Mcarrazz t1_j28g0c9 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 11:50 AM

Reply to comment by w1ldw1ng in Saudis take control of US augmented reality company Magic Leap by MicroSofty88

The HoloLens is actually very comfortable. I regularly wear it for 2-3 hours at a time. Battery life is usually the limiter there, not comfort. It’s not like wearing a VR headset, where there is a lot of pressure on your face and the screens cause a lot of eye fatigue. The Hololens is also a visor on a swivel so you can “get out of mixed reality” very quickly.

I don’t use Magic Leap, mostly because it requires a puck with a cable and a controller which don’t work for the use cases at my job. But it is used for surgery in China, and surgeons would never wear it if it wasn’t comfortable for multiple hours. Magic Leap 2 also has the best field of view of any mixed reality headset

w1ldw1ng t1_j28ghg7 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 11:56 AM

I’ve been enjoying the comfort upgrades on the Quest Pro which I hear is similar to the feel of the HoloLens design.

Mcarrazz t1_j28h44l wrote on December 30, 2022 at 12:03 PM

I think the Quest Pro feels clunkier and is harder to adjust than the HoloLens. I have a big head, and I’ve struggled to adjust the front dial while the device is on my head.

The Hololens also has a top head strap that makes the weight more evenly distributed for longer use which the Quest Pro does not.

I’m not a huge fan of the Quest Pro to be honest

EVOSexyBeast t1_j2976ck wrote on December 30, 2022 at 3:45 PM

How did you manage to get a hold of a hololens?

invent_or_die t1_j2b2nqp wrote on December 30, 2022 at 11:03 PM

I've had access to one and used it for a while. It is quite nice but it was version 1, and the image area was small. Could not imagine 2 hours, my neck gets bad. Would like to try ML2.