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Re:visionOS thermally throttles based on how much it hears t... by freehorse on Sunday June 23, 2024 @03:29AM (#40765432)
It is a machine you literally have on your head. I have not tried it, but I can believe that it requires some different UX considerations than normal computers. I would definitely not like to hear fan noise vibrating through my head.
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Re:visionOS thermally throttles based on how much it hears t... by Guillaume86 on Sunday June 23, 2024 @04:21AM (#40765660)
Wait till you experience visual stutter in VR then...
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Re:visionOS thermally throttles based on how much it hears t... by klausa on Sunday June 23, 2024 @07:23AM (#40766595)
There's a reason why the Vision Pro has separate chip that handles the real-time passthrough from cameras (and bunch of other sensor-fusion stuff, AIUI).
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Re:visionOS thermally throttles based on how much it hears t... by makeitdouble on Monday June 24, 2024 @04:58PM (#40780681)
Wouldn't it still thermal throttle as the whole device gets hot, separate chip or not ?

I understand the threshold for heating up should be lower than with integrated chips, but we're talking about fan speeds, about when that threshold is still reached and cooling is needed.

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Re:visionOS thermally throttles based on how much it hears t... by andybak on Sunday June 23, 2024 @05:25AM (#40765988)
In the old days, the device settings would allow the user to tune the trade-off to their own preferences. But current user design orthodoxy is that "settings are bad" to an extreme (I actually agree with the weaker formulation "too many settings are bad"... for some value of "many")
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