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Have one. Will be returning. Specifically for code (via the Mac Airplay) it's.. okay. The reality is that the resolution / clarity just isn't high enough to riv

Have one. Will be returning. Specifically for code (via the Mac Airplay) it's.. okay. The reality is that the resolution / clarity just isn't high enough to rival the sharpness and clarity of a real monitor. So you end up with a bigger screen to try to see things as sharply, or an overall "bigger" ui experience — either way leading to less real-estate per degree-of-view to work with. So.. it's fine. But it's not better than a monitor.

sergiotapia 3y ago
>The reality is that the resolution / clarity just isn't high enough to rival the sharpness and clarity of a real monitor. Thank you! Finally a direct answer from someone in the trenches. Shame, I have high hopes for the Pico 5! :)
- jsheard 3y ago
  I wouldn't hold your breath, Pico reportedly shed half of its staff last year and cancelled various projects. They may be cutting their losses with VR still struggling to get a real foothold, not to mention the regulatory roadblocks to them selling their hardware in the US.
  - wkat4242 3y ago
    Aren't they already available in the US? Theyve been selling here in Europe for ages. But yeah I heard of the budget cuts too. May not happen now
- wkat4242 3y ago
  The Pico 5 Max pro has only slightly more pixels than the AVP and about the same girls of view so it'll just be on par with the AVP (but much cheaper). Ps: based on rumours and it may not happen due to the budget cuts at pico now
nnx 3y ago
ifixit's detailed analysis of the display's PPI/PPD basically said it so, the PPD for a good monitor is 90+ whereas Vision Pro tops at 34 PPD. We're probably 3 to 4 generations away from having resolution equivalence for this use case.
- brookst 3y ago
  > tops at 34 PPD iFixit said AVP averages 34 PPD. The pixels aren’t dense enough I can’t tell if they’re uniform or if (like most other headsets) they are denser in the center and more sparse at the edges
- joshstrange 3y ago
  It’s not that though, AVP apps are plenty sharp. Or rather it’s not that alone. The AirPlay’d Mac Virtual Display is blurrier than anything else in the headset. I think the other issue, which is why you can’t resize down windows as far you feel like you should be able to, is related to the PPD. It’s also why even if you had an AVP native app you might not be able to get it small enough to match the space a regular IDE takes on a monitor and/or you won’t be able to fit as much code in the same space.
ed 3y ago
Returned mine last night. The AVP’s weight and nauseating passthrough negate its benefits. I couldn’t tolerate mine for more than 20 minutes.
- nilkn 3y ago
  The passthrough is not perfect, but it’s certainly not nauseating.
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sergiotapia 3y ago

>The reality is that the resolution / clarity just isn't high enough to rival the sharpness and clarity of a real monitor. Thank you! Finally a direct answer from someone in the trenches. Shame, I have high hopes for the Pico 5! :)

jsheard 3y ago
I wouldn't hold your breath, Pico reportedly shed half of its staff last year and cancelled various projects. They may be cutting their losses with VR still struggling to get a real foothold, not to mention the regulatory roadblocks to them selling their hardware in the US.
- wkat4242 3y ago
  Aren't they already available in the US? Theyve been selling here in Europe for ages. But yeah I heard of the budget cuts too. May not happen now
wkat4242 3y ago
The Pico 5 Max pro has only slightly more pixels than the AVP and about the same girls of view so it'll just be on par with the AVP (but much cheaper). Ps: based on rumours and it may not happen due to the budget cuts at pico now

nnx 3y ago

ifixit's detailed analysis of the display's PPI/PPD basically said it so, the PPD for a good monitor is 90+ whereas Vision Pro tops at 34 PPD. We're probably 3 to 4 generations away from having resolution equivalence for this use case.

brookst 3y ago
> tops at 34 PPD iFixit said AVP averages 34 PPD. The pixels aren’t dense enough I can’t tell if they’re uniform or if (like most other headsets) they are denser in the center and more sparse at the edges
joshstrange 3y ago
It’s not that though, AVP apps are plenty sharp. Or rather it’s not that alone. The AirPlay’d Mac Virtual Display is blurrier than anything else in the headset. I think the other issue, which is why you can’t resize down windows as far you feel like you should be able to, is related to the PPD. It’s also why even if you had an AVP native app you might not be able to get it small enough to match the space a regular IDE takes on a monitor and/or you won’t be able to fit as much code in the same space.

ed 3y ago

Returned mine last night. The AVP’s weight and nauseating passthrough negate its benefits. I couldn’t tolerate mine for more than 20 minutes.

nilkn 3y ago
The passthrough is not perfect, but it’s certainly not nauseating.
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