That 14-day return window is fast approaching.
  • rickdg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    28·
    9 months ago

    Buying to return it after getting a good feel of the latest tech is a nice move if you have the money.

    • tahoe@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      9 months ago

      Probably awful for the planet in most situations though. It’s unsure what they’ll do with the products, especially when they’re not available refurbished

  • qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    9 months ago

    If they halve the price and weight and I’d be very interested in one. The processing power should have been in the battery pack, and the outward facing screen seems absolutely worthless.

    • Death_Equity@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      9 months ago

      They had the tech to make it a great product but fell on their face with gimmicks and poor software support to actually make it succeed.

      I don’t think the processing needed to be in the battery pack, the weight savings would have been minimal compared to removing the second screen and it would have added more thermal management concerns.

      They really needed halo apps to make it worth keeping, at least native Netflix.

      • glimse@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        9 months ago

        But without that extra screen, you wouldn’t get those creepy digital eyes that apparently don’t work very well if you have dark skin!

        • Death_Equity@lemmy.worldEnglish
          61·
          9 months ago

          Are you saying the luxury product company with the white aesthetic isn’t designing or testing their products knowing that some of their customers might have dark skin? No way.

    • sleep_deprived@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      9 months ago

      I don’t think the weight itself is really the issue - the Vision Pro is significantly lighter than the Valve Index, but significantly less comfortable from the accounts I’ve heard. I bet it’s more the weight distribution and horrible strap design that’s making it so uncomfortable. I’d also add that the walled garden kills just about every use case I’d have for it.

    • ouRKaoS@lemmy.todayEnglish
      5·
      9 months ago

      Next year when they release the not pro model for $1000 that’s essentially an iPhone in one of those cardboard VR headsets, people are going to be all over it…

  • Pringles@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    9 months ago

    Why is all the hardware in the front though? Can’t they make something that you hang over your shoulders with a cable running to the now much lighter headset?

  • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    21·
    9 months ago

    Comfort is among the most cited reasons for returns. People have said the headset gives them headaches and triggers motion sickness. The weight of the device, and the fact that most of it is front-loaded, has been another complaint.

    Well yeah, the refresh rate of the screens is only 90Hz, and you’re viewing the outside world through a bunch of cameras while using it. For the AR functionality to work seamlessly and avoid motion sickness/headaches, the refresh rate of the screens needs to be much higher, probably around 220-240Hz. And the cameras need to be a lot better, especially in low light situations. The resolution of the Vision Pro is very good though, so that’s not the issue here.