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I would say that mine is just plain better for solo movie watching than any display I've ever had. If the hardware was less cumbersome, I'd give serious thought

I would say that mine is just plain better for solo movie watching than any display I've ever had. If the hardware was less cumbersome, I'd give serious thought to never buying a bigger TV again and maybe actively downsizing the one I have. On a similar note, it's almost but not quite good enough to replace the displays of my working/gaming desk setup, and a version 2 or 3 with a slightly denser display - if it was actually comfortable enough to wear sitting up for more than an hour or two - would be a serious contender to replace several high-end monitors plus my audio setup. To sum it all up, I think the 'killer app' here is the one that's so simple it seems kind of self-referential - having a display on your face instead of in the world. The UX and the display quality are already 75-100% of the way to filling that role. The basic problem is that the hardware is just too heavy and uncomfortable, so the value prop vanishes because you can't actually use it comfortably for 8-16 hours a day.

gumby 2y ago
> To sum it all up, I think the 'killer app' here is the one that's so simple it seems kind of self-referential - having a display on your face instead of in the world. The problem is that, at the end of the day, that's just a feature, not a benefit. It reminds my of the ongoing push for speech interfaces. Supposedly they are "more natural" but in reality, even when you have a screen, the keyboard is still significantly better (even if it's virtual like on a phone)
- reidjs 2y ago
  speech interfaces have gotten amazing in certain contexts, especially now that speech to text is decent. Think times when you can't call the person but need to send them a quick message, eg noisy festival or loud bar while you are moving and aren't able to stop to type. I know that some people even use voice assistants to do things like set timers, reminders, or initiate calls
  - gumby 2y ago
    Yeah, "some people" -- my partner for one. But efficacy is low, even with all her practice. And there aren't many such people -- look at what's happening to Amazon's alexa unit. I do mainly use voice to control my watch, which means in practice it's pretty much a read-only device (which is just fine for me). > Think times when you can't call the person but need to send them a quick message, eg noisy festival or loud bar. Aren't these precisely cases where speech doesn't work? Too noisy to hear you; too noisy for you to hear the message.
thefz 2y ago
With how much that headset costs I will be buying a home theater that will rip the paint off the walls every time a bass hits, to make my solo movie experience "plain better".
- thoughtpalette 2y ago
  Not entirely feasible in dense housing/cities, unless you want to be _that_ neighbor.
  - walterbell 2y ago
    Sound transmission can be reduced in dense urban housing.
- butlike 2y ago
  As someone into music prod and audio engineering, I'd implore you to reconsider listening that loud. Also make sure your subwoofer sits 6-12' behind the tweeters!

gumby 2y ago

> To sum it all up, I think the 'killer app' here is the one that's so simple it seems kind of self-referential - having a display on your face instead of in the world. The problem is that, at the end of the day, that's just a feature, not a benefit. It reminds my of the ongoing push for speech interfaces. Supposedly they are "more natural" but in reality, even when you have a screen, the keyboard is still significantly better (even if it's virtual like on a phone)

reidjs 2y ago
speech interfaces have gotten amazing in certain contexts, especially now that speech to text is decent. Think times when you can't call the person but need to send them a quick message, eg noisy festival or loud bar while you are moving and aren't able to stop to type. I know that some people even use voice assistants to do things like set timers, reminders, or initiate calls
- gumby 2y ago
  Yeah, "some people" -- my partner for one. But efficacy is low, even with all her practice. And there aren't many such people -- look at what's happening to Amazon's alexa unit. I do mainly use voice to control my watch, which means in practice it's pretty much a read-only device (which is just fine for me). > Think times when you can't call the person but need to send them a quick message, eg noisy festival or loud bar. Aren't these precisely cases where speech doesn't work? Too noisy to hear you; too noisy for you to hear the message.

thefz 2y ago

With how much that headset costs I will be buying a home theater that will rip the paint off the walls every time a bass hits, to make my solo movie experience "plain better".

thoughtpalette 2y ago
Not entirely feasible in dense housing/cities, unless you want to be _that_ neighbor.
- walterbell 2y ago
  Sound transmission can be reduced in dense urban housing.
butlike 2y ago
As someone into music prod and audio engineering, I'd implore you to reconsider listening that loud. Also make sure your subwoofer sits 6-12' behind the tweeters!