Thank you for this video. Too many other channels are pushing HDZERO for bad reasons. I followed some bad advice and bought a lot of HDZERO gear only to discover I had been flat out lied to about the quality of the system. I've since sold all my HDZERO gear and went to DJI and are much happier now.
These are the worst goggles and system ever. I could not fly with all that static. Sold the goggles and all the gear and went to DJI O3 and have not looked back!
I've flown Sky O4X and the HDZero VRX for racing and fun for a couple of years. I'm old and slow so figured the latency would not be important to me. Just upgraded to the HDZero goggles. The price is very high but there is no doubt the lower latency really helps me with racing and proximity flying. As far a comfort and optics I actually find the HDZero goggles just slightly worse than the O4X for me personally. Because I race, I think the HDZero goggles have been worth the upgrade but I totally understand most people not being convinced. I still have the O4X goggles because the module bay and an analogue module for HDZero is also expensive.
hdo2 werent that much cheaper when they were new. and that was without any receiver. they are decently priced for what they are. keep in mind that its also a low volume product...
And if you fly behind a tree, you'll lose half the screen to rainbow sparkles. It's really really not worth it. I'm giving up hdzero for dji goggles 3 in 2025. I'm sick of the problems with reception. I see dji o3s flying up mountains with a rock solid 20mb signal and I can barely make it two fields with expensive antennas before I'm seeing nothing but sparkles and hitting the gps rescue. It's REALLY REALLY disappointing...
Sad to see these hdzero shills come out here and insult his pilot skills for not claiming the goggles were the best ever and that everyone must buy them. No wonder other reviewers are so scared of these hdzero shills.
A good objective video that isn't shilling HDZERO and the shills who never comment on your videos come out out of the shadows to make claims you are not a good enough pilot for these goggles. Pretty sad to see this behavior from the community!
I like your analogy in the video. Not everyone needs glasses to see, so not everyone needs low latency goggles to fly hard. The low latency selling point sounds like a scam to me.
Low latency is not a scam though. Also high refresh rates. The differences is extremely noticeable. As someone who went from 60hz to 150hz That aside. Will it make you better? I don't think so, is it necessary? I doubt it.. Like people with 60hz goggles do as well. From what I've seen and done myself.
@@waverazor When hdzero shills say you "can't fly" without low latency, that's what is the scam. Clearly plenty of people fly hard freestyle on DJI O3. The hdzero shills make you want to think those videos are fake and not possible.
It is not a scam. But is something that is really a personal preference. I noticed with CRT computer monitors that going from 80hz to 100hz (which was suppostently undetectable at the time) that I got less eye stain/fatigue... i.e. it affects everyone differently.
@@GeorgeN49 HDZero is barely making a profit at that price point. The definition of a scam is to gain money from someone by being dishonest. What HDZero is doing is not even close to a scam. It is a blessing for the racing community in this hobby. Obviously other systems are awesome in their own ways. But 83% of Pilots flying these goggles at multigp IO is a good enough point to think HDZero is doing something right.
@Dawe957 and people try to say DJI is trying to ruin the scene, while HDzero has goggles that cost 3 times as much (after antennas) compared to goggles N3 and and goggles L. 99% of pilots have to save to buy these goggles, unlike other HD systems which most people can afford on any pay cheque.
I use skyzone04x. And I looove them! The sad thing about this that other higher end goggles have is, higher fps.. I think skyzone04x have a low fps compared to these and other ones I think. That's what I know of so far... But I live my skyzone
You are brave to post this video. No other reviewer will post an honest video like this because of all the hate they will get from these psycho hdzero pilots. No need to spend that kind of money for low latency when you can get the Goggles N3 for $230 folks. BSZERO is a waste of money.
It is a more mature position to recognise that although you can't appreciate the benefit of a product, it does not mean that there is not a real use case. There are a whole bunch of professional racing pilots that use these. Unless you are the world's best pilot, I doubt that you know something they don't. For a starter, a digital system is indeed a better cost to performance ratio.
Could you explain more why you think HDZero pilots are all psycho? or why HDZero would be bullshit? just trying to see the system from another point of view...
Indeed... some specific points would be interesting to know why the system I use is BS, and why I must be a psycho (must let my doctor know he missed that diagnosis!). 😂😂
I have the googles and I loved but I totally understand it's not for everyone. They are becoming pretty much the default for racing but for freestyle and casual fly there is a lot more options. However if you like the Imax googles, you may have something interesting coming... Ryan has been teasing a new prototype HDZ version that presumably will be more affordable, I guess similar to the Walksnail L.
the upcoming hdzero 90hz box goggles should answer a lot of your fairly made points about the hdzero goggles being an expensive analogue setup. box goggles should fill that void and give hdzero consumers both options at both pricepoints
I have the HDzero goggles and it feels to like my eyes are not close enough and the bottom edges, or top get cutoff. I started with DJI v2. But I love the hdmi in and out, I am now playing with OpenIPC and utilize the higher frame rates and hdmi in. But yeah, expensive
Yes, like he mentioned, for racing hdzero is a big plus. The clarity and low latency rules and it plays the best with the timers used with racing as it uses same analog channel range. No issues like dji in regards to that etc.
When these first came out, I figured they were geared only for racers. You dont need super high latency for freesetly IMO. I've heard recently that even racers are ditching HDZero and going back to traditional Analog
@@RonJarek A lot of those bigger channels must have gotten a nice kickback to promote hdzero. I fell into that trap and lost a lot of money when I had to sell the goggles for half price.
Use the HDZero VTX V4 on my Eachine EV300Ds and Fatsharks for analog. I can't bring myself to buy the crazy expensive HDZero googles and I just don't like box goggles.
Morning. Thank you for the honest review. I'd like to move into the HD universe but I also like good value in my fpv investment. I won't be buying these anytime soon. I need a replacement as it is for my skyzone cobra SD goggles. Those don't sit well on my nose. Cheers!
My complaint has always been the price, HDzero is barely worth it over analog, unless your a hardcore racer, which is far and few. If you're not placing top 3 in races, just fly analog. If you want HD systems, fly DJI or walksnail. DJI is going to take over the race scene if hdzero doesn't drop their goggles to half the price, which is actually what they're worth 😂😂 DJI will sponsor racers, sponser races, give away free products, and more than hdzero does. HDzero won't be the top race goggle for long. And if you mention the channel issue, than DJI will use their superior R and D department to fix that when necessary, just saying all, hdzero's days are numbered...
i dont really mind higher latency but i cant fly with it beeing variable i get really natious if the latency varies so im flying hdzero and analog with the hdzero goggles cause they are pretty good for analog too
fr, today I saw a HDZ VRX connected to a sunlgass shaped HMD, it's kinda awesome (and still cheaper than HDZ goggles, that setup is probably more durable)
I want a set, dont want to spend that money, but I do want them.. They have HUGE Screens, like reminiscent of the size of DJI Goggles V2, FOV is a huge value for me... Latency, I could give a shit. I dont notice it unless its so bad I am loosing my link or something... Plus I use a VRX now with the cheaper skyzones and there is a color inverting situation that is annoying, so goggles are worth it to me
I'm not being mean here, just asking. Do you fly faster and doing more impressive tricks in your personal time than you do in your reviews? As if you typically just fly like you do in your reviews I could see how you would get no benefit from them. I'm not great at flying but I noticed a huge difference on both HDZero and analog on the HDZero with them. The 90fps makes a difference I can feel it just switching modes on that camera. I haven't used the HDZero transporter 2 but I started on the analog transporter 2 and wow those things are horrible, yes they can get you started for cheap but damn was I missing out on a lot with them and the latency is pretty high compared to analog on HDZero goggles. I do 100% agree with you on the price. It's expensive but I do think if you fly HD and analog it's the only smart choice when it comes to high end goggles, which is the reason I bought them. Thanks for the honest video! You really should try the 90fps camera sometime. If you live near NE PA I'd be glad to let you try it out!
He flies pretty hard in some video but not all. I've seen him do harder stuff with O3 than other people can with hdzero so your point doesn't make sense.
@GeorgeN49 my point isn't that you need HDzero to go hard. My point is that you may not see a benefit of the low latency if you fly like he does in his reviews. I have only seen his reviews. I follow a few people that use those transporter 2 goggles and I'm amazed at what they do. You definitely don't need fancy goggles to be excellent at flying.
To be fair, the super low latency matters when you're really pushing the quad, which you're not, so it makes sense that it doesn't make a difference for your flying style.
@@JoshFPV24 Yeah, I guess most people fly more casually, but even for freestyle at home with a tinywhoop, the lower latency could be a difference between a hard crash and a save.
@@JoshFPV24 What an ignorant comment. Try doing a powerloop or a mattyflip at home or a small confined place with high latency goggles and see how many times you can pull it off.
If you are a casual flyer, indeed there is no "need" for the low latency, but it sure comes in handy when you want to experiment. I looked at it as investing in a tool that will wouldn't lock me into any particular system (I have HD0, analog and walksnail VTXs), as well as the nice displays, swappable faceplates and the built in focus adjustments being better than skyzones goggles ("actual" adjustment range not the range in the specs, as the skyzones didnt have the range they claimed 😢) - maybe that has changed?
I got my hdzero goggles in the sale in December.. and am very happy with them.. got them mainly for the HDzero AIO5 for whoops 🤩 I have dji goggles 2 for 3” and up which I’ve not touched in months lol 😂
Thanks for the review, Albert! 😊 But yeah, I absolutely agree with the latency issue... It depends a LOT from person to person. Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊 BTW, no O4 yet. 😬
The problem is the refresh rate of the screen(s) and if you are using an external receiver over HDMI... some goggles have shocking latency on their HDMI input.
Thanks for the review and your honest opinion. I'm going all in on the O4 system and saving up for the Goggles 3. HDZERO isn't for me.
Helpful video! Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video. Too many other channels are pushing HDZERO for bad reasons. I followed some bad advice and bought a lot of HDZERO gear only to discover I had been flat out lied to about the quality of the system. I've since sold all my HDZERO gear and went to DJI and are much happier now.
Great video definitely helpful
DJI Googles 2 for digital and Orqa Pilot One for analog in my case… I’d love to buy HD Zero, but at that price I do not mind flying my analog setup…
Price and availability kills it.
analog looks better and is cheaper too!
Great review sir love the the honesty I have the Emax hd goggles and there great for me and I wear glasses no problems
Wow, someone who didn't buy the $800 setup?
I went for Walksnail and Set of Skyzero 04o Pro for Analog, somehow seems like more
Value than HDZero plus analog Module
Only people who drink the hdzero koolaid need these goggles.
I got the cobra x, love them!
How is the latency with walksnail and the skyzone goggles
These are the worst goggles and system ever. I could not fly with all that static. Sold the goggles and all the gear and went to DJI O3 and have not looked back!
You couldn't pry my DJI V2 goggles with the 03 Air Unit from my dead cold hands. It will be decades before quality and price catches up to DJI.
Some of these hdzero guys are delusional and would not agree with you!
I've flown Sky O4X and the HDZero VRX for racing and fun for a couple of years. I'm old and slow so figured the latency would not be important to me. Just upgraded to the HDZero goggles. The price is very high but there is no doubt the lower latency really helps me with racing and proximity flying. As far a comfort and optics I actually find the HDZero goggles just slightly worse than the O4X for me personally. Because I race, I think the HDZero goggles have been worth the upgrade but I totally understand most people not being convinced. I still have the O4X goggles because the module bay and an analogue module for HDZero is also expensive.
$600i is an insane price i'l never pay
hdo2 werent that much cheaper when they were new. and that was without any receiver. they are decently priced for what they are. keep in mind that its also a low volume product...
@@derrogers They'd destroy the competition if they competed with a budget minded set of goggles like Walksnail and DJI have released.
@@lectorserelith Isn't that what the EMAX goggles were supposed to be?
Analog looks better and is cheaper. Why would anyone bother with hdzero?
@@frankcastillo8869 i fly hdzero and analog head to head and i prefer hdz for my use cases.
Why didn't you talk about all the burned out video transmitters that people have?
That has nothing to do with this video but I've heard after a few crashes, the VTXs usually die and are fragile.
Hdzeros R and D department is likely one person 😂 unlike DJI which has 30 story plus building for R and D 😂
Been using same 3 vtx's I put in 2yrs ago, thousands of crashes between the 3, all work fine still🤷
@@brokeboyfpv5848 that a lie
Yeah, I'm happy with my Walksnail and Analog fleet.
And if you fly behind a tree, you'll lose half the screen to rainbow sparkles. It's really really not worth it. I'm giving up hdzero for dji goggles 3 in 2025. I'm sick of the problems with reception. I see dji o3s flying up mountains with a rock solid 20mb signal and I can barely make it two fields with expensive antennas before I'm seeing nothing but sparkles and hitting the gps rescue. It's REALLY REALLY disappointing...
Sad to see these hdzero shills come out here and insult his pilot skills for not claiming the goggles were the best ever and that everyone must buy them. No wonder other reviewers are so scared of these hdzero shills.
I bet you can race on the Emax goggles. I race on the sim at 60htz and I don't think it is holding me back.
You aren’t gonna believe this but HDZERO goggles are $900 CAD… I’ll stick with analog 😂
Analog looks better and is way cheaper. HDzero is a waste of money. The only people it benefits are the shills.
Only for the elite
$1,150 AUD here
@@CatDad1106 That's cheap if you're a meth addict.
Appreciate your honnest review... Thanks !
I'm shocked you made this video. Some very overly sensitive people aren't gonna like this! Thanks for not being a shill.
It's funny to see their comments and it's obvious they didn't watch the video and just making lame comments that make no sense.
A good objective video that isn't shilling HDZERO and the shills who never comment on your videos come out out of the shadows to make claims you are not a good enough pilot for these goggles. Pretty sad to see this behavior from the community!
All the other review channels shill for hdzero. It's a stain on the community!
So sick of all the other channels pushing garbage products. This channel is a breath of fresh air!
Me neither!
I like your analogy in the video. Not everyone needs glasses to see, so not everyone needs low latency goggles to fly hard. The low latency selling point sounds like a scam to me.
Low latency is not a scam though. Also high refresh rates. The differences is extremely noticeable. As someone who went from 60hz to 150hz
That aside. Will it make you better? I don't think so, is it necessary? I doubt it.. Like people with 60hz goggles do as well. From what I've seen and done myself.
@@waverazor When hdzero shills say you "can't fly" without low latency, that's what is the scam. Clearly plenty of people fly hard freestyle on DJI O3. The hdzero shills make you want to think those videos are fake and not possible.
It is not a scam. But is something that is really a personal preference. I noticed with CRT computer monitors that going from 80hz to 100hz (which was suppostently undetectable at the time) that I got less eye stain/fatigue... i.e. it affects everyone differently.
LOL, they are special needs pilots.
I can buy 2 walksnail goggle x, or 2 dji goggle 2 for 1 hdzero goggle that ship without antenna
Exactly
Why I did not buy into HDZero, they are not doing themselves any favours people opt out purely based on price
It's sick to see the hdzero shills shaming fpv pilots for choosing anything other than hdzero. Some people just aren't falling for that scam.
@@GeorgeN49 HDZero is barely making a profit at that price point. The definition of a scam is to gain money from someone by being dishonest. What HDZero is doing is not even close to a scam. It is a blessing for the racing community in this hobby. Obviously other systems are awesome in their own ways. But 83% of Pilots flying these goggles at multigp IO is a good enough point to think HDZero is doing something right.
@Dawe957 and people try to say DJI is trying to ruin the scene, while HDzero has goggles that cost 3 times as much (after antennas) compared to goggles N3 and and goggles L. 99% of pilots have to save to buy these goggles, unlike other HD systems which most people can afford on any pay cheque.
@@bantyFPV It's an elite product made for elite pilots. The price pretty much excludes normal people who can't afford it.
I've been using these with analog for nearly two years, Love the system and have had only one issue with a vtx ufl connection , otherwise ROCK solid !
I use skyzone04x. And I looove them!
The sad thing about this that other higher end goggles have is, higher fps.. I think skyzone04x have a low fps compared to these and other ones I think. That's what I know of so far...
But I live my skyzone
You are brave to post this video. No other reviewer will post an honest video like this because of all the hate they will get from these psycho hdzero pilots. No need to spend that kind of money for low latency when you can get the Goggles N3 for $230 folks. BSZERO is a waste of money.
It is a more mature position to recognise that although you can't appreciate the benefit of a product, it does not mean that there is not a real use case.
There are a whole bunch of professional racing pilots that use these. Unless you are the world's best pilot, I doubt that you know something they don't.
For a starter, a digital system is indeed a better cost to performance ratio.
Could you explain more why you think HDZero pilots are all psycho? or why HDZero would be bullshit? just trying to see the system from another point of view...
Indeed... some specific points would be interesting to know why the system I use is BS, and why I must be a psycho (must let my doctor know he missed that diagnosis!). 😂😂
You should watch your back!
I wouldn't buy those either. Way too expensive for a low quality image.
I have the googles and I loved but I totally understand it's not for everyone. They are becoming pretty much the default for racing but for freestyle and casual fly there is a lot more options.
However if you like the Imax googles, you may have something interesting coming...
Ryan has been teasing a new prototype HDZ version that presumably will be more affordable, I guess similar to the Walksnail L.
I am not buying also
It's a total waste of money
Massive waste of money. DJI is superior.
hdzero is a total scam. analog is better.
Would you suggest a hdzero vtx attachment on an analog set?
the upcoming hdzero 90hz box goggles should answer a lot of your fairly made points about the hdzero goggles being an expensive analogue setup.
box goggles should fill that void and give hdzero consumers both options at both pricepoints
I bough Walksnail Gogles L on sale for $159 and I'm happy to report I'm too slow to feel the 35 ms latency :-)
I have the HDzero goggles and it feels to like my eyes are not close enough and the bottom edges, or top get cutoff. I started with DJI v2. But I love the hdmi in and out, I am now playing with OpenIPC and utilize the higher frame rates and hdmi in. But yeah, expensive
Walksnail habe analog in and out
Yes, like he mentioned, for racing hdzero is a big plus. The clarity and low latency rules and it plays the best with the timers used with racing as it uses same analog channel range. No issues like dji in regards to that etc.
When these first came out, I figured they were geared only for racers. You dont need super high latency for freesetly IMO. I've heard recently that even racers are ditching HDZero and going back to traditional Analog
I heard that too. Turns out HDZERO isn't really as good as advertised.
@@RonJarek A lot of those bigger channels must have gotten a nice kickback to promote hdzero. I fell into that trap and lost a lot of money when I had to sell the goggles for half price.
Use the HDZero VTX V4 on my Eachine EV300Ds and Fatsharks for analog. I can't bring myself to buy the crazy expensive HDZero googles and I just don't like box goggles.
Kudos to Ryan Quellet for loaning you the HDZero goggles. 👍😎
Morning. Thank you for the honest review. I'd like to move into the HD universe but I also like good value in my fpv investment. I won't be buying these anytime soon. I need a replacement as it is for my skyzone cobra SD goggles. Those don't sit well on my nose. Cheers!
Please tell me what battery pack is that you have on the HDzero that’s in the headband ??
It's not made anymore as that company went bankrupt so it's not possible to buy anymore.
My complaint has always been the price, HDzero is barely worth it over analog, unless your a hardcore racer, which is far and few. If you're not placing top 3 in races, just fly analog. If you want HD systems, fly DJI or walksnail. DJI is going to take over the race scene if hdzero doesn't drop their goggles to half the price, which is actually what they're worth 😂😂 DJI will sponsor racers, sponser races, give away free products, and more than hdzero does. HDzero won't be the top race goggle for long. And if you mention the channel issue, than DJI will use their superior R and D department to fix that when necessary, just saying all, hdzero's days are numbered...
I heard you get better range with the vrx on regular analog goggles.
i dont really mind higher latency but i cant fly with it beeing variable
i get really natious if the latency varies so im flying hdzero and analog with the hdzero goggles cause they are pretty good for analog too
Most pilots cruise just fine with 100ms latency (eg. openipc). Tight gaps require low latency corrections.
Fly to your skill.
fr, today I saw a HDZ VRX connected to a sunlgass shaped HMD, it's kinda awesome (and still cheaper than HDZ goggles, that setup is probably more durable)
Using them with analog and simulators is a big plus. Last pair of goggles you will buy for a very long time.
I want a set, dont want to spend that money, but I do want them.. They have HUGE Screens, like reminiscent of the size of DJI Goggles V2, FOV is a huge value for me... Latency, I could give a shit. I dont notice it unless its so bad I am loosing my link or something... Plus I use a VRX now with the cheaper skyzones and there is a color inverting situation that is annoying, so goggles are worth it to me
I'm not being mean here, just asking. Do you fly faster and doing more impressive tricks in your personal time than you do in your reviews? As if you typically just fly like you do in your reviews I could see how you would get no benefit from them. I'm not great at flying but I noticed a huge difference on both HDZero and analog on the HDZero with them. The 90fps makes a difference I can feel it just switching modes on that camera. I haven't used the HDZero transporter 2 but I started on the analog transporter 2 and wow those things are horrible, yes they can get you started for cheap but damn was I missing out on a lot with them and the latency is pretty high compared to analog on HDZero goggles. I do 100% agree with you on the price. It's expensive but I do think if you fly HD and analog it's the only smart choice when it comes to high end goggles, which is the reason I bought them. Thanks for the honest video! You really should try the 90fps camera sometime. If you live near NE PA I'd be glad to let you try it out!
He definitely flies better than you
@@frankcastillo8869😂😂😂
He flies pretty hard in some video but not all. I've seen him do harder stuff with O3 than other people can with hdzero so your point doesn't make sense.
@GeorgeN49 my point isn't that you need HDzero to go hard. My point is that you may not see a benefit of the low latency if you fly like he does in his reviews. I have only seen his reviews. I follow a few people that use those transporter 2 goggles and I'm amazed at what they do. You definitely don't need fancy goggles to be excellent at flying.
@frankcastillo8869 he might, I've only seen his reviews.
I would love to have the latest and greatest,im grateful to be in the air 😊 Soon be flying together with my kids
To be fair, the super low latency matters when you're really pushing the quad, which you're not, so it makes sense that it doesn't make a difference for your flying style.
To be fair, most people don't fly where they are going super hard or racing so most people don't need these goggles.
@@JoshFPV24 Yeah, I guess most people fly more casually, but even for freestyle at home with a tinywhoop, the lower latency could be a difference between a hard crash and a save.
@@QAVx00 Some people are cripples and can't fly without low latency goggles. Maybe some people aren't cripples and don't need them?
@@JoshFPV24 What an ignorant comment. Try doing a powerloop or a mattyflip at home or a small confined place with high latency goggles and see how many times you can pull it off.
If you are a casual flyer, indeed there is no "need" for the low latency, but it sure comes in handy when you want to experiment. I looked at it as investing in a tool that will wouldn't lock me into any particular system (I have HD0, analog and walksnail VTXs), as well as the nice displays, swappable faceplates and the built in focus adjustments being better than skyzones goggles ("actual" adjustment range not the range in the specs, as the skyzones didnt have the range they claimed 😢) - maybe that has changed?
Great honest review on the HDZero goggles. The price point is high, if you need and can afford it, get it 😊. Thanks Ryan!!!!
I picked them up and love them.…
I got them when they were on sale for 500 and they are great.😊
How battery life? What battery are you using?
It's not made anymore as that company went bankrupt so it's not possible to buy anymore.
@AlbertKimTV will it run using 2s 3,000mah lipo?
Hello Albert, what battery do you use on the goggles?
I got my hdzero goggles in the sale in December.. and am very happy with them.. got them mainly for the HDzero AIO5 for whoops 🤩
I have dji goggles 2 for 3” and up which I’ve not touched in months lol 😂
Thanks for the review, Albert! 😊
But yeah, I absolutely agree with the latency issue... It depends a LOT from person to person.
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
BTW, no O4 yet. 😬
the latency should be the same in every goggle that sees hdzero ... +-1ms
The problem is the refresh rate of the screen(s) and if you are using an external receiver over HDMI... some goggles have shocking latency on their HDMI input.