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Your comment is the first time I heard about these glasses. The $379 price tag seems quite reasonable and I was really thinking about buying a pair. After looki

by 4ggr0 4y ago

Your comment is the first time I heard about these glasses. The $379 price tag seems quite reasonable and I was really thinking about buying a pair. After looking a bit closer at the specs I think I will wait for a 90hz+ version. But else, they seem great. It's cool that they draw power from the connected device, one battery less to have to worry about. Maybe to explain why I want more than 60hz - I wouldn't buy them to be productive, but for gaming. I've been gaming with 120hz for quite a few years now, and don't really want to half my framerate. Even when gaming in VR I'm experiencing between 60 and 90fps. I guess gaming is the only thing which prevents me from buying these glasses, for work 60hz is enough and most movies are 24fps anyways...

vineyardmike 4y ago
> Your comment is the first time I heard about these glasses. They had a huge media blitz recently on YouTube. They got a bunch of YouTubers to talk about how great they were paired with the Steam Deck. Apparently they extend the battery life too because the built-in screen uses more energy than the glasses. I don’t do much gaming where specs matter (mostly co-op of casual games), and I’ve never used them for gaming. I imagine I wouldn’t mind them too much depending on the game. I bet a game like factorio would struggle since there’s a lot of UI elements that are small and it’d be hard to distinguish with the glasses instead of a big high-res monitor. Other games would probably be fine though (again except for frame rate).
- 4ggr0 4y ago
  > how great they were paired with the Steam Deck Didn't even think about this use-case...Sounds fun during a plane flight, holding the Steam Deck in your lap and just resting your head the way you fell comfortable. Probably a bit jarring for the other passengers :) But also to just lay on your couch or even in bed. > I bet a game like factorio would struggle since there’s a lot of UI elements that are small Bet, yeah. Probably great for first-person, third-person and racing games. Games which rely heavily on UIs and menus are probably not that fun. I don't know how sharp the screens on these glasses are, but I couldn't imagine playing Factorio on a HTC Vive. Granted, the Vive is old and screens have gotten better, but it's the only reference I have.

by 4ggr0 4y ago

vineyardmike 4y ago

> Your comment is the first time I heard about these glasses. They had a huge media blitz recently on YouTube. They got a bunch of YouTubers to talk about how great they were paired with the Steam Deck. Apparently they extend the battery life too because the built-in screen uses more energy than the glasses. I don’t do much gaming where specs matter (mostly co-op of casual games), and I’ve never used them for gaming. I imagine I wouldn’t mind them too much depending on the game. I bet a game like factorio would struggle since there’s a lot of UI elements that are small and it’d be hard to distinguish with the glasses instead of a big high-res monitor. Other games would probably be fine though (again except for frame rate).

4ggr0 4y ago
> how great they were paired with the Steam Deck Didn't even think about this use-case...Sounds fun during a plane flight, holding the Steam Deck in your lap and just resting your head the way you fell comfortable. Probably a bit jarring for the other passengers :) But also to just lay on your couch or even in bed. > I bet a game like factorio would struggle since there’s a lot of UI elements that are small Bet, yeah. Probably great for first-person, third-person and racing games. Games which rely heavily on UIs and menus are probably not that fun. I don't know how sharp the screens on these glasses are, but I couldn't imagine playing Factorio on a HTC Vive. Granted, the Vive is old and screens have gotten better, but it's the only reference I have.