VITURE Luma Pro If you want a pair of comfortable and highly adjustable XR glasses with wide support for devices and crystal clear display tech, the VITURE Luma Pro are an easy recommendation.
I’ve tested a countless number of gadgets over the years, but the one area of hardware that’s been a quiet favorite of mine over the last decade is the XR space. That all started when I was blown away by the original HTC Vive, but since then it’s been encouraging to see more and more XR wearables that don’t require endless cables, uncomfortable, sweaty eye masks, or a powerful PC to run it — case in point, the emerging XR glasses category, where a huge widescreen to work and play on is never more than a pair of spectacles away.
While Apple is busy misjudging its reach with the wildly overpriced Vision Pro, other brands are bringing XR wearables to the mainstream, and among that crowd is VITURE, a company that makes some of the most impressive XR glasses on the market today. Recently, it rolled out its updated Luma series, which has some huge improvements over its previous generation XR glasses, and much of the competition. Despite being a bit of an XR fan, I’ve never actually had the chance to try out a pair of the latest wave of XR glasses for anything more than a quick demo, but after using a pair of the VITURE Luma Pro for a few weeks now, I’m convinced this is a niche that is about to explode.
Premium, customizable, and comfortable
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Let’s start with the unboxing, because the VITURE Luma Pro scream premium quality from the outset. They are held in a high-quality, silicon-like zipped case with a felt interior, which I’m confident will protect the glasses against the inevitable bumps and bruises of travel. The glasses are very sleek with a transparent matte finish and even some optional (and relatively subtle) RGB effects along the temple tips. VITURE has also talked up improved comfort and customisation for the Luma Pro compared to previous models, and the flexible hinges, a variety of interchangeable magnetic nose pads, and two different IPD models (IPD 64.0 and IPD 68.0) mean the Luma Pro should suit all sizes.
They’re lightweight, too, so you can wear them for long periods at a time. One small design downside is that the Pro model has myopia adjustment dials that support diopters from -4.0D, which isn’t quite as impressive as the -6.0D of the regular Luma, or the -5.0D of previous generations. VITURE says this is a necessary knock-on of the Luma Pro’s wider 52-degree field-of-view (up from 46 degrees). This changes the aspect ratio to 16:10, which can interfere with the corners of the display with more extreme myopia adjustments. Those who are shortsighted can optionally purchase dedicated prescription lenses for $79.99.
With an electrochromic film for dynamic brightness control in brighter areas (and an Anti-Reflective Lens Shade as an optional buy for $19), you could technically use the Luma Pro all day and adjust accordingly, and though I’m not going to start walking around in them as they still look a bit odd compared to typical glasses, I wouldn’t feel embarrassed using these on public transport to catch up on work, play a few games, or watch a movie.
The Luma Pro are versatile, lightweight, and the displays are razor sharp.
Of course, the most essential part of any pair of XR glasses is the quality of the display, and I was impressed with what VITURE has achieved… even if a few buzzwords surrounding the Luma series don’t completely ring true. The “152-inch virtual display” is large enough for whatever you want to do, whether hooked up to your phone, gaming handheld, or laptop, even if that huge size equivalence doesn’t really translate when wearing them. Likewise, the “4K-like” resolution is technically 1200p, but improved optics and use of Sony’s micro-OLED panels leave you with an incredibly crisp, vivid, contrast-y screen. It’s ridiculously bright, too, hitting up to 1,000 nits when required.
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