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This is very interesting to me. I've seen / heard a number of reviewers who have the same complaint about the Virtual Display (too blurry), and a number that do

This is very interesting to me. I've seen / heard a number of reviewers who have the same complaint about the Virtual Display (too blurry), and a number that don't (it's great to work on). Are some people are more perceptive to things like this so they're more bothered by it? Or is there a population segment that is just unable to get a crisp picture via virtual displays, and if so, why? Anyone else tried Virtual Display for an extended period: "too blurry" or "totally fine"???

joshstrange 3y ago
I also find this fascinating. I just listened to ATP's latest episode (not sure if it's out to non-paying members yet, I listen to the "bootleg" feed) and Marco agreed the MVD was too blurry but Casey said it was great to work on. Granted Casey was using it in a hotel room and on a train which, as I've said in my blog posts on this [1] and my HN comments, I can see being better than just the MBP monitor (in size and ergonomics, not quality) but if you have external displays available they beat the pants off the AVP. My 2K displays are leaps and bounds better than the AVP's MVD. Maybe Casey's opinion will change with time and/or once he is at home more but I know he likes to go to the library/coffee shops to work so maybe the AVP is a step up for him in those cases. I don't do that, I work at home or at my parents house (where I built a second office, with the same external monitors) so I don't have a good use case for the AVP other than media consumption where it does amazing, but not $4K amazing. [0] https://atp.fm https://atp.fm [1] https://joshstrange.com https://joshstrange.com
Saris 3y ago
I'd guess it's just what different people are used to. Some people think a 24" 1080p monitor looks just fine, others will find it very pixelated and hard to use. Plenty of people think VR headsets look great, whereas all I notice is pixels, screen door, and aliasing.

joshstrange 3y ago

I also find this fascinating. I just listened to ATP's latest episode (not sure if it's out to non-paying members yet, I listen to the "bootleg" feed) and Marco agreed the MVD was too blurry but Casey said it was great to work on. Granted Casey was using it in a hotel room and on a train which, as I've said in my blog posts on this [1] and my HN comments, I can see being better than just the MBP monitor (in size and ergonomics, not quality) but if you have external displays available they beat the pants off the AVP. My 2K displays are leaps and bounds better than the AVP's MVD. Maybe Casey's opinion will change with time and/or once he is at home more but I know he likes to go to the library/coffee shops to work so maybe the AVP is a step up for him in those cases. I don't do that, I work at home or at my parents house (where I built a second office, with the same external monitors) so I don't have a good use case for the AVP other than media consumption where it does amazing, but not $4K amazing. [0] https://atp.fm https://atp.fm [1] https://joshstrange.com https://joshstrange.com

Saris 3y ago

I'd guess it's just what different people are used to. Some people think a 24" 1080p monitor looks just fine, others will find it very pixelated and hard to use. Plenty of people think VR headsets look great, whereas all I notice is pixels, screen door, and aliasing.