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Samsung Gear VR

Wasn't sure if this should be posted in General or Mobile, just wanted to share my experience today.

 

I got to try on the Samsung Gear VR powered by Oculus! This was my first time trying any kind of virtual reality since VirtualBoy was brand new- yes, I'm that old.

 

It was INCREDIBLE! Oculus has set the bar so high for VR and I couldn't be more excited for the future of electronic entertainment.

 

What sets this device apart from the Rift is that it's proprietary to the S6 and S6 Edge, which mounts in front of the goggles. That does make it suck for everyone else- but perhaps this is just a trial for possible expansions and universal headsets down the road? With only a $200 USD price tag, it really isn't that hard of a pill to swallow for an outstanding VR experience.

 

The in-store demo is amazing, and had me (a Best Buy employee) going around the store making sure all my co-workers got to experience it the same way I did. 

 

Do I want one?- Absolutely.

Will I switch to an S6 for it?- Possibly under certain (unrealistic) situations.

Do I recommend it?- If you have a the supported phone already, 100% yes.

 

What's the downside?-

It did give me a headache after a while (I repeatedly tried it out over a few hours), but that could have been from not wearing my glasses.

It not extremely high definition, or high frame rate. Just like the rest of current generation Oculus products, the clarity is sub par. Once they've achieved a HFR and higher pixel count, this could be a strong contender with premium televisions and monitors.

 

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Hopefully this doesn't come off like a sales pitch. I promise I'm just a lover of technology and I got to experience something revolutionary today. 

 

Here's a video of me trying it out!

 

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I used this thing today, it was pretty cool but had really bad "screen door" effect. Even with the S6's high PPI display the pixels are easily noticeable. They had a cool fish demo thing with whales and stuff.

 

I work at Geek Squad and had some downtime today so I had Samsung bring it over for us to try. It was cool. 

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