Meta (Gen 1)

I keep a guide on my website for this exact question: https://monarchxr.com/ray-ban-meta-2025-vs-2023-comparison/ For your use case, id honestly suggest saving some money and just grabbing the Gen 1. The Gen 2 have far better battery life and a slightly better camera, but if you don't care about tho

I live in Japan and own Ray-ban meta gen 1 and was satisfied as a casual camera. draw backs are Can't use meta AI(not sold and supported officially in Japan) Glass don't fit my face. I'm typical asian and ray-ban meta is not for me Short battery . I use ray-ban meta only as a camera and ear phone .

Jump is worth it You can get $190-210 on ebay minus fees. Would sell privately / on ebay for sure. I’ve personally used live streaming (gen 1 only feature for now) multiple times and it’s been pretty cool. Only issue is battery dies pretty quickly as a result. But you can get the Carina C1 while it’

So if you want to use the camera for live streaming, then in theory that is the Mentra Live’s whole value proposition (ie live streaming, which I understand is different than podcasting but could be in that general bucket). In practice, I haven’t tried it yet personally but have read the quality is

Hi, thanks for your thoughts. I have (and love) a pair of Rayban Metas but I'm becoming uncomfortable wearing them in an ever larger number of circumstanses due to increasing public paranoia around the cameras... 80%+ of my use of the Raybans is just the convenience of open-ear headphones for podcas

If it's solely for video recording, the Ray-Ban Meta is going to be the best path. The gen 2 has better battery life, finally delivering a useful experience for creators. The camera quality is also very nice (as long as you aren't in super low light) I have a review on my site with everything I use

I get what you’re saying, $700 for glasses with built in display is not terrible. But given the Even G2s don’t have speakers, I’m down to the Meta Display and I don’t want to pay $300 for a “gimmick” - it’s a really cool feature but not a priority in my books. I’ve narrowed down my choices to the Ra

I ordered the new Ray-Ban Meta Display glasses about a month ago, and like many others I’m still stuck in the back-order queue. Now that I’ve had some time to think, I’m seriously considering canceling. For context, I already own the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1) and I really enjoy them. I mainly use the tra