VR Headset
I decided my favorite VR and MR headsets thinking about as if I was going to buy the actual headset; therefore, I based my decisions on price, image quality, experience and usability. As other classmates have written in this forum, I have to say my favorite VR headset is the Oculus Quest. At first I thought the Oculus Rift S was better; but after considering some tradeoffs, I prefer the Quest.
Firstly, Oculus Quest is easier to start with, I liked the fact that you do not need a VR capable PC, you just need your smartphone to start using it. For me, being able to share the VR experience with my friends and family is important as I enjoy playing games or living new experiences with them. In addition, carrying a laptop everywhere I want to go with the headset isn’t really what I’d like to do, so portability is another important factor for me.
Secondly, the Quest has two 1600×1440 OLED Panels at 72Hz. The Rift S has a better image quality; nevertheless, I think some games with not really photorealistic graphics will look the same, in my case, I prefer more cartoony games so I still prefer the Quest.
Thirdly, while both the Quest and Rift S have 6 degrees of freedom, I believe the fact that the Quest is wireless even gives you more freedom to move and even not feeling the wires on your body enhances the level of immersion you have while playing.
Fourthly, Oculus Quest has a manual IPD adjustment; therefore, it’s easier to adjust it to your facial features for a better experience.
On the other hand, some downsides to the Oculus Quest are that if you need to play VR PC games you better get the Oculus S as the graphics and the overall experience are better. Also, for me it’s pricey, but I think If I had money I would probably buy it for just the $399 it’s worth.
Oculus Quest [2]
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MR Headset
In my opinion MR is all about being able to expand your current reality to have even more information or objects in your field of view, but I believe being able to mix this without even noticing you are wearing something is really important. That is the reason why my top pic are the Nreal light Mixed Reality Glasses.
The thing that caught my eye about this MR Glasses is that they almost look like regular sunglasses. In addition, they just weight 88 grams. Also they are USB-C compatible, they have 6 degrees of freedom and simultaneous localization and mapping.
Furthermore, for a MR device, the 53 degree FOV is considered to be really good. Other features include voice control and built in 3D sound speakers.
A downside of it is that you need to use another device: the Computing Unit which runs Android and the controller for the lenses. but if I had money I would definitely still buy this lenses for $599 to try them just because of their design and weight, considering that they can also be used with prescription lenses which is really important for people like me who wear glasses!
Nreal Light MR Glasses [3]
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