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Re:Bigscreen Beyond – The Smallest VR Headset by modeless on Monday February 13, 2023 @08:05PM (#34783683)
Presence is not the only thing that matters for VR, once you get past short demos. Comfort is actually huge and this is clearly going to be the most comfortable headset available by a long way (once the hard strap is available).

The spec sheet FOV may not be the absolute largest available, but it doesn't seem that compromised. FOV is tricky to measure and just looking at numbers to compare two headsets may not give the whole picture (pun intended). The custom fit and prescription optics allowing the lenses to be at the optimal position for your eyes without needing glasses may make the FOV better in practice than other headsets with a larger theoretical peak FOV which isn't achieved due to imperfect fit.

Norm from Tested[1] and Brad Lynch[2] are two of the most knowledgeable and experienced VR reviewers out there and they've both used it and did not report that FOV was noticeably worse than Quest. The clarity of the optics, the resolution, and the contrast ratio will be much better and could easily make up for a couple of degrees of FOV.

I'm surprised I haven't seen people talking about using this as a monitor replacement for laptops or desktops. People talked about it for Quest Pro but this has significantly more pixels per degree and is much more portable (for 3DOF use at least) and comfortable, which could address the biggest issues with Quest Pro for that use case. I would definitely buy this over Quest Pro if I was interested in monitor replacement.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3k0T1mvahY

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvih_ljVc_w

Re:Bigscreen Beyond – The Smallest VR Headset by glumreaper on Monday February 13, 2023 @09:00PM (#34784134)
For monitor replacements there are already dedicated devices. Lenovo ThinkReality glasses for example: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/thinkrealitya3
Re:Bigscreen Beyond – The Smallest VR Headset by bbor on Monday February 13, 2023 @09:08PM (#34784206)
I’m confused - you seem to have linked to a set of AR glasses? Ive been waiting eagerly for professional VR so hoping that you posted the wrong link and Lenovo already has it!
Re:Bigscreen Beyond – The Smallest VR Headset by modeless on Monday February 13, 2023 @10:25PM (#34784844)
Varjo is the standard for professional VR/AR. Rumor is that Apple has been using them to prototype their software before their own hardware availability.
Re:Bigscreen Beyond – The Smallest VR Headset by modeless on Monday February 13, 2023 @10:21PM (#34784825)
47 degree diagonal square FOV and 1080p resolution make this an entirely different, and frankly uninteresting, kind of device.
Re:Bigscreen Beyond – The Smallest VR Headset by lostsock on Monday February 13, 2023 @09:30PM (#34784453)
FWIW, ThrillSeekerVR who helped with feedback on the development also mentions in his video that he personally measured the FOV as higher than the specs list and quotes the CEO of Biscreen as saying that he plans to underpromise and overdeliver on that front: https://youtu.be/mieWJ9vupqw?t=183

Screenshot from above video: https://imgur.com/0JVeyRC