Luma Pro Glasses from Viture hopes me that Switch 2 has an OLED screen

When I played Donkey Kong Bananza For hours over the past few weeks, I hadn’t played with my TV or handheld screen. I spent a good portion of my playtime wearing the Luma Pro, Viture’s latest display glass. Viture’s glasses can be used on almost any USB-C connected device, including phones, laptops, tablets, and more, but they may be perfect for gaming. Sadly, Nintendo Switch 2 Although it cannot be directly connected to glasses, Viture sells mobile docks individually as conduits, we found that Switch games are the perfect showcase for the brightness and color appearance of these glasses.

The world of display-enabled glasses is growing rapidly. Like headphones for your eyes, this technology subcategories include players XREAL, TCL and calf. XREAL’S Something amazing Additionally, one Proglass has improved audio, improving the ability to pin the display in place with 3DOF (also known as 3 degrees of freedom) head tracking.

Viture’s new Luma series of glasses include four models between now and October, but with some advantages and disadvantages over the XReal. Others will be coming later this year, so I’ve tried out the Viture Luma Pro model for now. This is a more bare bone luma and step-up ultra and beast glasses. After playing with the Luma Pro, I loved the quality of the display. I’m hoping for a high-quality OLED screen with Switch 2.

The Luma Pro compares favorably with the Xreal ones. Both cost $500 and use a bird bass style display system. Birdbass style display systems use thick angled lenses to project bright microl displays onto the eyes. There is a difference. The LumaPro display brightens at 1,000 nits (compared to 600 nits on Xreal) and at high resolution (1,920×1,200 pixels per line of sight). The display probably feels more color saturation due to the brightness uplift. When playing the game, it makes the most difference for me, and the color scheme of the Switch 2 matches perfectly.

Unfortunately, you will need special accessories to connect the Switch 2 to these glasses. This is because Nintendo doesn’t enable glasses connections directly to the hardware in a way that can be done with steam decks and window handhelds. Viture is selling another Pro Mobile Dock ($129) which doubles as a 6,500-MAH battery pack. Switch 2 must be connected to that dock, and the glass can also be connected to the dock. The dock mimics the Switch 2 dock. This means that the switch must be played with the JoyCons detached. This is the same as the Switch 2 will be connected to that thick battery pack in the first place. That was exactly what I did and the outcome was pleasant, but the process was awkward.

Luma’s advantages: Brightness, color, and slight formula adjustments

The extra brightness of the Luma Pro on Viture can sometimes make darker movie scenes look like brighter daytime. Watching David Cronenberg’s scene from The Shrouds, the indoor scene felt like it was filmed in a different location when I moved from the Luma Pro to Xreal One. At least in Cronenberg, it was way too much for my taste.

But for the game, it’s particularly clear. Sometimes that’s almost too much for me, but you can lower the brightness and change the tone of the colour into a few presets to make it warm or cool.

The brightness is not enough to overcome a very bright, sunny summer day by the pool. I discovered that daylight competes with sunglasses-like lenses that are still electrically dim and the brightest environment.

You’ll need to connect these glasses to a laptop, phone, or anything else that’s connected via USB-C, but Viture has a clever new magnetic cable system that snaps to the sides of the glasses. This seems like a promising idea for future glasses that can run on battery power or be connected on the spot, but for now, there’s not much added magnetic cable. That means you need to stuff your own cables from you.

Finally, for some, these glasses can also work with mild myopia. The diopter dial on each lens can be adjusted to -4, saving you the need for prescription lens inserts. I’m -8 so I needed a lens insert anyway. Viture’s solution snaps magnetically to the glasses, which I appreciate, but it took me a while to fine-tune the nose piece (three containing three also magnetically snaps magnetically) and the corners of the arm.

Also, Nosepiece includes an RGB camera. This means Xreal is currently charging Xreal One an additional fee. I haven’t used much XReal cameras, but for now I haven’t done much Viture with cameras either. Using it to take photos may help you track movements in future software, but now I feel a trace.

Disadvantages: Display pinned and not enough settings

You cannot pin a Luma Pro display to an Xreal display. The software cannot be done on Xreal displays unless it is made to run on a laptop. Multiple display settings XREAL are missing out on automatic transparency, screen size, distance control, and even screen placement shift.

I feel that the 52-degree field of view and a slightly taller 16:10 aspect ratio display is a little bigger than the XReal One’s 50-degree viewing area, but sticking to my vision in a way that pins the display in place makes it difficult to use as a laptop monitor. There’s no problem with the game. Future Viture Luma Beast Glasses will have a 3DOF pinnable display feature, which will increase the 58-degree viewing area for that display.

Wait for the beast?

Coming in October is Step Applema Beast, glasses with a brighter, new microel panels and larger viewing area, as well as the ability to pin the display in place. The beast also has a flat, less angled lens similar to the XReal One Pro glass. Yes, the price was a little higher ($549) and I briefly tested the beast glasses in June and was impressed. I would suggest you wait for them or consider Xreal glasses. But if you value richer, vibrant and brighter displays than anything else, these Viture Luma Pros may be your choice.