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+1 to this, I’ve never heard of someone actually doing that. I was hopeful the Vision Pro would become that device but Apple seems to have decided they don’t care about the future.
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I clarified a bit in a longer post. I do actually like the Vision Pro... but even though I own one I barely use it. It's a good device but it's just too many hoops for what I do. I find a much affordable Quest, even older generations, with adb and a proper WebXR support (including with AR support, which Apple refuses to implement) fits better my need. I have 0 problem popping a Quest 2 in my backpack without even thinking about it, only protection being a literally piece of cardboard on the lenses. I can work with it anywhere and give demos to total stranger with no worries about them dropping it or heck even running away with it.

FWIW I'm also not in the Apple ecosystem so all the wall garden hoops just tire me. I want the device I own to let me do my work.

I find that, probably counter-intuitively, super high resolution and refresh rate matter... but only up to a point. As I mentioned in the longer post if you are "just" looking for a monitor with another form factor, sure, maybe it's OK-ish, but to me it's very uninteresting and not worth all the challenges, including social, of having an HMD strapped to your face. Only when it's properly immersive does it shine, and then resolution and refresh rate don't have to be that high to be usable.


It seems that Apple doesn't care about a device for an audience of nerds/gamers that pretty much no one else is is interested in--given the current technology.



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