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by crooked-v 1132 days ago
It's an interesting idea, but 1080p per eye is way, way too low a resolution to actually use for most people.
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Is "most" an alias for "more than 50%"? I don't think so in general, given the amount of cheap laptops I see around. Maybe it's true for the people that are willing to pay $2000.

What's odd with this device is that it runs Android. I used Android with a keyboard and a mouse in the past but it was a sub par desktop environment and for $2000 one should make sure to be able to have all files, mail, etc to work on available from Android.

"most" people with 1080p laptops aren't stretching that 1080p to cover their entire field of vision and only displaying windows in small fractions of that. There's a reason VR is at minimum 4k per eye, and even then struggles with legible text
They're not covering the entireffield of vision. The fov is very restricted, that's why they can get away with a 1080p display.

Tbis replaces one problem for another. I'd definitely have to try it out before I'd consider buying something with a pov this small.