I was initially very disappointed but each day I use it, I am amazed and can see it offering some very interesting use case scenarios. I was planning to return but I think I'm going to keep it.
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Apple Vision Pro Owners: Keep or Return. And why?
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This is a small sample size, but a near 50% return rate is not good. Not good at all. Not surprising in the least, but still not good.
So the unlimited canvas, it's only real selling point, isn't exactly unlimited because you need to place things in a certain spot for it to work well, and the FOV is shockingly small.
Mine is likely going back because I just cant seem to get the fit and optics right. Everything is fairly grainy for me, nowhere near as nice as the XDR or even the iPad screen in terms of sharpness and color fidelity. I don't wear glasses or contacts, but this device makes me feel like I need them. I have been to the store twice and tried a ton of different combos of light shields, but none of them helps with this. I also realize how much I hate the isolation. Even though I can see my wife and kid in passthrough, it makes me feel awkwardly disconnected from them.
I wouldn’t worry about it, not that it’s anybody’s worry other than Apple’s, anyway. How many people have voted “return” that have never even seen the thing?
Regardless, I don't doubt that this thing is going to have a high rate of returns. Much higher than normal for an Apple product.
It may soon pay to check the refurb store for bargains then (for our American friends, anyway). Not sure how long it takes Apple to refurbish a batch of devices to be ready for resale.
Yes, I never returned an Apple device of the dozens I bought in the past 20 years, but this VisionPro YES!!
Surprising it’s only 50% and not higher. Let’s be honest it’s a $4k toy for the riches and I’m surprised there are still 50% going to keep it.
If you thought the concept of wearing it on your face was wrong then why did you buy it in the first place?
Which is why you can take it off. It's not like it's surgically connected to your head.
Why do you think that is? Is it because they don’t like EyeSight? Becaus you can see virtual things that they can’t? Something else?
Ignoring everything else, you'd have to return it just because so many people are returning it. That means drastic learnings for the next iteration and, most of all, very likely being able to snag one for much cheaper than the current asking price and not feeling like a tool to have bought an Apple device with unprecedented loss in resale value.
I think am going to keep it, unless something really disappointing happens in the next week.
Movies/videos in immerse mode is what made my jaw drop and that’s how I want to see movies from now on. But the very limited content makes me wonder Who is going to start delivering immerse content besides Apple?
Movies/videos in immerse mode is what made my jaw drop and that’s how I want to see movies from now on. But the very limited content makes me wonder Who is going to start delivering immerse content besides Apple?
Disney, for one. Ultimately, Apple never had any issues with providing content on their platforms. I would worry about that least in the long run.
Well, I decided to return it. Just reset it and re boxed it. I think I am going to see what the next (if any) iteration brings.
The target of this poll is "Apple Vision Pro owners", that option is not needed.
Don’t see that happening with disney. They’re clawing back on content. This is more YouTube kind of thing. Apple talks about lack of quality on there but it’s improved. Sure there’s old worse quality on there. Depends on the content.
You can also download to pc or Mac and stream but need player apps that work.
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Of course is needed. People will vote just to see the results, even if there is a button called "See the results of this poll"
My wife said she wasn't sure if she could talk to me or interrupt me with the headset on (eyesight is pretty hard to see), and the passthrough isn't nearly good enough to make me feel like I am "there" with them in the room. At the end of the day, it's still a giant closed in helmet with screens. I suspect I won't be back until this is more of a glasses type product, I would happily trade the immersive stuff to get full transparency. I also know this is a me thing, many others would not make this trade-off.