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The original was posted on /r/xreal by /u/yicktheman on 2023-07-30 05:19:29.
So I got the beam and was super excited for it. Spatial aware display is really nice but I'm struggling to find it be convenient enough to any particular workflow to make it worthwhile....
As a display to watch content โ it's a better TV for sure. But severely hamstrung by DRM compatibility since the only media I'm able to watch is YouTube. I'm using an iphone and airplay feels pretty finicky. When it works, it's good, but incredibly frustrating when it doesn't connect and I'm sitting there looking at the homescreen for a few minutes before giving up and resetting the device. Once again I know they're suppose to fix Netflix and Disney plus but this device is a really expensive YouTube viewer ATM.
On Android, I was excited to get a full spatial desktop display with dex and beam. But for the life of me I can't get audio to go through the beam and to the glasses. Audio only plays on the phone when playing through beam. If I connect directly to the phone, audio comes through to the glasses. I also checked my nebula version (on my and I'm on 3.4.0. additionally, I can't really tell if I'm getting 120hz. The screen is pretty jittery if I move my head around โ anybody else notice this?
My primary use for the airs right now is primarily to play steam deck, which is phenomenal. Although having spatial display would be nice I can't say the additional wiring with the beam is worth the tradeoff either.
What's everybody else's thoughts?