You're the first one I've seen online going through all the hassle of reviewing this device so thoroughly. It was Pleasant just discovering this channel so thanks for the video and now I'm subscribing. Keep up the good work Rawan👍
Finally. Someone talked about the screen size. No one mentioned that you could change the size. I have to wear the glasses real tight for it not to be blurry. I would rather have a smaller screen and wear the glasses comfortably. Think I might have to give it a go.
There must’ve been an update that corrected the bad resolution in Netflix, because I just bought the Xreal glasses and Beam, and the resolution in Netflix is excellent, no different from viewing directly from my phone or a computer. For me, the only problem is that the Bluetooth connection for earphones is a little buggy. Sometimes they connect and sometimes they don’t. I hope that gets fixed soon.
I've had the XREAL Pro and Beam for 2 days now and I think the Beam is totally worth it. I've watched a lot of videos stating otherwise and I'm very surprised. There are a lot of apps for it via their Beam Apps Store and can side load APKs to get functionality. The Netflix app looks great to me. Also, Plex works on it as well. It is rough around the edges but hopefully software or newer model will fix that but I'm glad I purchased it.
Because of watching your previous video comparing three VR glasses, I have decided on Xreal. I like the Beam because of the smooth follow and the storage... although a SD slot would have been more useful than the built in 32GB storage. I specifically want to watch 3D movies on the Pro 2 through VLC. Nobody has any information on this as of yet. I can watch 3D movies on a cheap headset with my cell as the screen but I'd rather use the VR glasses.
Thank you, I found your review very helpful. I'm still on the fence about the Xreal glasses, they seem to be an expensive toy, I won't find a use for it at work, but being a heavy gamer I'm leaning towards getting myself a new toy. Thanks again for your comprehensive review
I bought the XREAL Pro and Beam less than 1 week ago. For me the Beam is worth it because I mainly use the XREAL for watching videos on Netflix and Prime and therefore the XREAL is connected only to the Beam freeing my phone.
I think it is low res, I am however not bothered as for me it is like having a television in front of my eyes. I have also used the XREAL using my iPhone 15 to watch You Tube etc.@@marknoeldelica5169
I will wait until they make a device that can do everything the beam does without a separate beam accessory. I just hate the idea of having to use a separate tethered accessory. It's just another thing to keep up with that messes up the immersive experience.
Have you tried mirroring your phone into the beam while it's charging? This way you can charge while watching, I have seen many people complaining about the poor software like you did, still ordered it with hope to reduce the motion sickness! If the xreal are serious about their business, they should fix the software issues in the coming updates
I have the Apple Vision Pro and 2 versions of the Quest. I want AR glasses to watch podcasts or study Spanish while working out at the gym. That’s the idea, anyway. I don’t know how realistic that is since I’ve never tried AR glasses.
I haven't bought the beam yet. I feel without the beam and my Samsung Galaxy s23+ using dex right out of the box works very well. However when plugging into my laptop and using nebula the screen is very jittery which does not happen without the beam and using dex.
Having just tried both the Viture and XReal as well as the Beam and Neckband. The Viture is absolutely amazing, except it dug into my small sized head, so it was basically unusable. The Xreal I can wear al day long, and has the extra mid-dimming setting. The Neckband allows for less cables/mess and has the ability to use my phone as a controller while also allowing me to easily add all the media apps. The Beam is lacking a bit compared to the Neckband, excluding the Smooth movement setting.
This is the 4th video I see reviewing the glasses or the accessory, I'm looking for the reason why they call these "AR", I can't believe it's just a screen floating around like in the early 2000, just "better". Where's the AR part? I was expecting I could play AR games, leave the screen on one wall and find it when i get back.. you know, "AR"..
Doesn't the nebula app already have smooth follow built in?...and side view? I keep trying to figure out why I need the Beam and everything I'm seeing just feels outdated...like the glasses/nebula didn't already have it before but now they do so the Beam is useless now?....no body seems to be able to explain why I need it other than not having to be tethered to your phone, is THAT the only reason to get it?
But you should be allowed to use hand tracking with just the glasses or at least control them by voice alone and be able to adjust the screen that way. AR glasses aren’t there yet.
What about using the XREAL Beam as a HUB for a PS5 console? Being that the PS5 has a lot of streaming apps. How do they look and perform via the XREAL Beam?
I have a vr Lenovo mirage headset that has 6dof and it only gost me £20 and for the price suits my needs. I think I will give it a few more years before I splash my cash on s more compact pair of glasses like this. Sounds like xreal is just milking the consumer for as much as they can.
Either through streaming apps on the beam (Netflix, for example), by downloading movies/series from within the Netflix app. Or by placing movie files on the beam (just like you would on an external drive).
Hello, I'm not able to resize my screen with the bean below 105 or bigger than 139 inches. #hat am doing wrong? New to this just got the beam yesterday. Great Review...Thank you.
Am i right thinking that if u have a phone that does not have usb c then you have to get the beam or buy a new phone. Is there any way round this.why cant you mirroe firectly fromyour phone ontop the glasses using bluetooth? Sorry I am not very technical !
Bluetooth can never support screen mirroring as it doesn't have the bandwidth for that. But you could do mirroring with WiFi for example. Back to the Xreals; they do support some form of mirroring but because of DRM (Digital Rights Management) protection, a lot of the apps won't mirror properly. Having said that, you certainly would not need to purchase a new phone if you don't have USB C. There are adapters you can purchase to get USB C from your phone.
I talked briefly about Nebula in my comparison review of the Xreals (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-b5QvgYV-2zI.html). There's 3dof within the Nebula space on Android, but it only works on a few compatible Androids. And there aren't many apps that can be installed within the Nebula AR space. There's a good Mac app that allows extended displays, and a Beta version for Windows that is currently in a poor state, but hopefully would be good once officially released.
Fair point. It does come preloaded with Netflix and Amazon Prime Videos, and both of which have poor quality. You can download and store offline movie files on the Beam itself as well--but for someone who's looking to stream from the likes of Netflix and Prime, I'm not happy with the quality there.
and I can't even connect my s22 ultra to beam by wire. It works by wireless, but the problem is it cant project Netflix. So the only way to watch Netflix is by connecting the glass directly to the smartphone. but then again, WHY am I buying this beam if I can't use it to watching Netflix using the smooth following features
All this technology is so overhyped, over rated and over priced. I’m not buying any of it. One big deal breaker for me is that I would have to pay extra to get prescription lenses. Without diopter adjustment built in there is absolutely no way I’ll be parting with my money.
I got two now just because I'm curious...but I couldn't ever recommend any with a straight face. They are simply wayyyyy too overpriced. ALL of these micro OLED glasses need to come down to under $200 USD. Probably $100-150. Then it makes more sense. Compare with portable laptop monitors at $60-100 or something. Essentially these are the same thing. Same 1080p resolution, same battery less, displayport over USB-C, etc. only the convenience of being on your face is worth a little additional. Other than that we are basically talking about a portable monitor...yet they are priced close to a meta quest 3 lol. How absurd.
It's not worthy at all. No power input that we can use more than 3 hours that gives battery, buggy as hell software and still many things isn't fixed. Not enough performance for most task. I do not recommend at all. Save your money, maybe for Beam 2 that will fix all the issues.
Yep these glasses have been a big disappointment. That's why they just sit in the drawer. Nothing about them is good enough to make them actually useful.
You hit right on the head when it comes to the Beam. After waiting so long for apps only to find out that the quality sucks. The Beam would've been perfect if it just ran Android TV instead. Then I wouldn't be complaining bout it at all. I do agree that the glasses should have those modes and I bet they will on the next gen ones. I don't think they are the the 2 glasses announced at CES recently. Looking back at it now I should've just waited and order the Rokid Station instead. I'm not willing to spend $200 which is the asking price for it right now. $100 would be the max. At this time I'm having to hook up my Android TV box to it so that I could get a decent experience. It's such a shame on the quality. I will be looking into hacking it now as I wasn't planning to at the beginning as I wanted to wait it out to see what Xreal would do. I'll see how my other Android apps looks like but I rather just have Android TV period. Edit: I just loaded a couple of apps and the picture quality is a lot better on those. I would say it's Netflix that is making their mobile app worst and not so much Xreal. This is a known fact already with prior Netflix apps. For example try loading up Netflix unofficial on any projector running Android TV. It's really a bad experience vs something official from them through the Play Store. I will try to load up the official app soon to see if there is any difference. I believe Prime Video was fine if I remembered correctly. I will be loading other steaming apps as well like Disney+ to see how it goes. Do keep in mind that you could go into the app management setting to place the apps in Spitial as well or both. This will give you the option to do a static 2D app or us the Beams benefits of Smooth Follow or Anchor Mode. You could resize the screen size as well. I just hope the next update doesn't wipe out everything tho. We'll see I guess. At this point would I say it's worth it? I guess so since we are able to load apps easily. Just load a proper browser that you could easily access to make downloading APKs a lot better. You could just install any 3rd party stores as well. I'm not sure if I will be loading official Google apps just yet tho.
@@ruudygh there is no such thing as an unofficial Netflix app. It's just that Netflix has to be certified on any device that it's on. Don't ask me why cause I'm sure it's for profits or so. If you're fine with 480p then it doesn't matter. It seems like they're limiting the picture quality on unsupported devices. Prime video is doing the same thing as well.
Bought the beam and been installing many APKs on it. Have free streaming apps too. Made it worth it for me and no you dont have to jailbreak to do this. Works great been taking it everywhere.
@@tessmaria6682 you should trust me once you learn about it you'll love the device. You can literally install APKs on any android device as long as it supports it.
@@tessmaria6682APK files are install files for the Android platform. Similar to .exe files on the Windows platform (.exe files are just launch files, but also used for installation)
I still don't get why we need a extra device for the other 50% of functionality.. I mean things like making the screen bigger, distance, keeping the screen in 1 place, make the screen follow you.. that's all stuff you should be able to do without buying a extra device..
Because all of these glasses are just displays. They are accessories that are unfortunately priced like complete devices. The prices need to come down for these glasses. Then things make a bit more sense. I am curious about the Beam Pro. Maybe that has more power but I also find it annoying that they sell versions with different memory. Seriously? Just sell one version with a sufficient amount of system resources to do the ONE thing it's designed to do. It has one job - play video content. Anyway, if they add more into the frame of the glasses then it gets heavier. I think it's fine as an accessory, but they just need to price these glasses accordingly.
You can fast charge it to 50% in 30 minutes. Haven't clocked how long it takes for a full charge. And unfortunately as of this moment it doesn't appear that the Beam can read files from external storage.
General Question to the Xreal Air 2 (Pro): Insome Video, article i gather the info that this 300 inch screen size is basicly BS, cuz watching a 300 inch screen from 12 Meters away is small again ;-) And i read that the whole xreal exoerience more likely having a 27 inch screen at a little over arms reach. Does this comparision come close to reality?
It’s hard to explain. In theory you’re right. But it’s more about the brain’s perception. Think of it this way; even if a 300” screen at 12 meters effectively gives you the equivalent of a 27” screen, do you get the same experience watching a movie in a 300” screen movie theater vs at home on a 27” monitor?
@@RawansReviews Well The theatre experience would be something totally different. Ones viewing angle would be bigger than 48 degree, thus creating a more immersive experience. the 27 inch screen comparising to that "virtual" 300 inch screen would be only the focal point, 48 degrees are 48 degrees left edge to right edge. ans since most peaple are likely to prefere the smooth follow function with the beam or nebula app, one will likely crop the picture a little smaller for some wiggle room. Compensating small head movements.
The Beam is only worth it to do the screen following thing to help some motion sickness. There is some capability to do some side-loading, but that is a pain in the rear. Otherwise, the built-in apps are relatively lacking and otherwise useless. Probably is required to use with a Nintendo Switch (but no power sharing between the devices as I think the Switch cannot provide power).
I 100% agree with you on the Beam. I was unlucky and had it from the launch too. It has to be one of the worst devices ive ever owned to be honest. Even charging it is very finicky.
I use the glasses whilst travelling to watch films in a hotel. I’ve also installed nebula on my Mac and it seems to show promise. Jury is out on the beam, I keep talking myself out of it.
I think nebula is a gimmick. The AR space is next to useless. I don't understand the real use of it as the things presented there is not things i would use. It has youtube but limited functionality. Everything in that nebula app is limited
Hello, I am thinking to buy a Beam. I saw several reviews was talking about heat problem, fan noise and charge issue. I am wondering if Xreal fix them? Thanks.
