Aomway Commander Review | UNBELIEVABLE FEATURES FOR ONLY $350

[@brekekee]

Would this be a good buy for 100$ used as a first goggle?

[@MeanTheBean]

Great Review! i got this 3 days ago. and i never knew that it was much more different to fly FPV with a box style goggle than this swimming type google. i was seeing double at first now its a little bit less. have you experienced anything like this? any tips for newbies to fix it.

[@RunThatRC]

I have a pair and was supposed to get the upgraded version with a head tracker for my patience for waiting almost 3 months for my pair. I did receive the updated one but did not receive the head tracker version. It says basic version on my box. I contacted support and they said sorry it's a misunderstanding or something like that and does not come with it. So pretty much told me sorry you waited 3 months to get your goggles and we kept you interested in keeping your order by lying about getting an upgraded version with head tracker. I also had the power cables stop working on me and face foam velcro is coming off. If they fix these issues I could like these goggles.

[@GLHS592]

I just got mine in the mail. I paid $250 with shipping and insurance at Banggood. I feel like my Eachine VR D2 goggles are a Chevette and these are a Corvette. These Commanders are so much more comfortable on my face and I don’t have to shove reading glasses in them. I have never tried Fatshark goggles, but these are amazing compared to what I have been using.

[@UAVfutures]

13:17 josh you honestly dont know what Im talking about. lol haha

[@No4eRory]

UAVfutures I'm smelling a rebuttle video... 😉

[@Dav2112]

UAVfutures lol!!! 😃😃

[@finbenton]

UAVfutures I love your channel man but you make money off banggood products so its hard to be unbiased in your shoes.

[@bleeksbentbits3150]

@ both Joshua/Stu; please tell us...... What has the community gotta do to get you two together flying quads, sip'n brews, answering questions, take'n the piss & just generally shoot'n shit & have'n a laugh together, in one location, at the same time???

[@ianmoran7083]

maybe Joshua would appreciate what others are talking about if he found these as comfortable as others say, beyond the feature list and price, suspect that would be the trump card.

[@colinbrown4475]

I've been waiting for your review of these. Thank you

[@TuanNguyen-ls3lb]

Hi Joshua, do you think the FS HD3 is worth $150 difference from Dom v3 ? And which one do you prefer if you have to choose only one goggle ? For my case, I am used to fly with Dom v3 but left flying for around a year and now come back. Is the IPD adjustment in HD3 give you a perfect picture ? The same as you, I have to adjust IPD to the narrowest but there is still a tiny bit from perfect (2 pictures from two eyes merged into 1 picture). So I wonder that the HD3 fix that problem (Oscarliang informs there is a slight change in shape of HD3). And do you recommend to use the RHO lens when using HD3 ? As I am near-sighted, I have to wear glass with prescription +3. Thank you a lots for always providing truthful and scientific reviews.

[@sprocket374]

I'm not Joshua but I'd say no. I prefer my Dominator v2 over the HD3. The HD3 just isn't as sharp for proximity flying

[@TheBigblock81]

I bought both Dom v3 and hd3 because I wanted to see the difference. Dom v3 is better for my bigger nose but smaller grainy picture. hd3 is tighter on nose but so much more immersive and quality pic. my left screen turned white other day in hd3 and been using Dom v3s. I am not as confident with flying now and can't wait till my hd3s are fixed.

[@ZeroFPV]

I bought a HD3 and i got a chance to test the Dom V3 from a friend. With the HD3 diopters were an absolute must for me (short sighted). Otherwise I have massively blurred Edges. With the Dom V3 I did not need diopters. The picture was perfectly fine. And as I am using GoPro lenses on all my FPV cams I didn't notice the difference between the 16:9 with 4:3 cam to the HD3's 4:3 (with 4:3 cam). So If I would buy today I'd personally would go for the Dom3 or the other 16:9 competitors with the same resolution (Aomway, Flykey, Skyzone).

[@TheBigblock81]

ZeroFPV I have some blur on my hd3s but very far into corners. Does the use of diopters affect the center of the picture if its already in focus?

[@TuanNguyen-ls3lb]

ZeroFPV I have to use diopter when using Dom v3. And the same as you, I don't find any trouble when flying cam hs1177 with Dom v3. My friend advise I should upgrade to HD3 as it much help when racing with gates and more immersive.

[@PeterKiczula]

How did the RHo lenses work in the Commanders? I have a pair and use the Fatshark minus 6 lenses, but like you, my eyes are a bit worse and I've got an astigmatism. I tried to take the Fatshark lenses out yesterday to clean them, but the velcro was in the way and I didn't want to scratch the glass.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

They work fine. Exact same fit.

[@Crisposhot]

I like that you didn't rush and say: "buy this one's". Great video

[@thespencerowen]

If you take them apart, they do have a rachet mechanism, but the plastic doesn't reach the notches. It would be easy to 3d print a part to fix the IPD ratcheting.

[@ianmoran7083]

Fix them for your eyes and put tape over them, job done.

[@APerson-xg6cu]

Why would you put tape over your eyes? :P

[@petwog]

Houngan Racing hot glue would work better. I have this black hot glue that really hold well. Would look great on eyes too! ;-(

[@CrashitFPV]

In your comparison video your going to do, shouldn't you also compare against dominator v3 since there 16:9 and closer in price?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

It's not really very close in price though, because it doesn't come with a receiver. So you're in for minimum $35 for an OLED module or more like $50 to $100 for diversity.

[@demiquadfpv3333]

Please put skyzone sky02s v+ in the head to head video if someo e can lend or send you some. I think you might be impressed if 16:9 is acceptable. Especially with the osd features.

[@RobB_VK6ES]

+1

[@TurKFXI]

I had skyzone V+ and Aomway. THey are basically same. Only differences are Skyzone has headtracking but no fan. Aomway is more comfortable. There is a youtube video showing a footage for skyzone, Aomway, Boshcam g922 and Fatshark.

[@Mainekarter2004]

Love my Skyzones...

[@GLHS592]

Banggood has the Aomway Commanders for $245 right now. I'm thinking that I will get them after Christmas. I'm tired of my Eachine VR-D2 box goggles. Those things hurt your nose, especially with +2.75 reading glasses shoved in them. I'm also tired of having to set brightness and color every time I plug them up.

[@BrassStacks]

Josh, have you figured out how to change the time and date on these? Mine seem to jump a decade every time I turn them off and on.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I haven't explored that, sorry.

[@ЮрийДолотказин-с4ы]

Even Eachine VR2 D2Pro has OSD which show voltage and RSSI level for both antenas and built in spectrum analyzer with on screen output.

[@LaZieGoblin]

THe IPD's are almost perfect on the widest setting. Is there a way to increase this just a little more?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Not without physically modding the goggles. I think it would be a pretty big job.

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

where does it say v2 is gonna come out with in-built head tracker ????????

[@Ikararua]

I just realized you use glasses...do you use contacts or dioper lenses? Or is the built in adjustments good enough? I've used the quanum v2 and I am able to use it without glasses despite me having glasses in the 6th power range

[@drvonhoss]

@12:27 .... did you mean Dominator SE's?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

No. The Attitude SE was a limited-edition goggle with Attitude screens but Dominator optics. So 640x48 resolution but 50 degree FOV.

[@dropcorr]

Joshua Bardwell isn't that was the dominator se is? I have a pair they're orange and black and they were limited edition. I never heard of attitude se

[@cyranoidy]

thank you joshua, do you know the approximate date that the V2 will be released? and where we can keep updated from the releases of aomway? thanks for reviewing it !! i have asked you a couple of months ago and today i just buyed them!!

[@JoshuaBardwell]

It's completely up in the air. For a minute, I remember seeing a product listing with the built-in head tracker saying v2 was coming soon. That was over a month ago, and absolutely nobody has gotten any stock since then. If you find somebody with stock, they've just had it sitting on a shelf from the original shipment. There seem to be some manufacturing issues or something because with the demand for these goggles in the market, Aomway is definitely losing money not being able to put them on shelves.

[@cyranoidy]

Joshua Bardwell i just buyed it yesterday in aliexpress for 271 euros, the seller has quite good reputation and selling all types of drone related things, but the googles only has 1 review... i just cheked and today are at 191 eur again... i hope i can get them but i do not think that they will put the v2 on the market yet, they did not squeeze all the juice of the v1 yet, still they have to make the product profitable, so i imagine they will leave 6 months or so... what do you think joshua?

[@MisterJDee]

I'm still using my original dominator v1's. do you think I'd notice a difference if I purchased a set of these FS HD2's or these Aomway Commanders? Is any of these worth the "upgrade"

[@ossihanninen8131]

What about the skyzon v+ 330 euro and has all the feateures and more?

[@gwc1410]

"... and your gonna learn something today". Awsome. I like it!

[@daveyknowlton8030]

hey josh, why cant thease moduels use a osd for channel and possably vbat? dont they provide analog video to the goggles?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I believe it's a question of processing power. Simply switching and passing through the video signal is a lot easier than modifying it.

[@alexdalton7290]

Would you recommend them as a first pair of googles coming from head box kylin's , meaning would I get better range? I know the receiver in the kylin's are trash. I like !!

[@JoshuaBardwell]

If you want goggles, you're spending at least $350 to get anything worthwhile. If you feel like these are how you want to spend your $350, go for it.

[@alexdalton7290]

Joshua Bardwell I like the personal theatre to be honest, and 350 is a little deep. Lol when you freaking wire signal and ground wires to the fc wrong. Lol fun 😂

[@IheartIIDX619]

josh b, do you ever think you`ll get around to reviewing a 16:9 goggle paired with a 16:9 board cam like the like the foxeer monster? i came from runcams and i cant go back. the difference in image quality is too great. when you get a chance, give it a try, it might change your tune.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Maybe when there are more 16:9 cameras to choose from, and more goggles with native 16:9 screens. Right now, there isn't enough good 16:9 gear for me to switch over.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Show me a 16:9 goggle with 40-50 degree FOV and I'll start thinking about it.

[@Aganazer]

The 16x9 FatShark transformers are very nice for box goggles. Beautiful display, huge FOV, and half the size of most box goggles. The only downside being that they are not as comfortable as the traditional fatshark goggles.

[@ChimaeraB]

Aganazer This! I LOVE the Transformers. Huge FOV. The box form factor isn't great but totally worth the FOV.

[@lookin4ward1]

Bruce Simpson says the patch antenna is just junk and doesnt work with a suggestion of a helical antenna? your opinion on this?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I honestly didn't use the stock antennas that come with it. I don't like to use helical on goggles though because it's long and unwieldy. I prefer the lumenier 8 dBi mini patch or the TrueRC X-Air.

[@1artillery1]

Good evening @Joshua bardwell over here from New Jersey. I have a question on my alien rr 5 inch. I'm running kiss fc kiss esc 24a i have the stock alien pdb with a tbs pnp50 a tbs v2 vtx unify pro and rr run cam and the tbs triumph. One of my esc got struck by a prop strike and I switch the esc. Every time I go and power my quad 3 esc light up on stay on. The one I replaced would light up then shut off. I'm stumped and don't know what to do now. Please help find a solution.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I mean, you just have to figure out what's broken via trial and error. Is the ESC getting power? Is the ESC itself damaged? Is the LED giving any sort of error code that suggests what is wrong?

[@1artillery1]

Joshua Bardwell I checked and made sure the esc worked by switching it out and putting it on another arm and it works fine. Could it be that it's a different fw?

[@shelbyarndts8223]

Where can I find some fatshark HDV2's? I've looked everywhere online and I can't seem to find one

[@pastortrader72]

Buy time for me - so, comparing your Dominator HD2 to your HD3, which do you like better? (PS - I'm a glasses wearer too so, if that plays a role in your recommendation somehow, know that. Also, I like field of view so generally prefer as wide as possible / currently flying HeadPlays). Thanks!

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+PastorTrader if you want the widest FOV then get HD2.

[@pastortrader72]

Thank you so much for replying! And, for posting all of the videos you do! You've helped me so SO much in the hobby - can't thank you enough!

[@caveymon]

Haven't read any comment about this so far: fatshark cannot do an OSD because of the modular bay. The modules have three pins designated to channel switching (2bit, 3positions, 8 possible combinations), two for audio (6Mhz, 6.5Mhz carriers), one for video, two for power and one not connected, to split VCC and GND and offer some extra stability. For now there is now way for them to relay information about channel and voltage coming from the module or the battery connection. They could maybe start using the unconnected pin between VCC and GND for "telemetry", or perhaps the modules themselves need to have OSD included. Real estate is short on those small pcb's (I know, I've designed my own RX5808 based fatshark module, based on Shea Ivey's open source project which sprouted LaForge FPV). So figuring out a way to include OSD is tough.

[@No4eRory]

hi Joshua, how did you find the reception and DVR?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJDJhKKslrlqecU

[@No4eRory]

cheers man

[@kmitchel46725]

@12:30 I half expected you to look down and whisper "goggles".

[@michaellundgren6949]

whoop!

[@arfawcett22]

I have a really wide IPD. What can be done? I bought the Commanders and they are just miserable for me to fly with. If I push them either direction on my face they clear up for that respective eye. My guess is I have an IPD of 73 mm.

[@chrisyoung8062]

Are the FS HD V2 or V3 able to switch between 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios? I have cams with both formats.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

HD3 can do that. It has 4:3 native screens but will letterbox 16:9. You need to press a button to switch to 16:9.

[@garyadamson8572]

New to the hobby and have not seen anything regarding how well these goggles work for people that need reading glasses. I would hate to spend $$$ only to find out they don't work well for me. I have 2x reading glasses and can't read a computer screen without them. Will this be a problem? Please leave your thoughts.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I would suggest looking into rho-lens or custom-fpx. Either of these companies can cut custom inserts to your exact prescription.

[@garyadamson8572]

Thanks for the reply. I will check those.

[@MikeSmith-oj8qe]

I love the googles but am having problems getting the HDMI input to work when playing the DRL simulator. I just get a black screen in HDMI 2D and HDMI 3D. I'm running windows 10 and have changed the resolution from 1920x1080 to 1280x720. Any else able to get the HDMI input working for simulators?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

You don't need to change resolution. Just to into the Windows 10 Action Center and click "Project" and "Duplicate".

[@MikeSmith-oj8qe]

Thank you Josh. That was exactly the problem. Works great now!!

[@emboli]

I recently bought these goggles is there a way to put a timer on the screen or is that not supported?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Have an OSD in your copter.

[@TheBigblock81]

Can the popular diversity modules incorporate an osd?

[@ZeroFPV]

There is a Minim OSD Mod for the Realacc Pro.

[@howdymaniwonttofly6122]

I fly with box goggles and was wondering if the screen merged like your eyes do or is it two pictures. can you tell your looking at two different screens or does it look like one?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

No, it looks like one screen. Your brain takes care of that.

[@howdymaniwonttofly6122]

Joshua Bardwell I have been reluctant to get a pair because I didn't know thanks alot.

[@juliejones8785]

I bought the Commanders before watching this review. I really like everything about them but the fit. Even after adding thick foam, I still can't even get them to touch my temples. For now I just stand in the shade while I fly so the light leakage doesn't bother me. But, as you said, they aren't at all comfortable for very long. Next up - custom cut foam.

[@marksherman630]

Why aren't the FS Dom v3's in the head-to-head(-to-head)??? Same price point and 16:9...

[@TehPixel8dNinja]

Mark Sherman the dom v3s don't have a receiver so you have to add that to the price as well. So if you're comparing 350 to 350 (plus shipping) that work right out of the box, then attitudes make sense why it's the main head to head. but I would like to see a head by head by head of the three

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Dom v3 are $50 to $100 more depending what module you buy. Also, I have never owned a Dom v3. Kind of hard to review it then.

[@TehPixel8dNinja]

Joshua Bardwell fair on that last part, would be interesting to see if the extra 50-100 would be worth though

[@marksherman630]

More like $24 www.banggood.com/Eachine-PRO58-RX-Diversity-40CH-5_8G-OLED-SCAN-VRX-FPV-Receiver-for-FatShark-Goggles-p-1160357.html

[@KrotowX]

I had a chance to get a peek in these aomways when coworker received his Commander V1 in last week. Because I hadn't any experience with binocular googles, it was quite weird at begin. Picture is bright and sharp, but is smaller than in box googles (I now have EV800D). Probably need some adaptation to that. IPD knobs are pretty tight. I didn't managed to got equal focus at all screen width - had to choose between slightly blurred borders or slightly blurred line at center. Since I have -1.5/-2 myopia, seems I need correction lenses for any binocular FPV googles. However these was first googles for me where 16:9 cams did look like they should look - sharp, bright and without distorted image. Also cheaper CMOS cameras like CM800T doesn't look like Doomsday chronicles in these googles anymore. Liked the receiving noise processing with floating stripes instead of picture jerking and disappearing at such circumstances in EV800-s. Onscreen OSD and possibility to choose battery between 2S-4S is awesome. Stock patch antenna is absolute crap, but it is not relevant - I'm using Pagoda2 and Tripple feed patch antennas anyway. I will think about these when I will by mine pair of binocular googles somewhere in this year. By the way I believe that Fatsharks doesn't have OSD because they only display received picture and heavily depends from external receiver module. Probably you must use receiver modules that can display OSD overlay in received signal when you're switching channels or battery are near empty.

[@hyperhelis4313]

Those Aomway goggles look great but can you send them in for repair? Fatshark has that covered. Not everyone has a great experience doing so but the fact remains that you can have them repaired.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I doubt it. Aomway isn't exactly known for running a service center.

[@8alakai8]

you know whats good from the lipo option you can use your flight packs so when your goggles run out you can just grab a lipo you just flew and use that

[@madforit9661]

How the hell did you manage to get a pair of these? Cant seem to get these anywhere

[@S700KYFPV]

Like you say JB, the V2 is coming. Who knows if some of these things have been sorted?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Can't review a product that doesn't exist. Anyway, v2 has been "coming soon" for over a month now and crickets from Aomway.

[@RobB_VK6ES]

I think those are the V2s. early production did not have the silk screened labels. Please try to get the Skyzone V02+ and do a 4 way review comparing FS V4 HDx Aomway & SZ

[@1337flite]

You should try the skyzones 02 V+. Been underrated for ages IMO. They had the OSD ages ago. I have Skyzones and HD2s. I use HD2s but only for the 3:4 55 degree FOV and fan. Skyzone IQ is better IMO - in terms of better pixels. And Syzones fit my face better than fatshark HD2s. I leant my Skyzones to a mate of mine while he decided what he was gonna g The skyzone firmware will do a graphical (histogram) scan across all channels. Their OSD shows band, channel and frequency. Just as good. IMO the skyzones beat the aomways in most ways except the fan and the HD2s in most ways except fan, FOV and aspect ratio. Unless you really like the 4:3 and 55 degree FOV (and I do) KI say avoid the fatsharks. And note the innovation in this field is coming from Chinese companies, instead of Amercian/Chinese companies (i.e. companies with US principals that are based in China and employ chinese labour).

[@ProppedNutFPV]

jtan163 I fly with tge Skyzone V+ goggle. Absolutely love them. I went from a box style to learn with. When they crapped the bed. I decided to try some of the guys Fatsharks before making a investment. Honestly was not impressed and I was coming from a Eachine goggle. The Skyzone V+ to me was a better choice. I think in the case of Fatshark. It's a lot like Crapple products. It was so shoved in our faces in everything such as commercials, movies ect. It was social conditioning. In this case, I guess I agree with Nietzsche about the Herd Mentality.. Herd Mentality is when you follow a person or a trend just because it has been a hit once or twice.

[@blackmennewstyle]

I love these FPV goggles

[@Dairosky]

I'm rocking the skyzone, they are great, just miss the fan, but you can always adapt the faceplate from fatshark

still use my skyzone version 1... still relevant, had them since they were released 3 years ago. No worries. Have the headplay box for when I'm filming with my phantom or someone wants to 'fly along', and the skyzones for racing. Really though, what with the cameras we use for FPV and the analog video transmission system, I can't see the point in getting any "better" goggles until I get a full HD system. I mean, what's the point in spending $500 for a tiny bit better image now, when I can save that for HD gear in the not so distant future?

[@roflbotfpv9168]

Zkyzones FTW, half the price twice the product.

[@SvPVids]

I feel it really uncomfortable to read text in the screen. When the image is moving in flight I can see the image perfectly but when its in place i start seeing a double image

[@baddatfpv8803]

I'm exactly the opposite on the comfort issue you have, I own the commander V1S and I have the Fat Shark Attitude V5's and I can honestly say that when I'm just flying around my house and the houses on my street where the built-in recievers are managing just fine, I always leave my fat sharks and go with the commanders specifically because they are for me at least far more comfortable and no where near as heavy. I think your choice of goggles is so subjective that you should if possible try before you buy, the wrong goggles can totally ruin your flying experience and even turn you off the hobby completely, not so much with your radio which can be adjusted to taste and a replacement is far cheaper.

[@mordtefpv5896]

Spot on mate! These are looking better and more attractive all the time.

[@3000gtwelder]

What do you think about the SkyZones?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Never tried them yet.

[@blackmennewstyle]

My regular FPV goggles are Skyzone SKY02S V+ and i love them! Great review though! I did not even know that Fatshark FPV Goggles don't even have OSD display lol Have a great weekend

[@johncitizen3361]

I borrowed a friends skyzones for a month and loved them, I bought the aomway commanders because they are almost the same hardware but with a fan. The skyzone OSD is the nicest one I've seen with the band scanner function but the DVR auto record feature in the Aomways is awesome, would love to have the best of both these goggles combined. I've tried fat sharks but my eyes don't seem to work well with anything over a 32 degree FOV anyway and the built in diversity receivers in both the skyzones and commanders are great.

[@skaman82]

skyzone v+ goggles also have an OSD with channel and battery info - also a band scanner and a low voltage alarm.They are far more superior in functionality as fatsharks. The display quality is the same as DOM V3.

[@jimdouglas3038]

Non quad related question. How many days a year are you in hotels?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Since January of this year, I have spent approximately 50% of my weeks on the road.

[@BrassStacks]

I really like mine and think they're really comfortable. I used a few stickers to lock in the IPD sliders and haven't touched them since. The ONLY thing I don't like is that I have horrible audio with them. I can't hear a thing through headphones or during playback on the DVR. Anyone know of a fix?

[@timdom9590]

I had the opposite experience with the fatshark face plate. For me the face plate is super narrow. It digs into my temples and doesn't even touch the center of my face. Also both the v3 and hd3 are blurry even with modded ipd. The aomway was super clear for me and fits my face perfectly.

[@Alex_R_A80]

I have these Aomway commander V1 but cannot seem to activate the HDMI. I set the goggles to hdmi-2 and set my mac settings to 720p. anyone else who experience HDMI problems?

[@pmm4177]

Those seem like a pretty good deal but i love my dominator v3 with the 3.6 true d. All that said what kinda support does aomway have? I dont want to have an issue and get someone on the phone with an accent and i can't understand a word theyre saying. Honestly id rather pay a bit more for the fatshark and have good support and that is my same argument for having spektrum over taranis. My brother in law met a multi gp guy that goes by falcon x yesterday that flys spektrum and my bro in law was telling him he was thinking of switching to taranis and falcon x asked why and he said it was because of the range taranis has over spekrtum and falcon told him that spektrum is working on a firmware update for their radios to make them better and as of right now taranis only gets 15 to 20% more range than spektrum and in most of our flying the majority of us never get far enough away to failsafe. I guess my point is ill pay a bit more for good service

[@jhbuxton4]

Thanks for the review of the commander V2. I have a set if the FU-RC V2 goggles coming, and they are pretty much the same as the Aomway, it was nice to see your opinion​ on them. -Jamie

[@TweakRacer]

Jamie Buxton LOL do those goggles come with 2P hype train physics defying parallel lipo cells that give infinite C rating? Marketing to idiots 101.

[@Christian-jy6iw]

what about skyzones v2's... ?

[@J.D.Vision]

Can you do a review on the new Aomway Commander V1S (Black)?

[@fitchyyboi]

Same thing just black

[@whollymindless]

The Achillez developer has an OSD solution using minimosd hardware and the realacc receivers. even makes the channel switch work.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Honestly, this is not ready for prime time. It is a very exciting development, but it requires way more hacking than most people will be able to do. And if memory serves, it even requires an external regulator for the MinimOSD.

[@Just-A-Guy-Learning]

fatshark modules have a mod using a micro minimosd to get osd. Its not for the faint of heart or rookies. Its also not very clean. however fatshark does have an osd overlay for contrast and brightness. I believe we are able to use that passthrough to get the rest of our information on the screen. I would love to work on it, but I only have one set of goggles and dont want to take them apart and mess with it, when I fly daily. hopefully someone with a spare set will look into this. i believe we would be able to hide the osd chip in the goggles and then access the info from a toggle of the switch.

[@Joshuastricklen86]

What if u get them for 100$

[@johncitizen3361]

You forgot to mention the amazing auto record feature for the DVR, with this turned on you'll never have to remember to start recording. Not only that when you turn them on they don't actually start recording until you plug in the quad and they start getting a video feed, so if you unplug the goggles between batteries you'll have DVR files containing nothing but flight footage from the moment you power up your quad and you never have to start and stop recording.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Fatshark DVR has the same feature FWIW.

[@johncitizen3361]

+Joshua Bardwell Didn't know that, I have a friend who uses fat sharks I'll have to let him know thanks.

[@paulterl4563]

And if you unplug the battery without to stop the quad and tge recording it save it ?????

[@johncitizen3361]

PauL TerL yes it saves if you just unplug.

[@InFrontOfYourBack1]

Great review.. the fit is critical. I originally tried the flysight goggles because on paper they were awesome. Their fit was similar to what you describe on these. They're designed for either flat faces or very young adolescents who haven't grown a nose yet. Other than the fact that they just didn't work, I returned them and got my fatsharks and haven't looked back. They aren't the perfect fit either, but with the thicker foam, they're almost perfect. One key issue I'm sure you'll mention in the head to head is with the built-in diversity....you're stuck with the OEM receiver. I'm sure there will be better options. Wish list for goggles (no particular order) 1. Wish the fatshark's fan blew harder, or how about implementing peltier cooling? The white or lighter colors are critical for hot sunny days. 2. Adjustable fitting design. Why do I need thick foam. Can't they design a pair with hinges built in to allow more of a wrap-around 3. Truly open source design for modules. I'd like my goggle buttons to operate the modules. They should allow for standardized fitting to make the modules look like they're part of the goggles. 4. OSD with channel and voltage in goggles is a great recommendation. 5. Armattan like strap pad. I don't necessarily like the over head strap. I need to wear a backwards facing cap to keep from sun burning my head, which wouldn't work with an over the head strap. 6. It would be really cool if the goggles could control the BF OSD functions. 7. More tactile buttons to navigate operation more easily 8. A DVR that actually works, as in, it records what you're seeing in the goggles without dropping frames. 9. Back mounted battery that has integrated wiring in the strap so it looks clean. 10. Forward facing camera..I did like these with the flysights if they actually were usable because I don't always want to remove my goggles to swap out the battery. The FOV was too wide and the latency was too large to be useful.

[@dale5453]

I recently got a pair of the Aomway goggles, and I think they're great. However, I have only flown previously on version 1 of the Quanum face box. I have the Runcam Eagle in 16/9, and I find the picture amazing. I have been waiting for Fat Shark to bring out the next new thing, but It just hasn't happened. Being a cheap/frugal person I can't spend $500 for the goggles and another few hundred for LaForge diversity. I found the Aomway at Banggood with a coupon for $300, and jumped on them. SWEET :)

[@yorickfpv723]

Thanks for the review! I'm looking to move up from my box goggles so starting to research.

[@aaronfreel3477]

David Grear headplay se are better. higher resolution much cleaner image and color. only 209. reception is excellent when my buddies with laforge and true d are having videi issues im clean as a bell thanking God i didnt get fatsharks.

[@graysonhobby]

great comprehensive review Joshua. thank you

[@mattelkins53]

You should do a review of the Focal goggle please and thank you.

[@KrissKwaddFPV]

Don't you mean Dominator SE had 50° FOV?

[@goingforspeed]

These companies need to expand their data set to outside Asia. Some of us (big heads) need a wider IPD than 69.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Fatshark is US-based. What's their excuse?

[@EnuffsEnuff318]

No competition and a shit attitude toward their customers....ooops, I mean their beta testers.

[@BBFPV]

I think, it was designed for Asian pancake faces, on my face it does not fit either and I have a very average European face like Yoshi 😝

[@gorto1127]

I am Chinese and I found that the Commander fit my pancake (LOL) face much much better than my Fatshark V3.

[@BBFPV]

thx for your confirm

[@3rd_coast223]

12:30 or so...dominator SE's are so good for thier price. Im glad i jumped on thet limited supply when i did. Literally a week after i got mine they were out everywhere.

[@LacheanApostate]

Loved the OSD rant.

[@swordhunter66able]

Spartacus FPV Dr. Evil is all I could hear when he went off...lol

[@rotovicious1156]

its hard to imagine what a nice pair of goggles would bring to my fpv experience. Anyone know of a two screen goggle around the 100-150 dollar range?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

If there was a two-screen goggle in that price range, I wouldn't touch it. The cheapest you see is $300-$350. If somebody could deliver quality and bust that price point, they would have already done it. Even if somebody was making goggles for $150 retail, they could sell them for $225 and still kick every other goggle in the market in the teeth. So anybody selling for less than about $250 or $225 would make me EXTREMELY suspicious. It's like, if I offered to sell you a car for $500, you'd be suspicious, right?

[@rotovicious1156]

Joshua Bardwell, Suspicious yes. Also very curious.

[@freeksuout]

I've been using these for 2 weeks now and love them. Lighter, cleaner and cheaper than farsharks. Upgraded from FS HD's.

[@imager09tube]

Finally, Aomway listened! IPD distance so simple FatShark?

[@DkStyleren]

I just got them 2 weeks ago, and I love them. They fit my face perfect, Fatshark may have a bit bigger curve on their goggles since the Aomway doesn't fit you.

[@ericclark9770]

I thought it was interesting that diversity out of the box (extra for the similarly priced Fatsharks) was completely ignored in your video.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

The main point of this video, as I said, is to judge the Commanders on their own merits. A head to head comparison with the Attitude will come soon.

[@cyranoidy]

Joshua Bardwell when its soon ??? you made me buy them already hahhah no way to come back now, you are getting mean, is like having to wait to the next episode of game of thrones ...

[@AndrewBlanche]

Expensive yes then my astigmatism lenses won't be their listed price. My lenses will over 250$ CAD. These anoway's can that RHO place make them?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

The Aomway uses the same inserts as Fatsharks. So yes RHO can make them. I have astigmatism too and they cut my lenses but to be fair, they were a review copy. I didn't pay list.

[@Padraignotlad]

It's funny you are so amazed by the OSD stuff. Skyzone's have been doing this for a while. I love my SKY02's.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

My "amazement" is meant to be a little sarcastic. Like, damn, Fatshark, this isn't rocket science. Like you say, Skyzone has been doing it for years.

[@Padraignotlad]

Gotcha.

[@faawks]

I laugh when I see Fatsharks without an OSD and I'm sitting here with my mega budget Eachine EV800 goggles that have an OSD telling me my bat level and channel ect ect. I knew the build quality was going to suffer on the Aomays, I'm heavily leaning towards Skyzones lately and I'm really hoping to see more reviews on them.

[@beau6521]

Isn't this the second time you release this video??

[@JoshuaBardwell]

No.

[@KrotowX]

The best question among all others is - how to not spend +60$ if you're buying any "good" googles from 300$ price range and above from Banggood and similar shops outside EU or US. Seen the price of these things in local shops :(

[@Jacobskate]

I think what josh is saying is 100% if you already have fatshark HD2's or HD3's or even v3 i wouldn't bother with the commanders, if your on a low budget and can't afford the fat shark's then there great. i personally like my skyzone SKY02S V+over the commanders ad they are the same price.

[@StolenDog]

I think the Aomways are great if you've not owned the higher tier range of Fatsharks. I went from box goggles to the original version of these Aomways and can say that I'm very happy with them. The only issue I have is the patch antenna on it is useless. I changed to an Menace patch and it's very noticeably improved performance when flying behind trees and so forth. I think value for money wise they are right on point at the moment, sure the Fatsharks are better in some regards, but you pay a lot more for them so they should be.

[@yonallb]

So sad I missed my chance at the SE.

[@mikejh6551]

I still prefer the OSD frequency scanner in the Skyzone SKY02S V+ and they are the same price :-)

[@icerook1560]

Why not a 60 degree fov I don't understand what's wrong with seeing a bit more

[@finbenton]

Greed and no real competition.

[@icerook1560]

finbenton Only possible reason, I bought the HD3s, after violently vomiting in my mouth, I promptly returned to Amazon. I'm a product manager, I'm pretty aware of technology, and they are definitely getting very very rich

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I suspect there must be a reason why all the cheap goggles have come with a 32-ish FOV, except the Attitude SE, which explicitly were a one-off based on "finding some screens in the back of a warehouse" or something like that. I have a hunch there is something about the screens or the optics that makes it hard to do the larger FOV, or somebody would have knocked off the Attitude SE by now.

[@finbenton]

They are clearly buying crap screens that were originally designed for some other applications and just using them in FPV goggles, Im sure fatshark is big enough to design and order their own design eye monitors... but they are too innovative for that :p

[@icerook1560]

Joshua Bardwell it's actually the lens system used, the OLEDs are pretty small and considering the depth, they must be maxing out to the point the edges get blurry/not acceptable

[@usarmyfl1]

As long as people keep paying Fatshark prices, what incentive is there to put more effort into them? Work more for the same amount of money?

[@saow]

Thanks for the review ! Would love to have this OSD in my HD2 !

[@RawTopShot]

if you're the only one using the goggles. once you've got your ipd set. I'd blob a bit of hot glue on the slider to set it in place.

[@chrisyoung8062]

goggles are such a personal thing. Good video.

[@corbinlamberton]

Does anyone struggle to adjust their eyes to the two screens? I find that it takes at least 10 seconds to focus my eyes to blend the screens together to make the one.

[@imemyself2820]

Looks like we'll keep buying Fatsharks lol Anyway as always a good and thorough review from Johua Bardwell. Watching his reviews, there is literally no need to watch other reviews. Just the way it is :)

[@fpvbreakfast]

I'm completely indecisive between these Aomways and Skyzone.

[@thejason51873]

Joshua, You have to look at the new Skyzone goggles. For some reason nobody cares about Skyzone even though (in my opinion they are better). Its just crazy they are not even considered by 90% of the people out there. I had the original SkyZones and then stupidly whent to Fatshark for a while, and now I am back to Skyzone. If you like the OSD on the Aomway Commanders, you will really like the SkyZones. Not to mention that the sensitivity is close to that of the LaFordge. Also although the Fatshark HD3s have a wider FOV it does not matter because 15% of the FOV is blurry thanks the Fatsharks crappy optics. So, in the end the SkyZones have more usable screen because the whole thing is sharp. I doubt I will ever buy Fatshark again.

[@Mainekarter2004]

Love my Skyzone v2's

[@tehllama42]

Love mine too. The faceplate shape is unkind to me in the same way, and the DVR support isn't that great... but the AOMWAY viewer/DVR setup for Android setups takes care of that and adds extra features for a total price that's still better than these.

[@paulterl4563]

Comparisons compare them

[@marlon82mc]

Why isn't the battery lead built into the headband??? Why does the QUALITY control of these things always seem incomplete?? I hate the manufacturers in this hobby sometimes.

[@vladmirputin7139]

FYI that extension cable doesn't do jack shit. Better off just taking that barrel connector off and putting an xt60 or xt30 on the end of it.