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This review strikes me as weirdly biased.

There's a TON to love about this headset. And the price point is simply amazing.

Feels to me like the author had an axe to grind.

> There's a TON to love about this headset. And the price point is simply amazing.

Like what? Genuinely asking - I've not tried it. I read that review though and while it certainly came across as negative he brought up a LOT of huge negatives (enough that I would never consider it) - but I'm still happy to hear what you like about it!

1.5x the RAM and pixel count compared to the original Quest, for one.

edit: and the 90Hz refresh rate upgrade from the first Quest’s 72Hz is nothing to sneeze at. Very perceptible immersion upgrade for many.

Except the original had 2 screens and the new one has 1 screen - it seems like a questionable compromise (at least the Ars reviewer certainly hated it). But again, I've not tried it.

Better cpu and more pixels per eye would be the improvements that stood out to me. (Lack of display-per-eye might net out to neutral or even negative on the display though, especially if your IPD is not in one of the sweet spots).

Also the display moved from OLED to LCD, which is going make darker scenes a bit harder. Wonder if they will move the UI to a lighter scheme to compensate?

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