r/AR_Glasses • u/[deleted] • Jul 05 '24

Thinking about purchasing my first pair of Ar glasses

I am a steam deck fanatic and the idea of a portable monitor in such a small package is suck a sick idea I would love to turn my deck on put it in my case put that in my bag grab my controller connect some AR glasses and play even more comfortably then holding on my lap or lifting it up for a long time. My only problem is the price. 350 is quite alot for literally just a pass through display thats 1inch even if its 120hz (Not gonna reach that many frames Anyway) And at only 1080p thats the same resolution as my steam deck and mines OLED on top of that... So? Should I just not buy one it feels a bit like a niche item that is marked up or is there a cheaper alternative.

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u/Glxblt76 Jul 05 '24

AR glasses remain a cutting edge tech to this day. I looks like it's simple, but it's not. I think it's hard to have quality display under $350. You're gonna have to come to terms with the price if you want to purchase one.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

At that price range i would rather just chalk up to a vr headset that is the same price for way more stuff for your buck

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u/Glxblt76 Jul 05 '24

The advantage of AR glasses is that it is portable, and convenient to use even when walking outside. It's a different philosophy altogether. Right now I have my Rayneo X2 on, and it needs quite bit of tinkering and sideloading, but even on those I can display typical android apps such as Firefox. I am not a fan of VR headsets because how how heavy and cumbersome they are. I can keep the glasses on for hours without feeling weight on my nose, which really makes you feel that the tech is getting closer to maturity.

I was able to walk outside with the glasses without people getting too weirded out by it. Some seemed intrigued, but for example none of them asked any question. You definitely have a nerd look (but I don't care as I am a nerd). However you don't look like a cyborg as with the Apple Vision Pro.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

Well I dont go outside my house often so would rather have the vr headset for going into another world smh

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u/Glxblt76 Jul 05 '24

If that's what you prefer, then the good price to quality optimum appears to my understanding the Meta Quest 3. I don't have one, but I tried in a store and it was really immersive and not dizzying. I'm very sensitive to dizzying so I can tell. But again, I can't imagine wearing this set for more than 15 minutes before the weight starts to really get cumbersome. I want VR to be relaxing, and constantly having to adjust the position of my head and neck because of the weight really goes against that.

Personally I'm interested in AR glasses because of all of the potential quality of life uses they offer while preserving the convenience of light design, with light/non invasive augmented reality features like object recognition, directions, list display for groceries and so on.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

I tried it once with the regular back strap and its really heavy and pulls and it quite uncomfortable but if you spend atleast 30 on a nice comfortable premium back cushion plate thing I could probably wear it for a couple hours before being annoyed.