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Vario XR has a very good resolution. Did anyone try to code with it?

by kovek 5y ago

caslon 5y ago
I think you mean Varjo. It's a pretty ridiculous headset, but the thing also forces you to buy a $2000/month subscription after you purchase it. It's safe to say it's not a really reasonable option. It also doesn't actually have a particularly high resolution, and sort of cheats by making your periphery have a significantly lower resolution (hardware, not software, is responsible for this, so you can't just turn foveated rendering off), which makes it good for many use cases, but worse for programming.
- samplatt 5y ago
  Got a source for the "forces you to subscribe" bit? Everything I've seen says that part is optional. Also, even disregarding the extra focal-spot screens, you're wrong about the resolution. It's the highest of all headsets that don't have insanely wide FOV's like the Pimax8K, by a long way. 2880 x 2720 per eye (Varjo VR-3) > 1832 x 1920 per eye (Quest 2) > 1440 x 1600 per eye (Vive Pro 2) ~= 1600 x 1440 per eye (Valve Index)
  - caslon 5y ago
    https://store.varjo.com/xr-3 https://store.varjo.com/xr-3 A valid Varjo XR subscription is required to use the device Every XR-3 user must have a Varjo account and a valid XR subscription. Read more here. You could have just checked the store.
    - caslon 5y ago
      Just to eliminate any doubt, the same is also the case for the VR-3 and every other Varjo model: A valid Varjo VR subscription is required to use the device Every VR-3 user must have a Varjo account and a valid VR subscription. Read more here. https://store.varjo.com/vr-3 https://store.varjo.com/vr-3
    - samplatt 5y ago
      Fair call. I guess I cast doubt on that because I knew the resolution assertion was wrong. The TOS says that the minimum subscription length is 1 year, so that brings the absolute minimum cost to US$3990 for the VR-3.
    - samplatt 5y ago
      $2000/month is wrong, too. It's $750/year.
ptom 5y ago
OP here - Doesn't run this particular software, and it's prohibitively expensive unless you've got corporate sponsorship. Would love to give it a try, though.
gardaani 5y ago
I haven't tried coding on Varjo, but I've played Alyx on their Varjo VR-1 headset. The resolution is incredible! No blur, no pixels visible. While playing, I often just stopped to look at things to see pixels or other flaws in them, but I couldn't really see any flaws. Also, texts looked very sharp like in the real world.

Vario XR has a very good resolution. Did anyone try to code with it?

by kovek 5y ago

Vario XR has a very good resolution. Did anyone try to code with it?

I think you mean Varjo. It's a pretty ridiculous headset, but the thing also forces you to buy a $2000/month subscription after you purchase it. It's safe to say it's not a really reasonable option. It also doesn't actually have a particularly high resolution, and sort of cheats by making your periphery have a significantly lower resolution (hardware, not software, is responsible for this, so you can't just turn foveated rendering off), which makes it good for many use cases, but worse for programming.

samplatt 5y ago
Got a source for the "forces you to subscribe" bit? Everything I've seen says that part is optional. Also, even disregarding the extra focal-spot screens, you're wrong about the resolution. It's the highest of all headsets that don't have insanely wide FOV's like the Pimax8K, by a long way. 2880 x 2720 per eye (Varjo VR-3) > 1832 x 1920 per eye (Quest 2) > 1440 x 1600 per eye (Vive Pro 2) ~= 1600 x 1440 per eye (Valve Index)
- caslon 5y ago
  https://store.varjo.com/xr-3 https://store.varjo.com/xr-3 A valid Varjo XR subscription is required to use the device Every XR-3 user must have a Varjo account and a valid XR subscription. Read more here. You could have just checked the store.
  - caslon 5y ago
    Just to eliminate any doubt, the same is also the case for the VR-3 and every other Varjo model: A valid Varjo VR subscription is required to use the device Every VR-3 user must have a Varjo account and a valid VR subscription. Read more here. https://store.varjo.com/vr-3 https://store.varjo.com/vr-3
  - samplatt 5y ago
    Fair call. I guess I cast doubt on that because I knew the resolution assertion was wrong. The TOS says that the minimum subscription length is 1 year, so that brings the absolute minimum cost to US$3990 for the VR-3.
  - samplatt 5y ago
    $2000/month is wrong, too. It's $750/year.

ptom 5y ago

OP here - Doesn't run this particular software, and it's prohibitively expensive unless you've got corporate sponsorship. Would love to give it a try, though.

gardaani 5y ago

I haven't tried coding on Varjo, but I've played Alyx on their Varjo VR-1 headset. The resolution is incredible! No blur, no pixels visible. While playing, I often just stopped to look at things to see pixels or other flaws in them, but I couldn't really see any flaws. Also, texts looked very sharp like in the real world.