New samsung gear VR

Rebel=UK= · 5 Jan 2016 at 14:59

I know it doesnt say this works with the note 4 but can anyone confirm my note 4 will work in this before i buy

http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/...te_webgains_20363_20160105&source=webgains_uk

Cosimo · 5 Jan 2016 at 15:16

Rebel=UK= said:
I know it doesnt say this works with the note 4 but can anyone confirm my note 4 will work in this before i buy

http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/...te_webgains_20363_20160105&source=webgains_uk

This thread from XDA says you have to modify the Gear VR for the Note 4 to fit and there appear to be other issues:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/mobile-vr/gear-vr/99-gear-vr-note-4-t3255739/page3

You'll need to read the thread.

Cosimo · 5 Jan 2016 at 15:21

If you are prepared to wait then the big brother of the Gear VR the Oculus Rift goes on pre order tomorrow:

https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/oculus-rift-pre-orders-to-open-on-jan-6/

Jabbs · 5 Jan 2016 at 15:53

Cosimo said:
If you are prepared to wait then the big brother of the Gear VR the Oculus Rift goes on pre order tomorrow:

https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/oculus-rift-pre-orders-to-open-on-jan-6/

Pretty sure that will cost a lot more than £80, plus you going to need a kick ass pc for it.

Cosimo · 5 Jan 2016 at 16:25

Jabbs said:
Pretty sure that will cost a lot more than £80, plus you going to need a kick ass pc for it.

It will be expensive, at least $350/£240 for the headset and the pc spec is:

NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
8GB+ RAM
Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
3x USB 3.0 ports plus 1x USB 2.0 port
Windows 7 SP1 64-bit or newer

So really for serious VR fans and gamers.

Shocky-FM · 5 Jan 2016 at 16:39

Jabbs said:
Pretty sure that will cost a lot more than £80, plus you going to need a kick ass pc for it.

I think most of us here should be ready for this with regards to a kick ass PC.

AndyCr15 · 5 Jan 2016 at 17:40

Cosimo said:
If you are prepared to wait then the big brother of the Gear VR the Oculus Rift goes on pre order tomorrow:

https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/oculus-rift-pre-orders-to-open-on-jan-6/

Oooh, so 4pm our time I think. I've been that impressed by the Gear VR, I'm certainly interested.

I can't lie, I know very little about the main Oculus Rift, will it work with current 3D graphics games? Or software will need to be written specifically for it?

Cosimo · 6 Jan 2016 at 08:16

AndyCr15 said:
Oooh, so 4pm our time I think. I've been that impressed by the Gear VR, I'm certainly interested.

I can't lie, I know very little about the main Oculus Rift, will it work with current 3D graphics games? Or software will need to be written specifically for it?

Yes it will be 16:00 GMT.

I'm the same as you on the workings of it but this should help:

http://www.wareable.com/oculus-rift/how-oculus-rift-works

With the games it appears as though the software has to be written for it which isn't very surprising.

Diagro · 6 Jan 2016 at 09:51

I bought the Note 4 version last week.

It was £170 on ebay :/ but they were over £200 new.

Its lots of fun, BUT the pixels are so visible its annoying.

I plugged in my wifes S6, and the pixels are much smaller, but the VR headset didn't see her phone as its not compatible. She needs the newer version.

I plan to order the Vive, or Rift and then sell on the VR, i expect it will sell for around £120-£150 in a few months as you simply cannot buy the NOTE 4 version anymore.

MrZippo · 6 Jan 2016 at 10:27

My Gear VR has been rendered useless for the time being as I have joined the Marshmallow firmware beta which currently doesn't support it.

Cosimo · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:33

Oculus Rift is a silly early adopters price (£499+). So I've ordered a Gear VR (£80) and will then take a look at what the market has to offer at the end of the summer.

kinger8938 · 6 Jan 2016 at 17:28

So where do we buy these from in the UK Or is it not out here yet? Quite fancy trying it out as the oculus is too steep for me atm

Is this it?

http://m.johnlewis.com/mt/www.johnlewis.com/samsung-gear-vr-s6-virtual-reality-3d-headset-for-samsung-galaxy/p2393589?un_jtt_v_pdp=yes&un_jtt_v_from_product=un_product_1#page_loaded

Its like £95 on amazon so is this one above an older model?

Only reason i went JL is we get discount!

Cosimo · 7 Jan 2016 at 07:00

kinger8938 said:
So where do we buy these from in the UK Or is it not out here yet? Quite fancy trying it out as the oculus is too steep for me atm

Is this it?

http://m.johnlewis.com/mt/www.johnlewis.com/samsung-gear-vr-s6-virtual-reality-3d-headset-for-samsung-galaxy/p2393589?un_jtt_v_pdp=yes&un_jtt_v_from_product=un_product_1#page_loaded

Its like £95 on amazon so is this one above an older model?

Only reason i went JL is we get discount!

That is the new one so get it while they are in stock.

Mine was from here and arriving today:

http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/...-R322NZWABTU?catnm=Gears+&+Watches&catid=4340

That includes next day delivery. Out of stock again this morning. I guess people saw the Rift price and got this instead.

Shocky-FM · 7 Jan 2016 at 10:28

AndyCr15 said:
Milk VR is easily installed with a tunnelling app.

Condensation can be helped by some heavy breathing on the lenses before you put it on.

Which games did you try/buy?

Tunnelling app?

Seems counter productive to breath on the lens before putting on the headset but I'll give it a try, it's always the right lens that fogs up.

I don't remember the names, one was based around the Eve universe and the other was from the makers a monument valley.

AndyCr15 · 7 Jan 2016 at 10:33

Gunjack and... I forget the other one's name too.

I'm told they mist up as the lenses are cold, so when you put them near your head they mist. Apparently 30 seconds of a hair dryer is ideal, but some heavy breathing helps a little.

Tunnelling, erm... a VPN.

Shocky-FM · 7 Jan 2016 at 10:38

AndyCr15 said:
Gunjack and... I forget the other one's name too.

I'm told they mist up as the lenses are cold, so when you put them near your head they mist. Apparently 30 seconds of a hair dryer is ideal, but some heavy breathing helps a little.

Tunnelling, erm... a VPN.

Ahh ok, I'll try a VPN (lots of free ones to choose from) and see if it works. Thanks.

Cosimo · 9 Jan 2016 at 06:38

I've joined the club:

muggs · 9 Jan 2016 at 09:30

Got one

kinger8938 · 9 Jan 2016 at 12:01

Cosimo said:
That is the new one so get it while they are in stock.

Mine was from here and arriving today:

http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/...-R322NZWABTU?catnm=Gears+&+Watches&catid=4340

That includes next day delivery. Out of stock again this morning. I guess people saw the Rift price and got this instead.

The john lewis page has vanished

ahh well, was buying on impulse anyway i think

Cosimo · 9 Jan 2016 at 15:25

Some apps to try:

http://www.digitaltrends.com/virtual-reality/best-gear-vr-apps-games/2/

Been playing with Star Chart but you can't set your position and only a virtual planetarium and not the full product.