AR glasses have just become a threat to home theatres - Blu-ray Forum

andjar01 · 06-25-2025, 01:00 PM

I don't want to sound like I'm hyping or advertising this thing
but I've just purchased a Xreal One Pro and I'm stunned!

I've been waiting for a good and reasonably priced long throw laser dlp projector to upgrade my 7 year old 4k Viewsonic lamp projector....which still serves me very well.
Nothing attractive yet. I've also been looking at 98-100" TV's
as they have become quite affordable...will probably get one before any projector upgrade.

Travelling quite a bit every year and seeing some reviews of the recent Xreal One Pro which has a significantly improved FOV(57°) over all other AR glasses....i decided to bite.
After a few days of messing with them...all i can say is : WOW!

I wouldn't say they provide a better experience than my HDR TV or my projector but here are some relative pq impressions:

1. The sense of sharpness/perceived detail is GOOD. So they are equipped with 2 x 1080 micro Oled displays made by sony. It really feels like watching a huge 1080p oled or plasma tv.The perceived detail is similar to my local public movie theatre .The screen door effect is very subtle.
2. Contrast, black levels and colour saturation are excellent.
Better than my 4k dlp projector.
3. Brightess...700 nits. Very good but not as good as the better hdr tv 's out there or even some laser home projectors.
4. There is some mild tendency to crush the blacks on some movies so the shadow detail is ok.
5. They say the reflections are better managed than any other ar glasses out there but you still might notice the occasional and very faint white spot floating in some scenes. Nitpicking here.
6. Chromatic aberation is visible only on high contrast text.
7.The real horizontal fov you're getting from the video frame is more like 51° as some border pixels are used as stabilization buffer...my guess.
8. There is also a subjective analogue character to the experience...I guess it has to do with the refractive-optical elements. Hard to describe...it's like a dreamy / fish tank effect . I kind of like it...reminds me a bit of real film projection.
9. The sound is surprisingly great.

My conclusion is this is an amazing piece of kit, a fantastic pocket movie theatre . If AR glasses keep improving like they have...they pose a deadly threat to dedicated home
theatres ...not to the mobile phones as Zuck belives,not to the tv's or public theatres ...but those dedicated rooms and home projectors in general. Sure ...it is a solitary experience, the family movie time will still be a thing but it will be taken care of by a big tv in 99% of the cases.

06-25-2025, 01:00 PM	#1
andjar01 Active Member Member since:Jul 2018 4K collection:685 Blu-ray collection:3249	AR glasses have just become a threat to home theatres I don't want to sound like I'm hyping or advertising this thing but I've just purchased a Xreal One Pro and I'm stunned! I've been waiting for a good and reasonably priced long throw laser dlp projector to upgrade my 7 year old 4k Viewsonic lamp projector....which still serves me very well. Nothing attractive yet. I've also been looking at 98-100" TV's as they have become quite affordable...will probably get one before any projector upgrade. Travelling quite a bit every year and seeing some reviews of the recent Xreal One Pro which has a significantly improved FOV(57°) over all other AR glasses....i decided to bite. After a few days of messing with them...all i can say is : WOW! I wouldn't say they provide a better experience than my HDR TV or my projector but here are some relative pq impressions: 1. The sense of sharpness/perceived detail is GOOD. So they are equipped with 2 x 1080 micro Oled displays made by sony. It really feels like watching a huge 1080p oled or plasma tv.The perceived detail is similar to my local public movie theatre .The screen door effect is very subtle. 2. Contrast, black levels and colour saturation are excellent. Better than my 4k dlp projector. 3. Brightess...700 nits. Very good but not as good as the better hdr tv 's out there or even some laser home projectors. 4. There is some mild tendency to crush the blacks on some movies so the shadow detail is ok. 5. They say the reflections are better managed than any other ar glasses out there but you still might notice the occasional and very faint white spot floating in some scenes. Nitpicking here. 6. Chromatic aberation is visible only on high contrast text. 7.The real horizontal fov you're getting from the video frame is more like 51° as some border pixels are used as stabilization buffer...my guess. 8. There is also a subjective analogue character to the experience...I guess it has to do with the refractive-optical elements. Hard to describe...it's like a dreamy / fish tank effect . I kind of like it...reminds me a bit of real film projection. 9. The sound is surprisingly great. My conclusion is this is an amazing piece of kit, a fantastic pocket movie theatre . If AR glasses keep improving like they have...they pose a deadly threat to dedicated home theatres ...not to the mobile phones as Zuck belives,not to the tv's or public theatres ...but those dedicated rooms and home projectors in general. Sure ...it is a solitary experience, the family movie time will still be a thing but it will be taken care of by a big tv in 99% of the cases.

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