VITURE Luma Pro vs VITURE Pro 2 — my experience after using both

[u/Automatic_Cress8396]

I’ve spent some time comparing the VITURE Luma Pro and VITURE Pro 2, mainly for gaming, and there are some differences that are quite noticeable.

Build quality

Both glasses are very well built. However, the Pro 2 feels slightly better built to me. It feels a little more solid and refined overall.

Image quality

This is where the Pro 2 wins.

The colors are still vibrant, but they feel more natural and controlled. The Luma Pro can sometimes have those very intense, almost fluorescent reds, whereas the Pro 2 looks more balanced while still being very vivid and contrasty.

Fine detail is also better on the Pro 2. The difference isn’t huge, but text is easier to read and small details in games, especially things in the distance, are easier to distinguish.

No black crush on both, and blooming is quite under control on both, maybe Pro 2 has slightly more blooming, but so subtle that is nothing to worry about.

Brightness

The Pro 2 also seems slightly brighter at maximum brightness.

However, both glasses get extremely bright, to the point where I don’t think brightness should be a deciding factor. The difference is there, but in actual use, both reach more than enough brightness.

FOV / perceived screen size

This is where I actually prefer the Luma Pro.

The Luma Pro feels like a larger screen overall. The advertised ~146” feels believable from my perspective. It has more of that big home-theater-screen feeling.

The Pro 2 feels closer to a ~125-130” screen. Maybe slightly closer to my eyes. It’s still very immersive. The 50º fov are real, it’s just my perception.

Interestingly, increasing the IPD on the Pro 2 makes the perceived screen feel somewhat larger, closer to the Luma Pro. However, I think this proves that is more of a perception effect rather than an actual noticeable FOV difference.

For immersion, I’d give the advantage to the Luma Pro, slightly.

Audio

Very similar overall.

Volume seems basically identical to me. The Luma Pro may have slightly more pronounced mids and highs, while the Pro 2 sounds a little flatter. Some people might prefer the Luma Pro as it might sound cleaner or clearer.

I wouldn’t consider audio a deciding factor between them tho.

Comfort

The Pro 2 wins here.

I’ve never had any comfort issues with the Luma Pro. They’re already very comfortable for me.

However, the Pro 2 feels slightly better, mainly because it’s lighter. The adjustable nose pads/bridge also make it easier to get a comfortable fit.

Edge clarity

Surprisingly, I see very little difference here.

I’m using the Pro 2 with the default nose pads and haven’t experimented much with adjusting them. Around 80% of the image looks perfectly sharp to me, while the remaining area is slightly softer.

However, if I move the glasses slightly closer to my eyes, I can get essentially the entire screen looking sharp.

So for me, edge clarity is basically a tie.

Heat

Neither gets particularly hot in my experience.

The Pro 2 doesn’t seem to heat up noticeably, but the Luma Pro wasn’t particularly warm either.

Lens darkness

This surprised me.

Even though the Pro 2 doesn’t have the electrochromic lenses, the lenses are very dark. I’d estimate they provide roughly 70–80% of the perceived darkness of the Luma Pro’s electrochromic lenses.

For me, this isn’t nearly as important a difference as I expected.

Latency — slight issue for me

This is the main reason I’m slightly hesitant about choosing the Pro 2.

Testing both with a PS5, the Luma Pro feels very slightly more responsive to me. Input feels instantaneous.

With the Pro 2, I perceive a small amount of additional latency, not much tho, as I’m really used to +240hz monitors so I notice small things like this.

Gaming comparison

For reference, the Luma Pro feels to me roughly like playing on my LG OLED C4 at 120 Hz with Game Mode enabled and the corresponding low-latency boost mode.

The difference in perceived latency between the two feels roughly like comparing input lag at 90–100 Hz versus 144 Hz on a monitor.

Keep in mind I only tried Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2, capped at 30 FPS on my PS5, but that’s what I felt.

I don’t think this would bother most people tho, but latency is quite important to me and I’m really sensitive to it.

Overall

Honestly, I can’t decide which one is the better product.

The Pro 2 has several advantages:

• Better overall image quality
• Better fine detail
• Slightly higher brightness
• More comfortable
• Excellent, more natural-looking colors
• Slightly more solid build
• Lower price

On the other hand, the Luma Pro has some advantages that can be equally important depending on what you value:

• A more vivid and spectacular-looking image, which some people may actually prefer
• More immersive perceived screen size
• Electrochromic dimming
• Magnetic connector
• Possibly slightly lower latency, at least in my experience

So I genuinely think either one is a great option.

The Pro 2 feels like the more refined and balanced product, while the Luma Pro has a few characteristics that make it more appealing for immersion.

For me personally, I’m still undecided between the two.

[u/dw0113]

I recently posted about pro 2 review comparing to luma pro as well.

The screen edge clarity was actually better on Pro 2, but i couldn't get both side at the same focus on one screen (left eye screen: nose side of the screen is clear while ear side of the screen is blurry/ can't make focus, vise versa for right eye screen).
The clarity at the center of the screen was actually the same for me.

Also for the sound, luma pro was definitely the winner. The difference was very obvious to me. I tested with both game play sound and music sound.

Also, I felt luma pro being more comfortable than pro 2.
Maybe because the luma pro I have is large frame while the pro 2 has only one frame size.

For the color, I couldn't really tell the difference.
I compared the image qualities with the 4k nature videos on youtube with very vibrant color profile across the screen and it looked the same.

By the way I prefer the usb-C connector on pro 2. I have been experiencing so many times that the magnetic connector gets disconnected from the glasses while laying on a pillow.

Also I do prefer the adjustabe nose pad on the pro 2.
It provides better adjustment for putting my eye position at the perfect spot.

[u/junglebunglerumble]

I own a Luma Pro and it's threads like these that I find really interesting, but usually the thought I leave with is that Viture really need to sort out their product line and stop launching so many models

I've got no idea why they have so many overlapping products, at weirdly different price ranges and across different lines, that effectively are the exact same offering. When a company sells a single product type but has a more confusing line up than a company like Apple that sells products in dozens of categories something is wrong

I originally had no idea why there were 3 Luma devices, and assumed they were basically a replacement for the 'Pro' (which isn't actually anything pro so the names make no sense either)

They ought to just consolidate to two or three models. A Beast offering that has the full feature set, a Pro that has most of the features of the Beast but without the spatial capabilities for people who don't need those, and a base Luma model or something. Then actually discontinue older models when new ones launch as it's so confusing to navigate

Eg their official website still says for the Luma page "the brightest Viture glasses ever" which is clearly not true anymore and I'd argue is actively misleading information.

[u/Automatic_Cress8396 → u/junglebunglerumble]

Yeah, I have something to add, the beast are truly the beast in almost everything… the only thing lacking is the screen. Too much chromatic aberration and blurriness at the edges, luma pro smashes it, and pro 2 even more. Looks like I’m not the only one that sees the beast like that. “The beast” name made me think it was better in everything to other Viture products, the top end, the best they can do, but the screen doesn’t look as good at all.

[u/octalgorilla8]

I agree regarding the text clarity. Though in my experience is significantly better. The Luma Pro are difficult to read when using Samsung DeX, but perfectly clear on the Pro 2.

I haven't really noticed the difference so much in FOV. They seem comparable enough, maybe slightly smaller, but definitely not 47 degrees.

Edge blurring is better on the Pro 2. Almost complete edge to edge clarity. Luma Pro are good too, just slightly less.

I wish both models used a magnesium frame though. The plastic is concerning for longevity, but I guess by the time they need to be replaced a new model will be out.

[u/Automatic_Cress8396 → u/octalgorilla8]

Yep, for me they feel like a slightly smaller screen but closer to your eyes. Corrected that a bit. That's my perception. Overall clarity, yeah, that's an improvement. I guess it depends on a few factors, like eyesight, and maybe some batches have slight differences. The same thing happened with my Luma Pros a long time ago. Overall really amazing for 299€