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Comment by crazygringo

This is an intriguing idea, possibly much more convenient and ergonomic for productivity than a fully fledged VR headset.

But the fact that these are 1080p internal displays suggests it's a "fixed" 1080p screen that moves with your head, not a "virtual" screen that appears to stay in place as you move your head.

Does anyone here have any experience with how usable that is? When I start up my Oculus Quest 2 and it has the fixed startup screen logo before it switches to head-tracking mode, it's rather disorienting, since visual cues are totally mismatched with my sense of balance.

I'm not sure whether I could get used to a big screen "tethered" to my head angle like that, or if you get used to it?

Also I wonder about the brightness here -- the Quest 2 isn't very bright at all, but it's OK since virtually all surrounding light is blocked out and my eyes adjust. Whereas this device is basically large sunglasses that lets in tons of surrounding light -- does the screen brightness compete?

parent crazygringo 4 years ago

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