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Yes and no.

In order to get and maintain the best possible clarity, key for text, I have to wear it higher on my face than is comfortable and tighten the strap more than I would prefer.

If I could wear it a little lower or with different supports on my face I could easily spend a full day in it; as it is, I’ve yet to spend more than 4h with it on.

I find the Meta Quest Pro and 3 more comfortable, but the CV1 was the most comfortable. Can’t imagine using those for productivity though; the 3 is _ok_ for text but not stellar, and the pass through mode there is a joke compared to the Vision Pro.

Viture and NReal (XReal now, I guess?) AR glasses don’t compare at all. Vastly more comfortable (if your face isn’t too wide) but tiny FOV and lots of fiddling required to get sharp text, with unavoidable blur at the edges of the screen.

…I guess I’ve been an enthusiast since the Rift Kickstarter?

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> …I guess I’ve been an enthusiast since the Rift Kickstarter?

The rift CV1 was really comfortable because there wasn't a whole lot in it. No processing, no battery, no cameras. It was pretty light.

And the strap was not built down to a price and skimped on to upsell the elite straps.

Even the much heavier quest 1 was way more comfortable than the quest 2 and 3. Way better standard strap. So good an elite one wasn't even needed.

True. I have to say I enjoy the 3’s standard strap so far - huge improvement over the 2 - but the elite strap was part of my day one order :)

The original oculus rift cv1 was just so comfortable. I wish someone would get there again.

I have an Xreal Air and don't find it comfortable at all unless I'm laying down. I have to use optical inserts, and it just keeps sliding down my nose all the time. Quest 3 is vastly more comfortable for me, especially with the Elite strap.

Quest Pro, on the other hand, wasn't as comfortable due to the pressure to the forehead...

I'll get my AVP later today, will compare then.

Got LASIK in order to do research on stuff like this. I hated jamming my glasses in between my face and CV1; I can’t imagine the xreal working well with inserts - I have to keep it very close to my face in order for it to function.

Even without the inserts and with contacts it was only marginally usable - it has a very narrow sweet spot and requires precise positioning. Not a big issue when watching movies, but a huge one when mirroring the laptop screen...

How does it compare to XReal for watching movies?

Far, far more usable. You’ve got a much wider FOV and much better head tracking (6DoF vs 3DoF) and that’s before the basic improvements you get from having more resolution to play with.

I thought there was no head tracking on XReal, but simply a 1-to-1 usage of the displays for video, i.e. without any simulated cinema environment around the movie. Which would mean the required FOV and resolution doesn't have to be as large as on a proper VR headset. Though it seems I was mistaken here.

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