![]() Thus far, the headset lasted about 2 hours on a single charge while I was working completely wirelessly from my laptop. I could see them just fine without taking the headset off and it didn't interrupt my work. But those things didn't seem like a big deal while wearing the headset or talking to my wife and son throughout the day. Windows are still blown out when sunlight is streaming in, colors are still muted compared to real life, and the frame rate is closer to a cinematic 24fps than anything representing real life. That doesn't mean it's perfect by any means. It's just so well-balanced and feels light on my head, even after hours of using it for work.Īnd it's hard not to sing the praises of full-color passthrough. It might be heavier than a Quest 2 but you'd never know it. That's also a testament to Meta's ability to perfectly balance the weight on this headset. It also meant that my neck wasn't killing me by the end of the day. Having a giant monitor in front of my face while I'm sitting on the couch wasn't just nice. Every time I checked it was in the single digits and the only time I noticed any real delay in mouse movements was when my PC entered a low battery state. The latency between my computer and the headset wirelessly is almost nonexistent. I did see this happening from time to time but it simply meant that I needed to adjust the headset a little bit higher on my head, as the edges of the lenses do fringe white text a bit. The text is super clear and easy to read - even if I can tell I'm still staring at a display panel that doesn't achieve "retina" level of pixel density - and there's no obvious fringing or chromatic aberration happening with white text on dark backgrounds. I had a lot of high hopes that this would finally be the virtual replacement for my giant 43-inch monitor/TV in my office when I'm not sitting there and, so far, it feels superb to work in this environment. Working on the headset is surprisingly good, too. ![]() (Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central) You'll definitely get sick if you try to play VR this way. It's pretty cool even if it'll only work for mixed-reality applications like working on a PC with a headset on. Secondly, having my side and bottom peripheral view open actually widens my perceived field of view by making my brain think it's seeing more of the virtual world than it really is. Pancake lenses on the Quest Pro don't have the stupidly small "sweet spot" of the old Fresnel-style lenses on the Quest 2, which improves the overall area you can see clearly. While it's only technically 10% wider than the Quest 2's FoV, there are two things that more greatly affect the feeling: the lenses, and the periphery view. The first thing I noticed when going straight from the Quest 2 was the improved FoV. Connecting it to the Meta Quest app was stupid easy - literally two clicks once I had the app open - and it even asked me to install the last 15 apps/games I had previously used on my Quest 2 to make things easier. You'll need to unpack the headset and controllers and dock them in the included dock for the initial charge, plus I had an update waiting for the headset as soon as I connected it to my Wi-Fi. With that said, the initial setup process was a bit long like any device usually is. It worked exactly as I expected, and that's precisely what it's going to take to get people to start converting to this kind of workflow. I just stood up, my virtual monitor went away as I got a full view of the room I was in, and then went back to me being at my virtual desk the moment I sat down. Using an app like Immersed to work on my laptop in VR without being at my desk is a thing of beauty, and it works so darn well for two main reasons: full-color passthrough, and the speed of operations on the Quest Pro.ĭuring that entire popcorn-making sequence above, the screen never flickered, faltered, or did anything weird. ![]() Yes, even making the popcorn and drinking out of my giant gallon-sized water bottle. I did all of this while wearing the headset. After setting them down, I walked over to the pantry, grabbed a bag of popcorn, popped it in the microwave, and took it back to the couch to continue writing this initial review piece. I stood up, grabbed my laptop, water, and the Quest Pro controllers, and walked over to the couch. My back was already tired of sitting at the kitchen table and I was ready to move to the couch to finish my day. Late in the afternoon, after my wife and son heated up a bag of popcorn, I knew I was going to need my own.
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