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Re:Don't buy AR glasses by e12e on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @10:07AM (#50441451)
Curious about your experience - been mulling it over for a while. A few questions to anyone who has these:

How much did you pay - what do you think about the price?

Do you use prescription glasses?

Uses - HDR high res video (4k/8k big screen equivalent)?

Design? Color accuracy?

Programming/writing and reading - precieved dpi and contrast? (Print, eink, retina, OLED, 1080p lcd?

I don't need all of the best from the above - but would like to know...

Re:Don't buy AR glasses by dgellow on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @11:02AM (#50442240)
They are good for gaming and movies. Not too great to read text though. You can use them to work (read/write code), but it’s not a great experience imho. The resolution isn’t good enough to feel that I want to work with them.

Best steam deck experience I’ve ever had though. Sekiro and Elden Ring with a giant virtual display is fantastic

Re:Don't buy AR glasses by bryanlarsen on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @11:12AM (#50442370)
I find them awesome for reading text, but I generally plug them into my phone, It's usually displaying much larger fonts than you'd use on a computer.

As a rule of thumb, you probably want a font size similar to what you'd use on a 12 or 14 inch screen. People code quite well on 12 - 14 inch displays but it's not the advertised "57 inch screen equivalent" if you're displaying text.

Re:Don't buy AR glasses by tylervigen on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @04:32PM (#50446607)
I paid $600; it's a little steep but I use them plenty to justify it (probably wear them 3-4 hours a week on average).

Yes, there are prescription inserts that you get with the glasses.

I only use one setting, and it isn't ultra-wide screen or anything.

Visually the text is worse than looking at text on a laptop screen (or any other screen); the advantage is in the neck. It's so much better not having to look down.