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What we need is a cheap, “dumb” headset which simply mirrors screens from the computer (including virtual ones), with low latency and in crisp resolution. No st

by xk_id 2y ago

What we need is a cheap, “dumb” headset which simply mirrors screens from the computer (including virtual ones), with low latency and in crisp resolution. No standalone apps, no gesture controls, etc. Just plug it into your computer and start streaming the screen contents in VR space. Right now the only contender in this niche is the upcoming Visor from Immersed [0], which is a proprietary, value extraction, user-hostile nightmare, with compulsory online activation + monthly subscription + jailed OS and probably overpriced. But at least they’re proving that the form factor is already possible. [0] https://www.visor.com/ https://www.visor.com/

SkyPuncher 2y ago
There are a bunch of options right now, Xreal and Rokid are the two most common. They currently only do effective 1080p, but I suspect 4k is around the corner. The devices are rather unremarkable in of themselves. They're essentially just a Sony micro-screen with lens systems. https://www.sony-semicon.com/en/products/microdisplay/oled.html https://www.sony-semicon.com/en/products/microdisplay/oled.h...
- xk_id 2y ago
  Unfortunately these two don’t track head movement. An essential feature is being able to position (and size) an arbitrary number of virtual screens in 3D space around you. Otherwise it’s pointless, just a normal screen in front of your eyes.
  - SkyPuncher 2y ago
    Yes they do. I own the Xreals.
- cassianoleal 2y ago
  I would hardly call the Xreals and Rokids as having "crisp resolution". I could live with having to move my eyes and not my head to see the corners but everything is blurry, especially around the edges, getting much worse on the corners. Even the centre is not so crisp! These glasses are fine for entertainment, watching videos, playing games. Working on them for a short time in the lack of something better is ok. I would never want to use them for hours of work though.
  - SkyPuncher 2y ago
    I think the current iteration is weak for work, but I expect them to become fantastic once they're able to build them with 4k screens.
BigParm 2y ago
You need to pair the headset screens with something better than a keyboard. I want to lay in bed with my glasses on, all my screens open, let my brain party and let my body rot like in wall-e. Meta is working on a wristband that let's you do gestures without a camera seeing your hands. But typing really needs to be tactile I think. Someone needs to put straps on one of those broken-in-half keyboards so I can sit in a sensory deprivation tank with just Vim and Firefox. And cereal and a piss jug. My idea of heaven.
- xk_id 2y ago
  Yeah that is the dream

by xk_id 2y ago

SkyPuncher 2y ago

There are a bunch of options right now, Xreal and Rokid are the two most common. They currently only do effective 1080p, but I suspect 4k is around the corner. The devices are rather unremarkable in of themselves. They're essentially just a Sony micro-screen with lens systems. https://www.sony-semicon.com/en/products/microdisplay/oled.html https://www.sony-semicon.com/en/products/microdisplay/oled.h...

xk_id 2y ago
Unfortunately these two don’t track head movement. An essential feature is being able to position (and size) an arbitrary number of virtual screens in 3D space around you. Otherwise it’s pointless, just a normal screen in front of your eyes.
- SkyPuncher 2y ago
  Yes they do. I own the Xreals.
cassianoleal 2y ago
I would hardly call the Xreals and Rokids as having "crisp resolution". I could live with having to move my eyes and not my head to see the corners but everything is blurry, especially around the edges, getting much worse on the corners. Even the centre is not so crisp! These glasses are fine for entertainment, watching videos, playing games. Working on them for a short time in the lack of something better is ok. I would never want to use them for hours of work though.
- SkyPuncher 2y ago
  I think the current iteration is weak for work, but I expect them to become fantastic once they're able to build them with 4k screens.

BigParm 2y ago

You need to pair the headset screens with something better than a keyboard. I want to lay in bed with my glasses on, all my screens open, let my brain party and let my body rot like in wall-e. Meta is working on a wristband that let's you do gestures without a camera seeing your hands. But typing really needs to be tactile I think. Someone needs to put straps on one of those broken-in-half keyboards so I can sit in a sensory deprivation tank with just Vim and Firefox. And cereal and a piss jug. My idea of heaven.

xk_id 2y ago
Yeah that is the dream