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8.4 / 10 Score Cnet Score CNET provides expert, unbiased reviews of products and services. When we assign a score, we use a scale of 1-10. Each product we score is evaluated by criteria specific to its category with most assessing pricing, quality, features and performance. Read more on: How we test Viture Beast $549 at Viture Pros Excellent big, bright micro OLED displays
Surprisingly strong sound
Deep controls to adjust picture size and position
Dimmable lenses
Works with a variety of USB-C ready devices Cons Glasses still feel a bit bulky
Lacks built-in eye-prescription diopter that other models have
Maybe you've never considered putting a monitor on your face. Maybe you don't consider the concept to be very interesting. My question is, have you ever tried it? A whole category of plug-in display glasses has suddenly gotten really, really good, though whether you actually need a pair is a whole other matter. The newest pair I've been wearing, Viture Beast, truly wowed me. Next to Xreal's One Pro glasses, these glasses are the best ones I've ever tried. In some ways, Viture's glasses do things better than Xreal's.
A year ago, as I was reviewing the Xreal One and One Pro, I was in love with how good the display quality and customization felt on the glasses -- displays in crisp, bright micro OLED, ones that could be pinned in space, widescreen modes that could turn your laptop into a bigger-screen experience on the go. The Beast glasses match the tested Xreal's latest nearly feature for feature, and they deliver an extremely big, bright and vivid display upgrade to boot, better than Xreal's glasses and produce impressive onboard Harman-powered sound.
Viture Beast has won me over. They manage to edge out the Xreal One Pro in some key ways. Scott Stein/CNET
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