I've got a huge TV with awesome sound in front of a big, comfy sofa that I can share with family and friends. That's just better in every possible sense.
Not sure why the sofa matters, haha. In general I agree with you, but the VP will probably offer a better experience for 3D movies than most TVs. And it will let you watch films on a much larger "screen" and more immersive environment, for basically anyone who doesn't have a dedicated theatre and projector setup. Plus there's obviously 180 content, although it remains to be seen how well that works here.
Not that I think that will be worth the hassle of wearing a hefty and expensive headset with limited battery life, for most people.
I have a 65” 4K HDR television that I spent $900 on a few years ago, and I sit about 8 ft away from it. I also have a 5.1.2 soundbar system that handle DTS:X and Dolby Atmos, and spent about $600 on that.
So $1500 total, and I don’t have to worry about my dog going and doing something stupid while watching TV.
I would have to agree, even for a entry / mid tier HiFi setup you're going to easily eclipse $3500.
I have a decent TV, a 75" Sony X950H, so not even OLED, and it was still around $2K.
I have a middle-tier Sony receiver, around another $700.
Then a 5.1.2 Atmos system. Some of the speakers are holdovers from my old 3.1 system, but the 4 new ones were around $750 total.
That puts me at $3400 just for the equipment, let alone another $200 on speaker stands, another $400 on the media input devices (Apple TV, Xbox). So sitting right around $4K.
And I've got to be honest, while the visual experience of VR might be cool, I'm pretty sure the audio from any halfway decent surround system will be far superior; let alone that you can use a nice HiFi system with family and friends.
A book? When do you ever read a book with other people?
I'm sure being on your own and watching a movie on it might be cool (unti8l you get a call or the doorbell goes etc.) but that's a tiny, tiny use case for such a wonder device.
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u/PooleyX Jan 30 '24
I've got a huge TV with awesome sound in front of a big, comfy sofa that I can share with family and friends. That's just better in every possible sense.