Received mine from Best Buy earlier today. I'm simultaneously impressed and disappointed. Netflix and Oculus Cinema look way better than I expected and the focus adjustment makes the image pretty damn clear in spite of my terrible vision, but with anything using 3d rendering the phone (an S6) can overheat extremely quickly.
Not sure if it works with the S6, but if it's on there, taking off that semitransparent plastic shield cover helps. You can also take the back off your phone (or could with the Note 4, anyway), which helps more, but leaves things a little exposed for some comforts.
All of the 2015 flagship Samsung phones are locked down case wise like the iPhone unfortunately. Was bummed to hear the gear didn't have a micro sd slot too, gonna fill up my phone fast.
I have a DK2 and a decent PC and use my GearVR as much if not more than my DK2. If you already have a compatible phone and are even mildly interested in VR it is absolutely worth the $99 IMO.
How is the IQ, though? The screenshot on the previous page didn't look very good, to put it mildly.I opted for the 128gb S6 for this reason. Between Spotify and VR content, I have only used about 30gb of it so far.
Just finished watching a few episodes of The Flash on the Netflix app while the girlfriend went to sleep. It's awesome having what looks like a tremendous TV in front of you and some headphones to be able to watch whatever you want without disturbing even someone 3 feet away from you on the same bed.
How is the IQ, though? The screenshot on the previous page didn't look very good, to put it mildly.
I have a Galaxy S6, and have never tried VR before. Might have to buy this when it releases here (Norway).
I have a DK2 and a decent PC and use my GearVR as much if not more than my DK2. If you already have a compatible phone and are even mildly interested in VR it is absolutely worth the $99 IMO.
Would've bought one if it worked on a nexus 6p.
Not sure if it works with the S6, but if it's on there, taking off that semitransparent plastic shield cover helps. You can also take the back off your phone (or could with the Note 4, anyway), which helps more, but leaves things a little exposed for some comforts.
I had a go of the Innovator edition last night at a games event and was pleasantly surprised by it. No, it's not the absolute best top-of-the-line VR experience, but it worked far, far better than I expected, and if the consumer version is much better then that's very impressive.
Probably worth adding Viral to the list of games in the OP. It was that dev's kit I was using and the game was quite fun, definitely worth a punt for people who're planning on getting a Gear VR.
I ordered this off Amazon on day one, when is this shipping?
We must come together and sanction the official VR Porn thread. Do it for humanity pls
Isn't this just going to cause awful eyestrain? Seriously using my note 5 results in far more eyestrain than other screens.
any chance best buy has them in store today?
TheVerge said:Like almost all mobile VR headsets, this one is low resolution enough to have a slight "screen door" effect.
Almost all mobile VR headsets, eh?
Shipping Progress - Last Updated: November 20, 12:06 PM
Friday, November 20 5:14 AM - Out for Delivery
fyi, don't order from Samsung.com. They seemed to have put the product on back order. Amazon still doesn't know wtf they're doing. Best Buy is still your best bet.
EST, I certainly will. UPS likes to fuck around though, sometimes packages don't get herI was tempted to change my pre order several days ago to Amazon cause of no experience pre ordering through BB and what to expect, sooo glad I didn't.
Nice, what time zone you in? Post some impressions once you get it!
EST, I certainly will. UPS likes to fuck around though, sometimes packages don't get her
NEVER MIND ITS HERE
Why not keep your Amazon order just in case and order from BB? Then just send one back if they both get there.Tempted to cancel my order and switch to BB. Thoughts? Won't get here until next week with BB.
Porn fans are going to love this http://www.sexlikereal.com/blog/post/id/11-GearVR_porn_experience
Okay so now BB is outta stock, wonder if I got there in time?
Wow Oculus you guys fucked up big. This does not make me very confident about your Rift release.
Without going into too much detail (this is a family friendly website after all) VR porn is cool because you get to choose what you look at and therefore don't get forced into some of the more horrendous camera angles regular porn subjects you to (for example, the extreme closeup of a dudes **** and ***** slapping against the lady's ******).I just can't get into video content long term with vr unless its for straight 2d on a flat screen like oculus cinema. Tried a few vr porn videos on dk2 and while its certainly immersive the first few times, you adjust to the effect fairly quickly and it soon feels like you're just watching a regular video just with large fov. That said I'm hoping the smaller sde on the gear can at least change this for me with some of the empathy pieces, or the felix and paul produced content.
How is the IQ, though? The screenshot on the previous page didn't look very good, to put it mildly.
I have a Galaxy S6, and have never tried VR before. Might have to buy this when it releases here (Norway).
Without going into too much detail (this is a family friendly website after all) VR porn is cool because you get to choose what you look at and therefore don't get forced into some of the more horrendous camera angles regular porn subjects you to (for example, the extreme closeup of a dudes **** and ***** slapping against the lady's ******).
Pretty sure they had no idea what the demand would be like. The buzz around it has been relatively low, probably because of the specific platform base. All the glowing reviews came pouring out of nowhere in the morning by everyone major tech/news website and anyone who had $100 and a Samsung phone probably came to the thought of "Sure, why not!" all at once. It makes an excellent stocking stuffer for just about anyone.