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Re:Ask HN: Anyone using a Quest Pro instead of monitors? by smoldesu on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @09:59PM (#33430587)
The Quest Pro is a bad value prop compared to buying a 2 or 3 1440p monitors. The Quest 2 on the other hand... maybe? At $400 it's at least competitive and gives you something otherwise unattainable at that price range.

I had the original Quest, and the biggest problem I ran into was eyestrain. Modern headsets are good at mitigating motion sickness, but having a pair of bifocal lens in your face causes headaches after an hour or two. The only thing I continued using it for was watching movies in a theater-like setting, which looked great on the OLED display. If you're interested in a casual use-case like that, you probably won't be super disappointed. It's not going to replace your external display anytime soon though.

Re:Ask HN: Anyone using a Quest Pro instead of monitors? by z9znz on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @12:33PM (#33438568)
At home I have a quality 32" 4k monitor parked just above my laptop (so one big screen and then the small laptop screen below). That works fine. Of course I would like a LOT more screen real estate, but I don't want to radically change my desk setup right now.

The big issue for me is that I (like to) travel a lot, and I like to travel light. Someday if/when there's a glasses solution to replace monitors, I'll be a super happy traveler. I'm just hoping to hear from people using the latest/greatest that we're close now...

Re:Ask HN: Anyone using a Quest Pro instead of monitors? by smoldesu on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @12:56PM (#33439018)
The experience is getting there, I think Lenovo's ThinkReality[0] is working on something you might be interested in. Their product seems to be solely targeting comfortable virtual display use, and early reviews have been pretty positive. I'd expect a sub-$1000 product in this space before 2025.

[0] https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/thinkrealitya3

Re:Ask HN: Anyone using a Quest Pro instead of monitors? by z9znz on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @04:47PM (#33442694)
Thanks! I had not heard of this one. The more the merrier, because it will get us there faster.