• olympicyes@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    16
    arrow-down
    4
    ·
    4 months ago

    Unjerk for a moment. How much should something like this cost? Serious question. Seems like it can do things other devices really can’t. Saw a video yesterday from a programmer who said it could replicate an impossible physical setup. I don’t have a need for it but maybe someone else can see the value.

    • dodeca@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      4 months ago

      The Apple Vision Pro supports only one 4k display for your Mac. I’ve seen some unreleased app dev stuff claiming to support another display, but as far as I know today there isn’t any way to do it.

      • olympicyes@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        4 months ago

        The one I saw was a single 5K but he was running it at standard resolution (not retina) and making the screen equivalent to 50”. He also used a couple native safari windows on either side, which helps mitigate the single screen issue.

    • pewter@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      4 months ago

      Good question. I don’t have a good source, but this one guy tried to come up with a breakdown a few months ago and in parts alone he estimated $1529.

      Inner and outer display including display lens: $840

      Silicon content including M2 and R1 chips: $240

      Sensors and cameras: $120

      Battery: $18

      Spatial Audio: $11

      Housing, PCBS, cables, connectors, and packaging: $170

      Assembly: $130

      It aligns with the number in the article. The rest seems like a business decision.

      • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        11
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        4 months ago

        Every single reviewer is saying that the quality of the VR and specially the AR blows any competition out of the water. I highly doubt your comment is true.

        • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          8
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          4 months ago

          The quality is better but it still does “the same stuff”. A PC with a 1080p display and Nvidia 3050 does the same stuff as a 4k display and an Nvidia 4080.

      • CptEnder@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        7
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        4 months ago

        Adding the Valve Index is a another high end model that does all this and more for $1000.

        The big difference is the Apple’s AR features

        • june@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          edit-2
          4 months ago

          I’d agree with you, but the index isn’t a standalone device. Pack all the computing power into the index and the price is going to skyrocket.

          Edit to add: index doesn’t have eye or hand tracking.

            • june@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              3
              ·
              4 months ago

              What? That’s… an entirely different headset? Not even the same manufacturer. There’s also some fairly significant differences between them. The person I replied to said that the Index does all the same stuff that the Vision Pro does which is empirically incorrect.

      • Nyxon@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        4 months ago

        I have both and the Quest 3 is definitely not capable of the same stuff.

        Kevin Sorbo and Kevin Costner are capable of the same stuff too but there is a clear difference in performance and value.

      • PrettyLights@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        4 months ago

        50% margins aren’t that high for a “cutting edge” low volume product.

        Civic cars are high volume with an established market and consumer base.

        Not everything is an apples to apples comparison.

        I’ll never buy one because I use Arch BTW, but there needs to be a profit incentive for new tech to be developed, otherwise we get rehashes of the same old same old.

          • PrettyLights@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            4 months ago

            I’ve never bought a new “cutting edge” product that’s cost more then what it should, and I’m pretty into technology/computers

            What products specifically are you considering?

            But also, you mentioned Arch, so I got to ask, are pantyhose conformable?

            They’re socks