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Jason England

I tried to replace my gaming monitor with Asus ROG Xreal R1 glasses — it’s not quite what I hoped for

Asus ROG Xreal R1.

Yes. Wearing the Asus ROG Xreal R1 glasses does make me look like I’m about to make you choose between the blue pill and the red pill. But stick with me here, because what you’re looking at are the most ambitious AR glasses to date (for better and for worse).

Tech-wise, you’re getting something similar to the Xreal One Pros — Sony Micro-OLED displays with that smaller prism optic and the X1 chip for all your display controls and 3D capabilities handled locally on the device. And a 57-degree field of view with a little fringing at the edges, but not so much that it ruins your watching (or playing) experience.

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