←back to thread

1016 points mikenew | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.312s | source
Show context
johnh-hn ◴[] No.44017532[source]
Does anyone know if these glasses, or any other glasses, can be tried in-person and used on desktop? I'm legally blind, but have just enough vision to use a screen without a screen reader. The problem is I have to be about 6 inches from a 27 inch screen. I'm tall, and I'm almost bent in half to do it. It's been hell on my back and neck. I've only really made it work because I've modified so many things to get around it (i.e. customising Windows, Firefox, and so on).

The part that makes it so tough is monitor arms come in standard sizes and are nowhere near long enough or extend far enough for me to sit comfortably. My dad modified my desk for me years ago to mount a monitor arm on wooden blocks, but it means I can't move the monitor much.

Being able to wear glasses and ditch the monitor entirely would be a game changer for me. I know next to nothing about AR though, being as I assumed, perhaps wrongly, it isn't something that would work for me.

Edit: Thank you for the replies. It means a lot. I've got some options to explore here now thanks to you.

replies(24): >>44017553 #>>44017557 #>>44017567 #>>44017595 #>>44017671 #>>44017705 #>>44017711 #>>44017852 #>>44017879 #>>44018114 #>>44018148 #>>44018239 #>>44019336 #>>44019672 #>>44019978 #>>44020288 #>>44020319 #>>44020705 #>>44020708 #>>44021838 #>>44022712 #>>44024084 #>>44024469 #>>44024649 #
1. theodric ◴[] No.44021838[source]
I have a pair of these Xreal (formerly Nreal) glasses, and I find text too unclear from the plastic optics, too full of halo/fringe (think: cheap VR headset, like trying to work on a Quest 2), and the OLED's pixel arrangement too odd for any serious work use. It's just about good enough for light gaming and movie consumption, but even gaming is a strain for me. They also make me sleepy! They do accept some prescription lenses inserted in front of the viewports, and include a blank you can have cut, but I haven't used them. I have good close-up vision with some mild, untreated astigmatism.