The best FPV goggle for almost everybody (except DJI) // HDZERO GOGGLE REVIEW

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00:00:00 - This is the best goggle for a lot of people
00:00:55 - Overview of today's FPV video systems
00:03:00 - Which goggle is most versatile
00:04:59 - Why the HDZero goggle is most versatile
00:06:14 - Why it's best for HDZero
00:07:02 - Why it's best for Walksnail
00:07:33 - Why it's best for analog
00:08:18 - Goggle can take 6S input. Really!
00:09:23 - Menus: Scan Now
00:10:15 - Menus: Sources
00:12:21 - HDMI pass-through does not work
00:13:01 - Defogging fans are not just an afterthought
00:14:05 - Menus: Record Options
How to convert TS to MP4 easy and lossless - • Convert HDZero DVR to ...
00:15:35 - DVR records from built-in mic!
00:16:17 - Goggles and vTX are open source
00:17:16 - Antennas and mounting rails
00:18:43 - Have I earned your support today?
00:20:16 - The lowest latency FPV system?!
00:21:54 - Fit and light leak
00:24:25 - Optics and screens
00:25:47 - The right way to compare the FOV spec
00:27:15 - IPD and focus adjustments
00:28:54 - Price
00:30:52 - If you fly analog, should you buy this?
00:32:36 - If you fly HDZero, YOU SHOULD BUY THIS
00:33:54 - If you fly Walksnail, should you buy this?

[@VaitkusMantas]

I love the pissed off "nothing" at 3:10 lol

[@inCarsoNatedFPV]

Doing my part to help the algorithm 😎

[@DroneMee]

I'm doing my part! Would you like to know more?

[@MadDragon75]

Don't forget to hit the like if you got this far in. I watched until he informed us that he knows what we think but we can still leave a comment and I believe that's true. I don't know about you guys but he answered all my questions.

[@baggszilla]

@gen-x-fpv2664 hey I just watched him say that!

[@MadDragon75]

@@baggszilla 😁 that's because we're the cool people. 😆

[@ramonsmithnz]

Same🙂👍

[@slowentropy4531]

37min review and it was entertaining the whole way through, well done mate. HDzero really created an amazing product for FPV.

[@devilskissful]

True, I'm not even planning on buying new goggles just watched it because it was JB... 🙂

[@mlentsch]

How does anybody know if they're great? They apparently don't make any.

[@landiahillfarm6590]

As a newb, it sounds to me like the "DJI crowd" are like Apple owners, while everyone else are Android owners?

[@TheForceOfBluescreen]

I agree. Tho it's more like "Where are your hobbies at?" do you wanna fly and take cool camera shots? Or do you want to heavily invest into researching what components to buy, wich frame, flight controller, goggles and remote - then build the drone and solder everything + flash the software, change values for your system and then maybe start in a simulator to train. Your own 5inch drone is comparable to daily driving Linux OS, man I just wanna chill out and play my games with addons(!) on Microsoft OS. DJI just works. You boot it up and you fly. Braindead, no loops to jump through.

[@cladiotto]

@@TheForceOfBluescreendo you realize that with the term “flying dji” you include people who fly vista/o3 air units, which still require you to build your own drone like anyone else right?

[@BTLag]

​@@cladiotto Technically maybe, but it's pretty clear that's not what he ment.

[@WhatIsMyNameDamnIt]

Nah. DJI dominates for standard use like cinematic, work, pics -> absolutely YES!. For FPV - NO! - if you want to have ou own pretty bad ass thing -> BUILD IT. Showing up with out of the box product in fpv? cmon man its about diversity, tuning, colors ;-)

[@erikmcgregor]

Kinda, although like@@TheForceOfBluescreen​said, an Andriod phone works out of the box as soon as you press the on button, these other systems require a bit of knowledge to get yourself in the air (which is kinda fun in itself if you are into that sort of thing). If you just want to fly and get some cool shots DJI is by far the best option, but if you want to fly freestyle, race or get proper professional cinematic shots, you kinda gotta go down the rabbit hole.

[@c0t1]

Wow - this is a fantastic review, not just of the HDZero goggles, but many of the top goggles out there. I learned A LOT today!

[@edrone_]

Definitely been waiting for this review and you did not disappoint! Awesome presentation and information JB 👏👍👌

[@johnzanolini7212]

As always thanks for all your help you helped me make a very important decision on the best goggles. Been trying to find out what’s going to be the best And these being so versatile made it an easy choice. So now I have my goggles figured out now I have to start thinking about the radio! Trust me Josh I will be scrolling through all your videos to find out what will be the best.

[@XBKLYN]

Insanely comprehensive vid...watched every minute which is rare for me. Thanks.

[@mcclarinscott]

Watched all the way through! For the Algorythm... Great work JB! distilling it down to just over 30 mins! Impressive! Great recap w thoughtful discussion.

[@Alf-Dee]

I saw every other HDzero goggle video out there, but yours is the only one I didn’t skip any single second! I was waiting for your review more than a star wars movie in the ‘80s

[@zachcagley9519]

19:00 Thank you, JB! Been a patreon supporter for a while (2 years? Year and a half? ... I don't know). But you're worth every penny I've spent. I plan to continue to support you on patreon FOREVER!

[@normanfpv5977]

You taught me everything I know about FPV, and you have helped me improve my English. Big thanks for that!

[@pesterbotfpv]

Lol. The end of this video... I felt that. Honestly, the reason I only fly analog is because I can't bring myself to upgrading all my quads. The prices are waaay too high. The ability to have my analog and digital easily switchable is making want to make the change.

[@fearlessflyersfpv420]

analog latency is so much better than walksnail for example. hdzero breaks up like analog to achieve good latency feel so not that much better really. botgrinder prefers the look of analog fuzz to hdzero's,

[@pesterbotfpv]

@@fearlessflyersfpv420 I'm going to have to watch some footy then.

[@ST19859]

@@fearlessflyersfpv420 This is how I feel from recent experience, digital is amazing until its not, a slightly fuzzy analog is pretty manageable in most cases but when digital starts breaking up it quickly becomes unusable.

[@fearlessflyersfpv420]

For me these days, the range on digital walksnail is so much better than analog, as in perfect picture through trees and at a distance too, It's not about the picture, it's mainly about the latency feel. After some digital flying you get better at predicting and reacting to bad signal. Analog still feels better, but not by much, it is a more accurate fly with analog. @@ST19859

[@airdevil21]

Awesome review! Hands down best goggles ever!!! I have flown a few times now with them and they are really awesome!!! Thank you HDZERO 🥳🎉🎆!!!

[@ArthurRodriguez]

Thank you Sir! Another insightful video. Been flying HDO(1) for analog and still use the DJI googles V1 rooted with WTFOS hmmmm....What a great time to fly FPV!!!

[@JaskierStark]

Been waiting for this for days. As always, you it did not disappoint. Awesome review JB!

[@Mike0193Azul]

Fantastic review as always! Learned so much. Would love to see a comparison video on the goggles video quality, dvr video quality, and vtx video quality between hdzero, walksnail, and dji 💚

[@DRIFTWOODJONES43]

Goat noises

[@coffeedev643]

You already know what I think? What I was thinking was that each time you hard pause between the last three words of a sentence it reminds me of Morpheus explain to Neo that he’s been living in a dream world. Now that it’s popped into my head I can’t shake it! Love the content man! I wouldn’t be flying if you didn’t do what you do.

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic review, Joshua! Thanks a bunch! 😃 I don't know when... But I'm definitely going to get those goggles! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@retrodudefpv]

The review I've been waiting for 🙂 Well worth the wait, as are the goggles

[@HalfChrome]

I was going to buy it eventually. This was the convincing review. Gladly used your link.

[@Vousie]

35:35 Also, if you currently own a pair of good analog goggles, remember that if you buy the HDZero goggles you'll be able to sell them and that'll offset the majority of the extra cost for the HDZero goggles. Whereas if you buy the walksnail goggles you'll have to keep those goggles if you still want to fly analog at all.

[@williamfitch761]

Just starting in FPV. Very informative! Thank you!

[@cloud9Technology]

Hey JB, great video. My HDZero goggles should be arriving in about a week. Can’t wait!! I wonder why a lot of reviewers never mention the built in ExpressLrs backpack feature. It is fantastic feature. I think HDZero and ExpressLrs are two incredible communities doing a great job for the FPV Pilots.

[@sirmissalot8065]

because it wasn't inplemented yet and they just released an FW update that makes it work

[@marvinechegoyen1405]

Thank you me and my son are new to the sport/ hobby.i appreciate your channel

[@Eroc556]

Mr. Bardwell you are the man…… your channel and info is the best on the toobs…… thank you I will be joining patreon for sure now……

[@bass3587]

I just watched this whole video in one sitting. That tells you a lot. Thanks Joshua.

[@CalleyyyC]

I bought some in the first batch and they are excellent. So impressed at how well they did on these.

[@DavidOwensuk]

Excellent review the video I’ve been waiting for! Thanks JB!

[@mxracingunlimitedltd7784]

Great video and really helped me learn some different system options and their features.. I like how the Hdzero has a built-in mic, because even though you can hear the fan's, you can still hear everything your saying just fine.. I really like the open-source HDZero goggles, and beginning to think more and more about ditching DJI just out of principal. In my opinion when your spending that much on something and you cant even control even the most basic settings if not already available, then youre basically screwed with the Dji stuff. I wouldnt be surprised if Dji adds remote id modules in a new version of the air unit so that it can be "easily activated when use on drone's over 250g". This might appeal to a lot of people who want to keep things more simple and stay compliant, but that sure seems like a slippery slope to me if i ever saw one lol.. Bc you know prob the best how Dji operates and basically never listen's to their customers unless its going to sell more new drones or the newest accessories conveniently required for new features they add and tease in your face. Im looking at you DJI, and not supporting the Air 2s, not supporting the FPV Goggles V2's, and also not being able to use the Motion Controller v1, you need the MCv2!! .. which is kind of crazy just to use your camera drones in fpv mode a few times lol.. Not to mention the new DJI RC controller sticks and buttons already work (no video, displays a custom error message for needing the MC2 to fly it, but you connect everything and then power off the MC2 off, and then the DJI RC on, while the drone is already taken off and hovering somewhere away from the home point, and then fly with the RC controller now as an unofficial workaround that works perfectly, but they still dont officially support it yet... Its a shame the Goggles2 have no Video Input at all, but they really should have HDMI-input for that price and it would justify the differences in the goggles2 and new goggles integra. Especially when the cheaper version has built-in gps which at this point for a dji drone like an Avata, its much easier to take off rather than plugging in the phone every time. Or maybe thats still the case anyway idk.

[@NatanRufino]

I came from analog and now I'm stuck with DJI for while... thanks for the informations and thoughts... always good to know.

[@goballistik1]

I am so excited for a new step upward worth taking. My patience is like that of no other.

[@2J.Racing]

Great review. Covered all the important topics and kept it interesting throughout.

[@winder6]

I new it would be worth the wait for this review excellent job. JB cheers

[@iSARTOO2]

JB you’re blessing for the FPV community.... love from Pakistan

[@johncarold]

Hi Josh, Great video and review of the HDzerro googles. Finally, I am able to get new Googles that I can use HDzerro and analog. I have never had the funds to buy the DJI system, but I could afford the HDzerro system. Thanks for the video and information about these googles.

[@I_am_archie]

Yep that's going to be my first pair of fpv goggles HDzeros

[@jferreira879]

Wow, so glad I watched this. I use my kids goggles and was waiting on this to decide where I go. I was honestly leaning towards DJI for penetration and long range without fancy antennae but did not know the goggles 2 didn't have a fan. I instantly fog up in humidity or over 75 degrees so that is a must for me.

[@h2o40fpv]

Yea im waiting for my goggles great video JB.

[@rhett1734]

I was waiting for your review, but now I'll definitely get those, they'll be my first googles and seems like they are gonna last quite a while

[@SollithGaming]

I'll probably pick them up purely because they are open source; love me some open source goodness! My first and only fpv setup right now are the FPV goggles v2; enjoy it, but want something more versatile and open.

[@dominickeen6091]

Great review I’m preordering very soon!

[@lixxfpv]

Finallyy the Review is here, thaaanks😊

[@charlesolrich5898]

Great job on the video! Very informative; I learned something today!!

[@bulufish8208]

Joshua as always good 👍 job 👏. I'm sticking with my dji goggles v2. Money is not a issue but, I have no need for those goggles for a couple more years probably.

[@fatherguse9019]

Great Vid and coverage .. first time I have felt the "need" to have a set over $100-ish .. as you pointed out though, if I did this for a living these goggles just went right to the top of the list and are well worth the price for all of the whistles and bells added .. and Open Source? .. yeah .. right into the Abso-freeking-lutely catagory .. even as a "hobbiest" ..

[@FastSloW-qt8xf]

If you do it for a living your running dji..

[@etiennehublet3034]

As usual I learn a lot of things, thanks Joshua

[@tonhabraken9339]

Can’t wait for mine to arrive.

[@ChrisGripeos]

Excellent review with a lot of great info! (Some info I haven’t seen in other reviews!) Thank you!! I’m just a little surprised that there was no flight footage like in other goggle reviews in the past.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I guess I'm not sure what that would demonstrate. I showed the analog DVR since that's a feature of the goggles. Other than that, what would it demonstrate for me to put them on my face and fly with them? If I'm reviewing the DJI goggle for example, and nobody has ever seen footage from the O3 before, that's one thing. But everybody knows what hdzero looks like, or if they don't, there are tons of other videos showing it. The video was originally nearly an hour long and I felt I had to focus closely on the goggles to keep the time down.

[@ChrisGripeos]

@@JoshuaBardwell yea, you’re right… the one feature I’m eager to hear about , 1080p 30fps,is not yet available (as far as I know). I also hear that there might be another mode designed for better penetration? 720p at 30fps?

[@oddeman3489]

Best review Bardwell, not a dull moment.

[@GrimSpeedFPV]

Man I love these! This is what will finally break me from analog. At least in my 5in quads and soooo cool I can leave my whoops analog!

[@lordzfrantz1229]

Just bought my first drone and it’s a tiny hawk 3, need my first pair of goggles and I think I’m gonna go with these

[@baggszilla]

Great review of the greatest FPV Goggle ever made! Cheers peeps!

[@linusstrandmark8818]

Small comment.. I have found all your videos and info really helpful and am glad to tell you that I’m a small but thankful contribitor, as many should be. I decided to be your patreon at the smallest level - thats all I can afford really- and have used your affiliate links whenever possible - quite a few times really.. I hope you get something out of it :) Great work Joshua!

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Thank you!

[@luvmyhondasi]

Sold. Can't wait till they ship

[@JohnDoe-eo8gi]

Good to see more competition in the digital fpv arena

[@smiththemyth]

keep up the great videos!

[@dominiclapointe7408]

Great video as always!

[@YancySmithTurboRexPerformance]

I've been waiting for the dust to settle on the whole HD FPV debate for awhile now. I'm still flying analog with a pair of FS Attitude V3 which have served me well. This may be the product that finally gets me to make the jump to digital. Great review JB, keep them coming.

[@cannaroe1213]

It's 3 months later, do you still think this is the best bet for getting into HD or did you find something else?

[@YancySmithTurboRexPerformance]

@@cannaroe1213 I haven't purchased anything yet. I don't like the idea of being under the "Iron Fist" of DJI but they have come out with some compelling products as of late. Flying season is here so I should make a decision soon.

[@cannaroe1213]

@@YancySmithTurboRexPerformance Same-same, and exactly right :)

[@modquad18]

Great review! I hope you’ll do an antenna shootout for these before mine arrive 🙏🏼

[@jean.haller]

Aaaah you got me with the "Watching at work" :D

[@CaptCalgary]

Great review !!! Thank you JB

[@GiantAntCowboy]

Outputting the WS image was possible a couple weeks ago and will be fixed again soon! We’re still continually troubleshooting and updating the firmware… so this will definitely work going forward! Great video, thanks for the effort here, cheers!

[@cannaroe1213]

Oh dude! This needs to be pinned because knowing this was open source, I felt like this reflected badly on the codebase because even with high latency or reduced frame rate / quality doing this should be possible and would have been added by somebody, long ago. Glad to see I was right, hahah, a feature getting clobbered in an optional update is not a big deal, I presume firmware can be rolled back, so I think i'll make these goggles my first purchase :)

[@jonowillmer]

Thank you Joshua for giving this product a fair review and highlighting the pros and cons. As a owner of these goggles I feel your overview was thorough and accurate. Tomorrow I should be receiving my walksnail vtx which I'm looking forward to trying out. The two downsides of these goggles for me are not the goggles fault themselves, but my genetics, 1 my astigmatism means without my contacts in I can't get the view perfectly clear(I'm hoping that those lenses make their way to market soon) and 2 the faceplate fits nicely, but because my stupid forehead sticks out further than my cheekbones by a fair bit, the goggles are on an angle facing down a bit, so I don't get to line up the lenses square to my face, I need to figure out a way of padding the lower portion of the foam. There is no light leak for me just the alignment issue. Please make sure you do some follow up videos with these goggles and can you please cover how the goggles are able to produce the Walksnail 100fps mode on the 90fps screens, I assume it's done with some converting to drop those extra 10fps? Thank you again and enjoy your weekend.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

There's no conversion of frames. That's a very good question. According to Carl, the screens are rated for 90fps, and DJI and Walksnail overdrive them to 100fps. This reduces their lifespan and Carl didn't want to do it. But he decided that 720p 100 was ok I guess and decided to do it.

[@keithporter520]

Thanks for all the great vids!!!!

[@francesgarcia8884]

Thanks for all your hard work. I know how much you hate range tests but I would love to see a range and penetration test with the different goggles side by side up the road I know so well.

[@713Ace529]

Thanks Joshua. You right I’ve been keeping my eye out for the right investment since I’ll be new to FPV and I been enjoying other videos and yours due to the honest opinion you’re known for. Im surprise you’re talking so positively when before your video you seem like what’s the big deal sort of. But you what, I had faith you’ll like them too so I just need to get some. I was looking forward in sharing a flight test. Maybe on the next video we get hear your input on your experience. 👍

[@MrCrowleyandhisdrone]

Great review, sold me. Thanks🙂

[@blackterminal]

You always do funny expressions in your previews.

[@steelssstu6515]

Definitely buying these goggles but will buy mid summer when the USD drops in value and refining is made to the product as is always the case

[@pacificnorthwestpilots6050]

I made it through the entire video! Gold star for me!

[@sunnyplay412]

You make my day better

[@Gioaca]

I state that I have already purchased and tried them, I agree with the judgment and I would be curious to learn more about the backpack, since I am also a user of Express lrs. I noticed that some other comments talk about this topic, I haven't read them all and I hope I'm not repeating myself. Anyway thanks And I hope to see your review on this aspect Greetings Gio from Italy

[@russellzauner]

Thanks for plugging open source projects. Everyone wins!

[@o3rMeNs]

What we really need is digital modules which fit standard module bays. Even if it would mean 2 modules combined inside my sky04x I would be happy.

[@phibbz4299]

Got mine they’re amazing

[@mrmagoo600]

Have you tried them with W/s vrx? Any latency concerns?

[@wearemany73]

I have to wait a little while to buy myself a pair (plus analogue module) next month because money’s a little tight. These will hopefully be everything I’ll ever need for a few years. Thanks for this eagerly anticipated review JB.

[@gmivisualsjason3729]

You won't be disappointed.... Love mine

[@optikool]

If I hadn't already bought and received these goggles, this video would have sealed the deal. This was extremely educational, well done...

[@breakflight]

They aren't perfect, but they are the most perfect I've seen so far. Flying them HDZero is incredible. DVR is recompressed and can't do it justice. But flying them is next level.

[@RECK_Adventures]

Great review. I LOVE my set

[@ryancheesman400]

1st here, lol. Ordered mine yesterday. I hope they make a 16x16 vtx someday soon.

[@Vousie]

32:15 At the same price range I'd 100% pick the HDZero ones over Orqa... Mainly because everyone's going over to digital so may as well get goggles that'll do it. Of course, it may not quite be the same price range when factoring in the need to buy the module bay & module separately...

[@kfact0r]

The confirmation bias video I was waiting for! 2023 is gonna be the year of the digital!

[@gmivisualsjason3729]

"I know your out their". 😂😂😂. Yup that's me thank Gawd for the podcasts!

[@kasig75]

Thanks!

[@KK-ol5ov]

I’m heavily invested in DJI but seeing this video is making me want to get into HDZero

[@holisticaustralia]

Thanks Mr.B 🙏

[@phly007]

Very informative thank you

[@scottyd035ntknow]

God damn I'm so happy I jumped on the $200 RDQ Walksnail VTX deal a few months ago. Now I gotta get these!

[@ironlionfpv]

Nice review, the hdmi in worked simultaneously with hdmi out in previous firmware. I think carl disabled this with some tinkering to get it to work with ws vrx. But I'm sure it will be back in upcoming firmware 😉👍🏻

[@craigjohnstone87]

Yeah this. Hopefully Joshua will read this comment. Currently disabled but will be re-enabled in future. Ofcourse he can only review what he currently has at the moment. Another note is im sure its been mentioned recording hdmi in is a possibility going forward aswell. Just not implemented yet.

[@aarrodri]

Heck yeah.. Up until now i fly mainly DJI.. time to sell and move to hd zero. Pre-ordered the goggles..

[@robaxelsson530]

JB, one point you forgot to mention was the service / repair centers HDzero will be providing compared to the other manufactures…

[@MagnusRoe]

ok after nearly jumping for dji fpv 2 goggles several times last summer, one of your videos saved me and I decided to wait for this, just ordered a pair now with your aff link :)

[@konaboyz1690]

I'm definitely going to get these goggles down the road in a couple years after all the frogs have been squeezed out.....surfing CPA Hawaii

[@Daniel_SWE]

Great video. Still not sure as I was happy with my Skyzone Sky04L until I was given a HDZero drone. So now I can't decide if I should go the sheap way and buy the module or if I should break the bank and get the goggles. :D

[@bosch917]

You are AWESOME!!

[@gmivisualsjason3729]

Got mine...... Sooo good!!!!!

[@davidtskhakaya280]

Thank you for the review. Still waiting for a true universal fpv goggle: a goggle without any internal VRx, but HDMI and analog inputs and bays for analog and digital VRx.

[@austntexan]

I was looking for a solid analog goggle, since I still fly 1.3. With the price and feature set, it's a no brainer, even for analog. I may dip the toe into digital eventually, but I can't see the downside with these things. I placed an order last night.

[@Truthhurtsbad]

3:14 dude you cracked me 😂😂😂 As a solutions architect, I’ll say either you integrate a product shit like DJI compatible with nothing, or integrate a fantastic “open source” goggle like this. Hey, I’m the latter one, sharing is caring.