for VR. Beat Saber seems to be the most popular and mainstream game but not nearly engaging enough to convince the mass market to buy one or more VR heads…

There's a VR place near me called Sandbox VR that gets good reviews on Yelp and Google. My family went and it was... okay. We played together for about 45 minutes and we all came away with the same opinion - it was kind of fun, but none of us really wanted to play it again. I don't know which headset they used but I do know we each had an entire PC in a backpack strapped to us.

Post by shortstuffsushi » Wed, Jan 04, 2023, 5:19 PM UTC

baby wrote: post #196

shortstuffsushi wrote: post #195

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Isn't the Quest 2 the newest headset they offer? Why wouldn't it be fair to try that out and see if it worked, and come to the conclusion that it was underwhelming?

Quest pro