Most definitely! I can't put links in comment replies - go to my latest video and inside the description there I have a link to the ones I use.

Really appreciate that, thank you for the kind words!!

They've actually sold these headsets at a loss, to get more people into their ecosystem for future profits. Meaning they'd probably be closer to the $600-1,000 mark if Meta was a smaller company that couldn't subsidize for furure potentials.

Thank you! If you have a Quest 1 and need to upgrade, but don't plan on using it much, I'd still recommend getting a used Quest 3 (if you can) for the same price as a new 3S. Otherwise, grab the 3S - recommendation is based on the fact that the clarity/resolution will still technically still be an upgrade for you and you're already used to Fresnel lenses (same lens type as the Quest 1 but slightly improved version).

Haha, not the first time someone has commented that! I definitely see the resemblance

Love to hear it! The first-time experience is definitely mind-blowing, and honestly that feeling never really goes away (though it does get caked in a lot of frustration as you go deeper and realize everything is a pain to setup LOL - but that's the price to pay for being on the "cutting edge" of technology). Be sure to check out some of the 180/360 video experiences, too! KZbin has them (but the app makes the quality bad); try out the "DeoVR" app. If you have any 3D movies or 360 videos on your computer, move those files over or use Plex to stream them and use the "Skybox" app to ruin them. These immersive videos are where the experience gets next level!! Honestly, you can do so much more than game with these things - which is the category I fall into. I rarely play the games and generally find them to be lacking in quality/experience (outside a handful of the classics).

@@aline.tech.reviews Hell yes, thank you. I tried some of the KZbin 360 videos and they were not good. I will definitely check out those apps. You're absolutely correct, I tried the games for a minute and it's cool but most definitely not the selling point for me personally, and I'm a gamer. Happy New Year dude

Truly appreciate that - thanks for taking the time to watch and leaving these kind words!!

Appreciate that! And also love these IEMs. Crazy how they cost more than the 3S =)

Last I saw they were pretty expensive on eBay (same price as getting a used Quest 2 + controllers) which is crazy. You might be better off upgrading to a used unit;

Haha, a lot of people don't want to give up OLED; I think it's worth the swap though for the clarity of the 3. I probably wouldn't upgrade to the 3S.

@@aline.tech.reviews honestly the OLED in the quest one is definitely too slow and causes awful streaking and worse visual quality as a result, more than anything its just not having to spend money plus i do pcvr more than anything and the quest one charges up while playing with the link cable whereas all the later models would die slowly even with the link cable

Definitely don't get the 3S then!

That's the model I have, it's not worth upgrading to 512GB unless you have a family using it, are a content creator, or have slow internet. I'd keep it and uninstall/reinstall games when you need to. Otherwise you'll be selling at a loss and rebuying at the same price which is silly. If you didn't have one already, then 512GB is the way to go.

@ I have so many games I can’t even keep them on there I had the first and second one but these newer games kill my space Asgard’s wrath and Batman have me choosing what I like best

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching =)

And games are continuously getting bigger!

Still viable! It can technically still play the new Batman game even, but it dips quite low in FPS in some scenarios unless you lower settings.

Glad it was helpful!! Appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. =) Hope you enjoy the experience; it's definitely a fun one

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Glad it helped!! And yea, that's not really a fair comparison that holds any weight because they serve two wildly different functions. I have both, the Meta AI glasses are just a pair of glasses with a camera and useless AI on them without any screens or AR or anything (no real use case in my opinion outside filming stuff or asking random questions you could ask your phone) for near the same price you can get a Quest 3S/used Quest 3 and get an entire VR headset with screens, better cameras, and an inifinite number more of use cases. Quest headset all the way.

Haha, probably gonna be more like 3-4 years unless something wild happens. I'm think they may try another Quest Pro since Samsung and team are going that route.

Good call!!

Yea, you aren't alone! A lot of people have the same issue - it's disheartening because it may cause many believe that is normal and just a limitation of VR. Meta does a poor job at explaining the importance of IPD and adjusting the headset on your face, for a company targetting newcomers to VR. That said, the Quest 3 effectively solves that issue and gives you a good taste of how clear and crisp VR can be. IMO, it is the new standard and you should not look back if you want a comfortable, clear, and enjoyable experience.

It's worth trying - you get a pretty safe return/refund window. It could help if the IPD and misalignment of the Q2 is amplifying your motion sickness. Otherwise, motion sickness is something most people can acclimate to (by changing settings in games to the "motion sick friendly" modes and increasing play time slowly over time). However, some people just have too much motion sickness for it to be worth it. TLDR; it's highly personalized, but worth a shot since Meta has a no-questions-asked return policy.

It's also been a year - Meta pushed an update, in the summer, that fixed a lot of the "blowout" (over exposure) you get from looking at screens like your phone/PC.

It's *OK*. Working in VR is awesome!! But, with the Quest 3, I find that my eyes get strained pretty quickly due to the way text is rendered on the screen.. so if you're doing a lot of reading and writing (Word, Mail, etc.), then it's good for like 1-2 hour sprints before I need to take a break. Working in VR is super fun and can help keep you much more focused than you would be outside the headset, and the Quest 3 is good enough for that, but the resolution and text aliasing is just a bit too low to be a great experience. I find it's fatiguing to read text for extended periods. Everything else is fine. On the other hand, the Apple Vision Pro is perfect (it's just way too expensive for what it offers). If work is your primary use case, I'd wait for the Immersed Visor, Pimax Dream, or Samsung/Google XR headsets in 2025. All should have 4k resolution screens with much better tect display. They will be a little more expensive - the Visor is $1,000, for example - but are worth that extra cost if you're using it daily for your job.

@ Thank you so much for your quick and detailed response! I do indeed intend to use it for daily purposes, as my work mainly involves writing policies and reading policy documents. I will wait for the VR glasses that will be released in 2025 since short sessions are not useful for me. Thanks again, and I can’t wait for the reviews in 2025!😄

Recent leaks, from fragments mined from their codebase, and general rumors of folks in the field with insider knowledge, suggest it's being developed and actively heading into production. IIRC the last rumor was they were actively tooling their controller sets for mass production. 2025 is seemingly plausible if those are true. Worth holding out, IMO.

That would be awesome! I'm expecting the $999 price tag still, but who knows.

I truly appreciate that! ♥ It's great to hear my videos garner this response, it's immense fuel for pushing forward. =) I also understand completely, and am sorry to disappoint! Making videos takes way too long in my current state of affairs. I've been hunkered down building a dedicated filming room + building a process for writing scripts/editing more quickly + upgrading my local network storage (it's insane how much space 4k videos require!) - all to streamline that process to get videos out more consistently in 2025. There's also a personal hurdle I need to overcome - I spend weeks writing scripts and obsessively editing them (and the videos) to get everything "perfect". Even that Tuesday Newsday video took me 12-14 days to finish (which is waaayyy too long). I need to get smaller videos out in 2-3 days, while I'm working on a larger review in the background. I'm going to experiment with a few smaller video ideas between my bigger reviews in January-February to see how the audience responds.

@@aline.tech.reviews As a fellow creative I completely understand the struggle between perfectionism and efficiency. But know that, at least for me, the polish in your videos is very appreciated.

Haha, I haven't seen any rumors or anything to suggest that, but I'll cross my fingers for ya!

Thank you so much! Appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.

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For the 6dof headset tracking, it can still lose tracking in the dark - especially if you aren't close to an object it can use to determine its location. What about if you get closer to a wall?