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Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2

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Re: Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2

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Post by burningion »

elicash wrote: post #39

While I don't plan to purchase one, I do feel a desire to buy an iPhone 15 Pro just so I can start capturing spatial video just in case this DOES succeed. I won't purchase one, because I'm always a few generations of iPhones behind, but the desire is there.

I have the 15 Pro, and I don't think it's worth it. There's dual camera sensors, but they're extremely close, and the depth effect only works when recording up close. I've taken a few videos of my kid, but I can't watch them.

There are converters from the iPhone's depth format [MV-HEVC](http://www.hevc.info/mvhevc) to stuff that can run on Quest devices, but they don't seem to be that great. (You need to have it in a different format like Side By Side, or SBS.)

As the other commenter said, better to wait.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2

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Post by maaaaattttt »

robg wrote: post #114

Biggest question for me is how it feels on my face. If it makes airplane travel more fun for cross country flights, that alone is worth the cost to me.

I hadn't thought about airplane travel before. The idea of "escaping" the inside of a plane for a few hours on a long flight sounds very appealing.

I feel the slightest turbulences could lead to instant nausea (or worse) though.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2

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Post by elicash »

1shooner wrote: post #142
elicash wrote: post #39

While I don't plan to purchase one, I do feel a desire to buy an iPhone 15 Pro just so I can start capturing spatial video just in case this DOES succeed. I won't purchase one, because I'm always a few generations of iPhones behind, but the desire is there.

'Spatial video'? I guess this is just an Apple marketing term because they don't want to say 3D? Can you imagine how boring non-spatial video would be?

No, it's not the same as 3D. They are 6DOF videos, essentially, so you can change perspective.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2

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Post by unsupp0rted »

nottorp wrote: post #126
unsupp0rted wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I trust Apple-made lenses a lot more than any strip-mall optician. Apple lenses will be worse than the best but far better than the average.

> I trust Apple-made lenses a lot more than any strip-mall optician. Who said anything about strip mall opticians? At least they let you swap the lenses. Will they do the unthinkable and let the iPad be multiuser as well?

There are lot more strip mall opticians than there are expert craftspeople of lenses. Apple's lenses will be fine... probably much better than fine.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2

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Post by eclipxe »

Hehohei wrote: post #37
ren_engineer wrote: post #22

>With Mac Virtual Display, users can even bring the powerful capabilities of their Mac into Vision Pro, creating an enormous, private, and portable 4K display, ideal for pro workflows this to me would be the more immediate selling point(compared to more consumer type stuff), if this is good enough to replace external monitors so I can essentially have my ideal setup wherever I want. Companies could offer these as a r…

I will not sit in a office, were other people can see me, wearing snow goggles. As expensive as they are, as stylish as they are.

Why do you care what it looks like to other people around you?

Re: Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2

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Post by MBCook »

unsupp0rted wrote: post #43
nottorp wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Concerned? No, I just don't see any use for it. At least not at that price. Too expensive for a gimmick. At least I didn't buy a PSVR :) Also, as someone who wears glasses: 1. I trust my regular optometrist a lot more than Apple-made lenses. 2. Do I remember right that you can't swap prescription lenses, so you'd have to get one for each family member? Holy 2500 * N!

I trust Apple-made lenses a lot more than any strip-mall optician. Apple lenses will be worse than the best but far better than the average.

Zeiss is making them, not Apple

Re: Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2

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Post by theshackleford »

nottorp wrote: post #31
ren_engineer wrote: post #22

>With Mac Virtual Display, users can even bring the powerful capabilities of their Mac into Vision Pro, creating an enormous, private, and portable 4K display, ideal for pro workflows this to me would be the more immediate selling point(compared to more consumer type stuff), if this is good enough to replace external monitors so I can essentially have my ideal setup wherever I want. Companies could offer these as a r…

> creating an enormous, private, and portable 4K display One? But but... I use multiple monitors... what kind of pros are they targeting it at? > Companies could offer these as a return to office incentive ... along with a self driving car so you can wear your headset on the 2 hour commute? :)

Plenty of pros to my surprise operate with a single display, by choice.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2

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Post by MBCook »

nottorp wrote: post #126
unsupp0rted wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I trust Apple-made lenses a lot more than any strip-mall optician. Apple lenses will be worse than the best but far better than the average.

> I trust Apple-made lenses a lot more than any strip-mall optician. Who said anything about strip mall opticians? At least they let you swap the lenses. Will they do the unthinkable and let the iPad be multiuser as well?

Do we even know this is multi-user? I remember that being a big question hit don’t know if it was ever answered.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2

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Post by shafyy »

satvikpendem wrote: post #89

The main issue I have with the Vision Pro is that Apple learned with the iPad what to do and what not to do when it comes to their customers, chiefly to have an app store that you could not install software outside of. Had the Mac been invented today, it surely would follow the same model, and the Vision Pro is very likely to be following such a model. If I can't use it to have my own applications, whatever they migh…

Well, at least if you live in the EU, soon, you'll be able to sideload apps to your iPhone (and I think also iPad) and probably this law will require them to do it for the Vision (Pro).

Re: Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2

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Post by steve1977 »

Podgajski wrote: post #76
FumblingBear wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Personally, I'm excited for the productivity aspects of it. I think my main use case will probably be relaxing in my comfy chair with a macbook on my lap projected into a much larger screen with some other floating windows like documentation, youtube tutorials, etc. off to the sides. I currently don't have any extra screens for the macbook, so being able to utilize some native apps for stuff like that seems quite hel…

Porn. Your going to use it for porn. Edit: geez, just don’t have a sense of humor here? Or is it the truth Then you’re downloading this because you’re embarrassed?

I guess „downloading“ was a Freudian slip here… ;)
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