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Re: Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?

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Post by archagon »

jfoster wrote: post #144
archagon wrote: post #96

I bought it shortly after release, but returned it a month later: * The sizing options are really confusing, and my measured fit (as determined by the app over a dozen runs) felt somewhat loose. Apple Store staff could not tell me what the numbers meant and could only size me through the app. * There's not a lot of VR content available right now — just a few short (admittedly impressive) clips. * I feel isolated when…

How did you find the visual fidelity in Vision Pro vs Quest? (which Quest, by the way?)

Visual fidelity is great, though that reminds me: one of the reasons it gives me a headache is that the passthrough video is ever so slightly motion blurry and laggy. Makes you feel like you’re drunk. But clarity is excellent. (I have a Quest 1 but will probably upgrade to the 3 when it goes on sale.)

Re: Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?

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Post by [deleted] »

paulcole wrote: post #124
Teever wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mean, is it so wild though? It's not like they're going to face any actual repercussions for this behavior.

I was joking. They don’t advertise it that way at all. It’s hard to believe the guy I was replying to even bought a Vision Pro in the first place if he’s the kind of guy to say “Apple Police.”

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Re: Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?

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Post by FabHK »

Suppafly wrote: post #62
pram wrote: post #29

Yes, mostly for the Mac display. Also when crankin’ my hog (just being honest)

>Also when crankin’ my hog (just being honest) Honestly that seems like the primary use case whenever the topic is mentioned. I'm sure there are cool innovative uses for them, but porn is always going to be at the forefront.

> porn

Thanks, "crankin' my hog" was not in the Apple supplied Oxford Dictionary of English, but this confirms my guess...

Re: Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?

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Post by FabHK »

georgespencer wrote: post #52
ramblerman wrote: post #46

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thanks for being honest, do you use apps for that, or just more immersive in such a big screen?

Neither a Vision Pro owner nor much of a hog cranker, so this comment may be something of a 'premature ejaculation', but I don't think there's any prospect of native applications designed to aid manipulating oneself to issue passing App Review.

If it's described as "A native application designed to aid manipulating oneself to issue", it might just pass App Review?

Re: Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?

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Post by morgango »

Interesting, my partner's son got one for free for developing some graphics drivers that needed to be ported to the Vision Pro. I was super interested in it for a few days but we never took it out of the box. I have been meaning to take a look at it, but life keeps getting in the way.

Re: Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?

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Post by FabHK »

netvl wrote: post #125

Yes, almost every day. I spend approximately 60-70% of my time working with the headset on, connected to my MacBook. It’s actually better for me than my physical display because of the Zeiss inserts - I usually don’t wear glasses, so due to inserts, the desktop is subjectively crisper than the monitor :) I really can’t wait for visionOS 2 improvements in the virtual display feature. Most of the media content I consum…

> the headset does not light up the entire room

Isn't there this front display for the pass-through eyes? That switches off automatically if there is no interaction, or it's just not very bright?

Re: Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?

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Post by talldayo »

paulcole wrote: post #124
Teever wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mean, is it so wild though? It's not like they're going to face any actual repercussions for this behavior.

I was joking. They don’t advertise it that way at all. It’s hard to believe the guy I was replying to even bought a Vision Pro in the first place if he’s the kind of guy to say “Apple Police.”

Pity on them, for having expectations and hopes.

Re: Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?

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Post by paulcole »

talldayo wrote: post #158
paulcole wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was joking. They don’t advertise it that way at all. It’s hard to believe the guy I was replying to even bought a Vision Pro in the first place if he’s the kind of guy to say “Apple Police.”

Pity on them, for having expectations and hopes.

Is it? Isn't this an IRL scorpion + frog tale? Except this time the scorpion was like “Yeah I’ll bite ya”. Not a ton of pity for the frog.

Re: Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?

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Post by hammyhavoc »

ein0p wrote: post #150
hammyhavoc wrote: post #148

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The iPad not allowing multiple users seems like leaving money on the table for cheap, decent-battery family computer, even if they're not really into Apple.

+1. Especially considering that this capability already exists in iPad, you just need school-specific management software to use it. But the problem is much more acute in a novel device without much of a software catalog, selling at three times the price

There's certain things that the iPad can do relatively cheaply, but they're not things anybody in our family would use all the time, but as a quick "oh, can I just borrow the iPad to xyz?", that would be fine. Wouldn't be a daily-driver (we're NixOS nerds in this house), but I imagine a lot of households would buy one whereas they otherwise probably wouldn't. We've had Surface Pros before, but the integration of pen/pencil and software availability left a lot to be desired if you wanted a dedicated tablet rather than a 2-in-1 experience. Never bought any further Surface Pros.
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