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I’ve been coding on my couch instead of my home office with it. Especially with my small laptop, it makes for a relatively portable experience around the house.

by dagmx 3y ago

I’ve been coding on my couch instead of my home office with it. Especially with my small laptop, it makes for a relatively portable experience around the house. Gives me a few advantages: 1. Can spend time with the family/pets easier even if I am working. They’ve gotten over the mild disconnect and the eyes are good enough for them to hold discussions. 2. Even with a small laptop I get a massive screen to work on now and it can be lifted up to a more ergonomic point of view. 3. It’s just better for viewing linear media. So I tend to have a movie or something in the background when family isn’t around. 4. Unlike other headsets I’ve had (Vive, quests, etc) I don’t have to take this off to do most things. Most of my phone apps just work, passthrough is good enough for the first time to get up and walk around the house. I can even just use my phone while wearing it (though I wish there was a FaceID override when wearing it) Honestly, while I still prefer my dual monitors in my home office space, this is a really great solution for portability. I go on enough work trips where I only take my small laptop, that this is a big game changer for how well I can work while not in my home office.

xwowsersx 3y ago
Thanks for your response, it was really helpful. So it seems like when your desk is convenient/available, the AVP is not your preference. I'm hopeful that it will reach a point where it becomes preferable, even with your desk setup right there. I know that I'm mostly approaching this from a perspective somewhat outside the realm the AVP operates in directly, as I'm intrigued by its potential to replace monitors and provide unlimited screen real estate. While I don't always require a vast amount of screen space, there are days when I feel like having 6+ monitors would be incredibly beneficial. I'll be closely monitoring these products with that perspective in mind.
- dagmx 3y ago
  I guess the question is a bit difficult to answer. It’s not my preference compared to my main desk setup currently because I already have my desk setup how I want with multiple high end monitors. I don’t really need more real estate because I like to reduce head motion. So in that sense, at my desk, I have no benefit to using it for my regular work. But the more interesting question could be: would I have bought the monitors if I had the Vision Pro first? Maybe not. The single display mirroring is fine for my work. Most of the rest of my real estate goes to apps that have native versions , and universal control/clipboard works well enough for me.

by dagmx 3y ago

xwowsersx 3y ago

Thanks for your response, it was really helpful. So it seems like when your desk is convenient/available, the AVP is not your preference. I'm hopeful that it will reach a point where it becomes preferable, even with your desk setup right there. I know that I'm mostly approaching this from a perspective somewhat outside the realm the AVP operates in directly, as I'm intrigued by its potential to replace monitors and provide unlimited screen real estate. While I don't always require a vast amount of screen space, there are days when I feel like having 6+ monitors would be incredibly beneficial. I'll be closely monitoring these products with that perspective in mind.

dagmx 3y ago
I guess the question is a bit difficult to answer. It’s not my preference compared to my main desk setup currently because I already have my desk setup how I want with multiple high end monitors. I don’t really need more real estate because I like to reduce head motion. So in that sense, at my desk, I have no benefit to using it for my regular work. But the more interesting question could be: would I have bought the monitors if I had the Vision Pro first? Maybe not. The single display mirroring is fine for my work. Most of the rest of my real estate goes to apps that have native versions , and universal control/clipboard works well enough for me.