Xreal One Pro’s huge 3D update just landed — and the $170 discount couldn’t be better timed

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I was just as much of a skeptic about 3D movies as you were, but Xreal’s Real 3D tech has made me a believer. At first, it was limited to just the newer 1S AR glasses, but now it’s available across the line up — including the beasty Xreal One Pro.

After testing it, there’s a lot to love. But what you’ll love even more is the almost too conveniently timed $170 saving on these premium specs too, which takes the price down to $599 on Amazon.

Oh, and if you want to save even more, those Xreal 1S are also $100 off too — easily the best AR glasses for most of you reading this, now for even cheaper.

3D is so back

So real-time 2D to 3D content conversion has been around in some AR glasses for a while now — what makes Xreal’s version so special?

It comes down to one crucial thing: it’s done entirely in hardware via the X1 chip on board rather than using software. This gives you two key benefits:

Lower latency — the software translation layer for other glasses can cause a small delay between your actions and what happens on screen. Think like an audio track that is just a split second behind the movie.
DRM begone! — improving compatibility across multiple systems and doing it in silicon means that there’s no digital rights management nonsense wrecking your experience. Be it YouTube, Netflix or anything with super intense copyrighting, it just works here.

And in my time testing it on the Xreal One Pros, bringing a third dimension to that wide field of view is a helluva immersive experience.

Watching your traditional 2D content through a 3D window adds a different level to the whole cinematic nature of whatever you watch or play, and adds to making economy class feel like first class on any long haul flight.

Is it perfect? Not quite, as busier scenes can get tripped up on the depth perception of the Real 3D tech, but this is something you’ll see in, like, 2-3% of circumstances. Trust me, it’s really, really good.

Go Pro?

And after spending a year with the Xreal One Pros, I can safely say that these are some of the best AR specs you can buy. There is a premium to the price — good to see $170 off, but $599 is still quite a cost. However, these are for those who want the ultimate.

That 57-degree field of view via the new kind of display prism Xreal uses means you see much more of the screen than on other glasses.

The X1 chip unlocks some impressive productivity features like bringing a 32:9 ultrawide monitor simulated right in front of you, and the premium design feels lightweight and real comfortable on the face.

This is the GOAT portable monitor setup, and I can’t recommend it enough over my long-term testing for gaming, binge watching and work.

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Jason brings a decade of tech and gaming journalism experience to his role as a Managing Editor of Computing at Tom's Guide. He has previously written for Laptop Mag, Tom's Hardware, Kotaku, Stuff and BBC Science Focus. In his spare time, you'll find Jason looking for good dogs to pet or thinking about eating pizza if he isn't already.

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