Xreal Air vs. Viture XR: Display Glasses

these are the xreal air AR glasses and these are the vour XR glasses they're both display glasses that project a monitor in front of you they connect to various devices via USBC or with some dongles and accessories any HDMI port for a portable monitor experience this can include handheld game consoles like the Nintendo switch or steam deck but also wired home consoles like an Xbox or Playstation and of course they can also connect to phones tablets and computers as well I reviewed the xra airs a couple months ago and I'll link to that video in the description below now that I have vor's glasses I'm going to put these up against one another to find out which one is worth your attention right off the bat let's address our capture limitations there is no way to directly capture what I'm seeing when wearing these glasses to help you get a better sense of what I'll be talking about we've set up a GoPro as close to the glasses as we can in an attempt to capture some more real life visuals these glasses are fantastic for gaming work and really any situation we're having a large and portable mon monitor would be ideal they have completely changed how I view media and play games on the go long plane or car rides are great since I can connect to my phone or tablet and watch a movie on a much larger screen even at home plugging directly into my steam deck and laying down in bed I get a huge display floating up by the ceiling both glasses also have built-in speakers located on each arm X reel's audio quality is fine and totally serviceable but vur sounds much better unfortunately neither device has internal batteries you're going to have to stay tethered to whatever you're trying to view they both come with an angled USBC cable that attaches to the back of one of the arms and drapes down behind the ear I do prefer vitur design in this case since it has this mag safe like connector compared to xreal standard plug the xreal airs and vure glasses both feature two 1080p screens one for each eye and weigh 79 and 78 G respectively all the Computing is done in this wide brimmed part embedded at the top of the glasses the image is projected down toward an angled lens before being bounced forward onto the front lenses they aren't actually filling all of the lenses with your image but just what's inside this section of it the x- real airs displays appear much larger and from my perspective appear about this size while the tour's display is about this size both glasses have three buttons located on one of their arms on x- reels the front button turns the display on and off while the longer connected buttons adjust how transparent and bright the image is vor's long buttons do the same while the front button adjusts the electrochromic film this feature is really cool because it makes the area surrounding the display darken or brighten it helps block out extra light and immerse you more in your game or movie despite X reel's display measuring larger it doesn't get as bright or opaque as the vure image this means you'll have a harder time seeing your media when using the xreal airs in brighter rooms vor's electrochromic adjustment solves this and makes the display more useful in more situations other than size in ideal lighting conditions I found both the displays to look pretty similar to one another images look sharp and crisp and on vor's glasses as long as the text isn't too small it's easily visible the vure glasses include the ability to dial in the focus on each panel individually by rotating these wheels on top this is great if the default lens isn't right for you or if you share a pair of glasses between multiple people with different eyesight one of my major complaints when I reviewed the xreal air was how many adapters and accessories I needed for each situation in order to connect to my iPhone 14 pro a device without USBC you needed two separate dongles chained together for the glasses to see the phone this remained true for any device that didn't have display out through USBC and it's the same situation for the vour glasses as well which meant that products like my steam deck or my MacBook worked best since they were just plug andplay luckily the new iPhone 15 lineup and most Android phones support USBC so they're also more compatible vure has a number of additional accessories that really helped with some of my issues let's look at the Nintendo switch as an example you would think that using these glasses with the switch would be just as seamless as it is with the steam deck but unfortunately that isn't the case the first issue is that the switch doesn't support video out through its USBC Port it needs a dock in order to send the video to a display what's worse is that that dock needs a certain amount of power going into it for the switch to register with it this means when using the xre airs with the switch you have to plug the dock into the wall removing the switch's portability vour has a 13,000 milliamp hour mobile dock it comes with a very short USBC cable and connects the glasses to the switch while providing more than enough power in fact it'll also charge your device prolonging your battery life it is fairly heavy at 230 G but if you're going on a trip and weight is an issue it's worth noting that this dock has three USBC ports for charging your devices so it's basically a backup battery this device also has HDMI in so you can connect a PS5 or Xbox to it and play those devices with your glasses however keep in mind that those larger consoles will still need to be plugged into the wall since this won't provide any power for them since it has two ports for the glasses you can even hook this up to your device and have two people watch a movie or play games together at the same time the mobile doc retails for $129 what's even cooler the tour sells mobile doc mount for the switch and the steam deck both for $19 these are plastic brackets that will hold the console in front and hold the mobile dock in the back from there you can use that included tiny USBC cable to power or charge your device and then plug your glasses in and enjoy xreal does have their own HDMI adapter it's much smaller and compact but it acts only as a converter for the video signal and won't power or charge your device in fact vtour has something similar as well if you're only interested in using the glasses with home game consoles desktop computers or anything that is strictly HDMI out and unfortunately you cannot use vor's mobile dock with X re's glasses xre airs offer 3° of movement to help adjust the viewing angle vours can only remain rigid unfortunately neither of them can adjust the length of the arms and there's no way to bend them into a slightly different curve for me personally even though xra allows for me to tilt the frame a bit for a better viewing angle they actually pinch inward a little too much for me so it's vitor's glasses that are more comfortable to wear each pair of glasses comes with several nose pad options for you to choose from both glasses will also come with a nice carrying case for storage with a compartment for the required cable X's bundle also includes this plastic cover that can help block out external light and immerse you further in your media this is especially useful since one of x's downsides is that they don't block out as much light as the competitor vour does offer a similar product but it's sold separately for 9 bucks I would highly recommend getting one of these since it also helps protect the lenses the xreal airs bundle cost $339 which is actually $40 less than when I did my initial review video vour standard glasses pack is $100 more at $439 overall both of these glasses still require a few too many accessories to be the dream scenario we're all wanting I wish it was just plug andplay for everything not just my steam deck and MacBook but with more devices moving to USBC like the iPhone 15 lineup things are slowly getting better the xreal a XR glasses are cheaper and have a larger display which means you can read small text easier and you're getting the larger portable monitor regardless I feel like vure is offering a more compelling product despite a smaller screen it can be viewed in more environments and lighting conditions also I've only touched on a few of the robust ecosystem of accessories so you can really mix and match to fit your needs their glasses are more expensive and each accessory raises the price further but you get a lot more options and use cases with vure in the end was I right or which glasses do you think are the better purchase let me know in the comments and thanks for watching

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Length: 8min 6sec (486 seconds)

Published: Mon Oct 30 2023