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Re:Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro? by oidar on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @02:01PM (#40661028)
No, I returned it. Kinda regretted it, so I picked up a Meta Quest 3 to scratch the VR itch. I use it for watching youtube while I do dishes and laundry. Sometimes I play golf for relaxation or beat saber. I really wish there was an easy way to put the older 3d blu-ray movies on the device to watch movies, because immersive movies are really the next level for entertainment.
Re:Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro? by eleveriven on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @04:15PM (#40662562)
Beat saber is my anti-depresant
Re:Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro? by AshamedCaptain on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @02:55PM (#40661619)
> I use it for watching youtube while I do dishes and laundry.

How do you interact with it, ooi? Hand-tracking, voice, ... ? (Can't really touch the headset or controller with wet and/or busy hands).

> I really wish there was an easy way to put the older 3d blu-ray movies on the device to watch movies,

Oh there is, it just involves the high seas route. Also most movie-players on these devices suck a bit, i.e. they are either "too immersive" and make it difficult to use pass-through, or too useless like the builtin one.

Re:Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro? by oidar on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @03:43PM (#40662161)
You can use your hands just fine. You just grab a screen on the edge and move it to where you want it to be. No need to touch the device or a controller.
Re:Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro? by drewbaumann on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @03:36PM (#40662079)
Skybox VR is great for watching movies on The Quest line. 2D or 3D.

There are actually some tools that exist to convert blu-rays to SBS 3D if you’re looking to go legit.

Re:Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro? by oidar on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @05:59PM (#40663681)
I am looking to do that - what's the workflow for for SBS 3d?
Re:Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro? by upon_drumhead on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @03:02PM (#40661696)
Which 3d player are you using?
Re:Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro? by upmind on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @05:58PM (#40663665)
What made you regret it and why wouldn't you wait for it to come back in stock to buy it again?
Re:Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro? by oidar on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @06:04PM (#40663720)
I like augmented reality stuff, 3d games and immersive videos. I can get all that stuff done on the Quest 3 for a 1/10th of the cost. It's good enough and has a larger ecosystem for games. And strangely, I think controllers are better in a lot of cases than hand tracking.
Re:Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro? by giobox on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @07:40PM (#40664372)
Considering its 1/7th the price of Vision Pro, I don't think Quest 3 gets the credit it deserves. The quest 3 even supports use cases Apple's headset simply won't anytime soon - high end VR PC games via the link cable or wifi etc. High end PC games are IMO one of the few areas in VR that is genuinely exciting - sim racing especially, or games like Half Life Alyx.

While its screens obviously aren't as good as the Apple unit, it does offer better FoV too. It also fills the "hog cranking" usecases (as discussed earlier :P) if this is important to you. Again, 1/7th the price. The hand tracking is even pretty reasonable too.

You can also pick up the Quest 2, which is still not that bad frankly, for $199 right now. Sure the fidelity is not as good as Apple can do, but the core of the VR experiences is all there - especially at 1/17th the price. My experiences with most people and VR is that the novelty wears fast - it might be better for some to just be 200-500 dollars outta pocket once bored than 3500.

Re:Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro? by wldrcvrbrwn on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @11:15PM (#40665576)
> I use it for watching youtube while I do dishes and laundry.

So... once a month?