TLDR - You are not missing out on much.
Gonna do a quick numbered comparison AVP to Q3 - More thoughts in a later post just wanted to let everyone know they are not missing out on much.
AVP:
10/10 Resolution
10/10 Color
9/10 User experience
3/10 Weight on face
5/10 FOV
Q3:
7/10 Resolution
5/10 Color
8/10 User Experience
9/10 Weight on face
8/10 FOV
Why do I say you are not missing out on much?
The pixel smear is horrendous. Apple didn’t solve OLED Mura/Pixel smear and it is extremely off putting and disorienting to turn your head just a little to fast. Not even that fast, just a little fast. Like normal head turning speed.
I would wait for Q Pro 2 if you were looking to upgrade. If Apple can’t solve the pixel smear/mura of OLED tech then no one can. The Quantum dot mini-LED LCD tech of Q Pro 1 was the true king. The only disappointing thing about the Q Pro 1 was the resolution - which Q3 improved but it was sadly LCD so colors/dynamic range were a downgrade over Q Pro.
Also, the “180 3D 8k” immersive experiences are more like 160. And half of the scenes are lowered FOV. Prob about 120-130, not much but it takes away from the immersion when you can’t see the ground or sky completely when you look 100% up, down, left, right.
Although the sharpness at that resolution with the AVP panels is jaw dropping, the pixel smear is horrendous.
Also, my eyeballs are already tired from having to physically look at every thing I’m clicking, instead of just using my hands or controllers to point.
Gonna get right to work on mastering my Q2/Q3 immersive 180 3D 8k experiences for AVP. Someone’s gotta put some decent 180 content out there for everyone if Apples gonna drop the ball on it. They should call it Apple 160 3D 8k experiences.
Edit: It’s ridiculously heavy. Nothing like how light Q3 is, so it’s a bit uncomfortable.
FOV is lower than Q2 on Vertical axis and about the same FOV as Q2 on horizontal axis. You read that right it’s lower that Q2 (Q3 is higher FOV for all axis)
Edit 2: The small oval FOV isn’t even fully usable, because if you look close to the edges of the FOV there is distortion and color shift on the last 5-10 degrees. The lenses themselves are distorting it.