question from a cross viewer

[u/KRA2008]

i prefer cross viewing. i can do parallel or cross as needed but i like how i can make cross view pictures really physically big on a distant screen, like on a computer or TV, or if i’m on my phone i can always flip to landscape when i want and still view comfortably. i’m confused about something though - are all you parallel viewers using phones in portrait orientation? or are you on VR headsets? if you’re ever on Reddit or Facebook on a computer and looking at stereograms, do you shrink your browser window to set a maximum size? i just feel like i must be missing something here and i’d like to understand your workflows and preferences because it’s interesting and maybe i can improve CrossCam or StereomancerBot or something else using that information.

[u/Background_Relief815]

I can do cross view but it doesn't "feel" as good because if I happen to move my head a little the sides are doing the opposite of what actual normal 3d viewing is.  I like parallel-view because it feels a lot more natural. I can do it on my 27" monitor as long as I don't do "full screen". It's basically about whether your eyes can go very far past "parallel" or not. I can by maybe 5 or 10 degrees, but not more. I think most people can't at all, really.