load a Note 7 in there and you can blow the front of your face off
jp1843
19 Sep 167#20
Is this from the out of breath voice of experience?
888eyeball
19 Sep 164#10
you mean a note 7 DOH!
dwattsy21
19 Sep 163#68
Get one, and get "Sisters", the horror vr experience. I've put it on my mates and it's terrifying, the results are hilarious... here's one that I filmed. Grown man and he nearly poops himself at the end
What does this do that the cheap generic VR headsets don't? Just noticed they don't list the S7 as a compatible model I presume there's a newer version that is.
bbbazman to wseed
19 Sep 161#5
The page I'm looking at does list the S7 as compatible. :neutral_face:
pew41 to wseed
19 Sep 1626#8
load a Note 7 in there and you can blow the front of your face off
robodan918 to wseed
19 Sep 16#12
There is a newer, black version with a slightly higher FOV angle, and USB-c for the note 7 (plus a USB-c to micro USB adapter for S6/S7 range phones.
This is still decent. The difference between this and a cheap(er) plastic pair is a) the oculus storefront b) integrated head tracking sensors that are much better than the ones in your phone and touchpad. Basically, this one won't give you AS MUCH motion sickness (except in some of the more terrible games on oculus that have you tilting your head in various directions while the image shifts in the opposite direction)
dyanisis1978 to wseed
19 Sep 16#18
Would you want that phone so close to your face..
tonik to wseed
19 Sep 16#21
The GearVR has the same IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) as the Rift, which is accurate and sampled at a much higher rate than the one in a phone. The higher sample rate allows them to have more numbers to work with for a given time step in order to throw out and/or smooth out noisy values. I believe there is a compass in there as well to help with drift correction.
I use my S7 Edge with my GearVR and the experience can be surprisingly good. There's a cardboard enabler app for the GearVR so it's possible to compare. I've played around with some of the Carboard apps but get end up with nausea pretty quickly.
If you have a compatible Samsung Headset, a GearVR is a no-brainer. It's a great entry to VR.
I wouldn't want to buy a user headset though. Anyone's sweat, moisturiser or makeup could be in the foam cushioning.
tom6195
19 Sep 16#2
Can they be used with non-samsung phones? i.e. honor 7?
lucyferror to tom6195
19 Sep 16#3
Nope. Samsung exclusive
ST3123
19 Sep 161#4
Heated as it's the cheapest price by far, just wish it wasn't limited to Samsung phones, really limiting their audience.
PowerPantsPete
19 Sep 16#6
Don't quote me, but I think there is a new 'updated' version due to the increased screen size of the S7. So I think the description is wrong. :neutral_face:
M4tt31
19 Sep 16#7
It's the same one I have for my S7. Great price.
Studksc
19 Sep 16#9
I am sure there is an updated version.
simplemick to Studksc
19 Sep 162#11
There is, this is the old version.
888eyeball
19 Sep 164#10
you mean a note 7 DOH!
hackerace
19 Sep 16#13
anyone know which is the best vr headset for generic andriod phone?
scope to hackerace
19 Sep 16#14
I recently bought the Virtoba X5 BOBOVR VR Z4 for my Samsung S7 Edge.. Its pretty good, though I dont find myself using it very often.
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This is still decent. The difference between this and a cheap(er) plastic pair is a) the oculus storefront b) integrated head tracking sensors that are much better than the ones in your phone and touchpad. Basically, this one won't give you AS MUCH motion sickness (except in some of the more terrible games on oculus that have you tilting your head in various directions while the image shifts in the opposite direction)
I use my S7 Edge with my GearVR and the experience can be surprisingly good. There's a cardboard enabler app for the GearVR so it's possible to compare. I've played around with some of the Carboard apps but get end up with nausea pretty quickly.
If you have a compatible Samsung Headset, a GearVR is a no-brainer. It's a great entry to VR.
I wouldn't want to buy a user headset though. Anyone's sweat, moisturiser or makeup could be in the foam cushioning.