Hands on: Hands-on: I’ve tried Apple’s Vision Pro and these are the five things to be most excited about
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This is the experience you can look forward to when Vision Pro launches in February.

No matter if you feel the price tag is too high, or feel it’s a gimmick that won’t appeal to many, the Vision Pro will usher in a new era of apps and products.

To me, this is similar to when the iPhone was getting ready to be released. Many said it was expensive, had no keyboard, was too big and wide to be comfortably held, and would never sell. That all started to change once people got their hands on the device.

I feel that the Vision Pro will have the same effect, but this is one device you’ll truly need to test out and experience. Based on those that have been fortunate enough to actually use it, it’s not a gimmick.

      • conciselyverbose@kbin.social
        4·
        10 months ago

        Have you seen how much it costs just to set up mounting for a bunch of monitors? You could DIY it and cut costs a little, but it’s still expensive with decent bit of labor then.

      • Chaos@lemmy.world
        31·
        10 months ago

        Agreed, at that price point the people buying them already have the best TVs, this would almost be a downgrade strapping to your face. Infact I have vr, but much prefer my tv for watching. I only use it for gaming.

      • Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
        35·
        10 months ago

        I think you’re forgetting how much the iPhone cost compared to the other phones of the time (and some that were even free with service). Now, no one thinks twice about spending $600 on a smartphone.

          • Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
            52·
            10 months ago

            Your previous statement would suggest otherwise. It was something that was said verbatim about the iPhone.

            • spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works
              23·
              10 months ago

              The iPhone cost 499$ in 2007. The Motorola RAZR cost 600$ in 2004.

              The device wasn’t expensive, the plans were.

              • Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
                33·
                10 months ago

                The iPhone was $499 with a subsidy from AT&T. The RAZR had no such subsidy and could be bought without a contract or even from eBay. Even the most expensive “smartphones” on the market didn’t need a subsidized price. The device absolutely was expensive. You’re trying to revise history.

                  • Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    33·
                    10 months ago

                    I literally lived through it…lol. And I bought it. It was exclusive to Cingular and then AT&T (they bought Cingular). I don’t need to look it up.

    • gornius@lemmy.world
      21·
      10 months ago

      It’s like you said projectors would replace TVs. But projectors are closer to TV than VR is to a monitor, they are more mature and much closer in price to TVs, yet most people own TV, and projectors are not common.

      VR is a niche and always will be. It’s not more universal nor more practical than screen, and nothing will change that.