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0 pointsrichardboegli9y ago0 comments

This is not what Google is betting on, hence the DayDream VR.

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Sure, but you don't need anything more than 1080p for an $80 vr headset. It's a value purchase, not a quality purchase.

010a9y ago

Its not an $80 VR headset. The thing that goes around your head is $80, but the expensive part is that phone which you put in the front, which needs a 1440p display (minimum) to avoid the screen-door effect.

tomtheelder9y ago

If we reject the $80 VR thing lets make it $880 or so, including the cost of a phone. That's still a lot less than the ~$3000 it costs to get a legitimate VR headset plus a gaming PC. Add onto that the fact that virtually everyone is going to own a smartphone anyway, and you can basically eliminate the cost of the phone in there. It's definitely value VR.

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duaneb9y ago

Sure, but you don't need anything more than 1080p for an $80 vr headset. It's a value purchase, not a quality purchase.

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