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Re:SimulaVR: Meta's Subpoena Has Been Dropped by treis on Monday October 24, 2022 @03:05PM (#33320944)
>I do think an “untethered” future for VR is real though, like simula thinks

I think we're at least a decade or two of battery, processor, and screen development away from making that happen though. IMHO, I'd much rather have a lighter and better headset with a cord than what these two are like.

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Re:SimulaVR: Meta's Subpoena Has Been Dropped by vineyardmike on Monday October 24, 2022 @03:37PM (#33321435)
Yea 100%. That’s why I think something like the NReal is a better short term future. If you can’t be comfortable as an all in one, then put nothing extraneous in the headpiece.

The Quest Pro looks pretty comfortable but it’s battery is like an hour so it’s not a stand-alone device that can exist untethered to a power cord.

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Re:SimulaVR: Meta's Subpoena Has Been Dropped by allanrbo on Monday October 24, 2022 @03:56PM (#33321717)
NReal looks very interesting. Just ordered one.
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Re:SimulaVR: Meta's Subpoena Has Been Dropped by vineyardmike on Monday October 24, 2022 @04:30PM (#33322277)
They do look interesting. The reason I haven’t bought one (besides being sold out hampering my impulsiveness) is that the screens are pretty low-res compared to a regular monitor or iPhone screen. That and apple is likely to come il out with something and I don’t want more ejunk.
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