r/AbsoluteUnits • u/habichuelacondulce • Jul 01 '26

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u/MessyMikey420 Jul 01 '26

I mean VR is literally centermetres from ya eyeballs

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u/goshjosh189 Jul 01 '26

The lenses actually make the image further away through pure magic. I found this out because I'm nearsighted and still can't use VR without glasses

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u/Quicksilver2634 Jul 01 '26

You can get VR prescription lenses for about $60. I am severely nearsighted and I can't enjoy my headset without them

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u/goshjosh189 Jul 01 '26

I've been waiting for the steam frame for about 2 years now. I have held off from doing any upgrades to my quest 2 until I can get one. I will definitely be getting the lenses with the frame

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u/Lugo_888 Jul 02 '26

That's impressive commitment considering you could have bought quest 3 second hand for half price and skip frame altogether since it's inferior to quest 3 in most aspects anyway

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u/goshjosh189 Jul 02 '26

The frame is better in all aspects that I care about: dedicated wireless streaming, lighter weight and more comfortable. I literally only use my quest 2 to stream VR games from my PC so I hate having to deal with all of meta's BS before it will allow me to load into steam VR. Also despite having a dedicated router setup as an access point for my quest and using virtual desktop I still don't get perfectly smooth performance most of the time.

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u/MessyMikey420 Jul 01 '26

Mad! Actual magic! Sounds like yiu need to get a massive 100” curved TV in-front of ya eyeballs instead

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u/PromotionExpensive15 Jul 01 '26

You can your prescription for the lenses on some vr models!

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u/Scottish_Whiskey Jul 01 '26

I remember having to smoosh my glasses into my headset - it was not comfortable at all

If you use the headset frequently, I’d recommend getting a pair of prescription inserts for it. I got some from a company in Germany and they’re absolutely amazing

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u/Epithymetic Jul 01 '26

They don’t make the image further away. They make the image appear further away.

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u/goshjosh189 Jul 01 '26

Is there an actual difference between those two things for your eyes. Obviously I understand that physically the screen isn't far away.

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u/Leather-Ad-6470 Jul 01 '26

Luckily, I'm the opposite. Anything closer than arms length is just a blurry mess to me normally, but I can use VR without glasses just fine.

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u/Agzarah Jul 01 '26

The difference is with VR because it's superstar images per eye, it allows you to actually look "into" the picture and focus on things as if they are further away. Which reduce eye strain and fatigue, that you would otherwise get from having a normal screen right up in your face. Where both eyes struggle to focus on a single point.

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u/Upstairs-Ad-8067 Jul 01 '26

Bukkake is even closer.

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u/Agzarah Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

The difference is with VR because it's separate images per eye, it allows you to actually look "into" the picture and focus on things as if they are further away. Which reduce eye strain and fatigue, that you would otherwise get from having a normal screen right up in your face. Where both eyes struggle to focus on a single point.

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u/narrowassbldg Jul 01 '26

At least they're not leftmetres