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A rising tide lifts all boats. Now that Apple has kickstarted the AR/VR hype to mainstream people, means the other device makers can piggyback on that free adve
by FirmwareBurner 3y ago
A rising tide lifts all boats. Now that Apple has kickstarted the AR/VR hype to mainstream people, means the other device makers can piggyback on that free advertising the VR/AR industry is getting, and they also now have more competition and incentive to invest in them instead of thinking the market is dead and giving up on it.
See the Quest 3. Before the AVP people were saying $500 is too expensive for a VR headset, but the Zuck can now advertise it as a AVP alternative that's more functional and also 7x cheaper than what the AVP offers for the money, now that Apple set the market price point.
Apple joining the club is a win-win for the industry players and the consumers.
- sho_hn 3y agoAnd really, there are some absolutely legitimate arguments included here. When I tried the AVP I found it somewhat claustrophobic compared to the Quest, owing to the narrower field of view. The "world feel" of the Quest is just better, though the heart yearns for the combo of that screen res and that FOV.
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoWhich Quest, the 3 or the Pro? But I agree with you. The current crop of headsets has too narrow FoV, especially the AVP. They're less VR/AR and more like "binoculars vision" lol. They need to go wider before they get to replace our vision.
- sho_hn 3y agoI've only tried the Quest 3, not the Quest Pro. I think the 3 even had a few deg more than the Quest Pro, iirc? It feels 10-15 over the AVP, from the gut.
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoI think it's something like 110 degrees VS 95 degrees on the Quest 3 vs AVP respectively.