Watched the video and found it to be a fair review. I don’t agree with his conclusions. Not only do I look forward to using the VP daily, I miss it when I’m not using it. And that’s with it’s buggy behavior. Which - is impressively rare.
As for comfort, I find wearing it for hours at a time isn’t an issue. I do tend to readjust it periodically, but there are many times when I put it on and it’s crazy comfortable. The weight, when set up right, isn’t much of an issue. What matters there, though, is ensuring you have the right setup. My demo used a different light seal and it sucked. Tried a different one, and it improved. The Apple app used to measure your face is buggy and needs some work. Do a scan and you are likely to have different results.
The eye tracking issues, they are amazing and work most of the time (like magic). I do have issues at times when there are many small icons close to each other. Two ways I’ve addressed that is pulling the app to me, using my finger; or using my Apple track pad.
I do agree it’s a bit slower to use than a desktop. But it’s mainly due to getting used to it, and how the apps actually work. The little I’ve used Excel on my iPad or iPhone, I’m wasn’t used to the interface. But I find, with the VP, I’m getting it and getting faster. In some cases, it’s pretty easy and faster than using the desktop app. What makes it better, though, is what I’ve posted before - the ability to have all your apps in your sight at all times. On a desktop, I find I use Alt-tab a lot. Here, I just move my head. And if I want an app in front of me, I just move it, then move it back. To me - this is the killer app for this device.
The pass through - it’s good enough. I can have something on my TV and as long as it’s not broadcast in actual 4K (as opposed to upscaled) it’s doable. I’d like to have better cameras for this purpose, and maybe the ones installed are better than they are using them. But it’s okay. It alleviates feeling isolated and allows me to interact with people around me. In fact - they can watch something on the TV while I watch what I want on the VP. And we can interact, where before, we’d have to be in different rooms.
A bit about the interface and seeing XR related content. You can go to the Apple web page, select various products, view in VR, View in Your Space, whatever the link is, and do that for all the products you want to have a virtual Apple Store in front of you. As you play with whatever object you select, and move it around, you’ll notice it takes on the light and features IN YOUR ROOM. Pulled the VP up, looking away from my window, the VP glass reflected it. It’s crazy what Apple did with this.
So - this site is full of naysayers. And as I’ve said, people who just don’t get technology. Good for you- but if you don’t like this thing, just go away! Why on earth do you want to keep looking for “bad” things about this device and keep posting about it? Why are you so infatuated with it? I NEVER go to Android forums and trash talk those devices. It’s a complete waste of my time and I know enough about them I’d never choose to use them. Not like I do with Apple devices. It’s really mind boggling. Is it you really want the VP but due to seriously bad financial decisions, you’re over leveraged and don’t have enough credit? That’s got to be it.
