What They Say
Adam Savage’s Tested had a look at the new Meta Quest Pro for a YouTube review. The first point made was that on the Quest 2, all the optics, processing and battery are on the front of the headset, making the weight very apparent. The Pro moves the battery to the back of the headset so although the Pro weighs more, the reviewer said that it doesn’t feel ‘that much heavier’. The pancake optics also help to reduce the apparent weight.
The miniLED LCDs are 1800 x 1920 per eye, as we have previously reported. The FOV is 106° horizontally x 96° vertically and the reviewer said that the optics definitely had less distortion and gave a clearer view. 90Hz will be an option, with 72Hz as standard. The contrast is said to be notably better (no doubt helped by the better colour from the QD layer).
The lens design means there is no ‘full gasket’ so some of the periphery is visible, although there are magnetic blockers of peripheral vision and there will be an extra option of a full sealing gasket. The reviewer found the headset quite comfortable even for two hours of use and with glasses. The IPD adjustment is simple and fully variable within the range (claimed at 55-75mm).
The mixed reality passthrough was said to be quite dim, but the location was said to have quite low ambient light. It also seemed to have a relatively low dynamic range. The resolution is not specified and the reviewer said it was obviously not an optical passthrough.
The reviewer also covers the eye tracking and controller performance.
What We Think
This sounds like quite a reasonable summary of this new headset which could be important to Meta’s development. (BR)
