O.T. Another dumb, expensive hobby

Any other bored geeks out there that are into VR (virtual reality)? I'd been dabbling in it on the cheap with a Gear VR and my Galaxy phone for a while now but decided it was too much of a hassle and went for a standalone unit, the Lenovo Mirage Solo w/Daydream. So suddenly I jumped from @ $35.00 to $400.00. BIG MISTAKE! Although it's decidely less hassle, the overall performance is no better (maybe not even as good) as the cheapo unit. Because of the 'convenience' factor, I haven't (won't) send it back but I must say, I'm disappointed. Not only is the content for the Lenovo far behind the much cheaper Samsung unit but the content that IS available is damn expensive.

I only posted this 'cause a lot of musicians (especially synth and arranger players) are tech geeks (hi Abacus, Bachus, Nigel, et al ) and I was just wondering if any of them had tried this expensive diversion .

chas

Hi Charles.

I dabbled with it at a low level. Just for fun I purchased a cardboard set from BestBuy (On sale .99 cents)). Believe it or not it worked with my phone. I had fun for a couple of days, but figured it wasn't for me, along with all my other diversions that cut into my days.


[img:center]https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-virtual-reality-viewer-brown/5403414.p?skuId=5403414[/img]

Jerryghr

Smart move, Jerry. With me, it's a matter of impulse control .

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage....0&keys=keys

chas

Chas glad your enjoying new technology like VR,.....
for me I passed that right up as I also did with Drones, Boats,
Motorcycles, RC Planes & Cars, Golf, Guns, ATV, Smoking, Fishing,
and a few other things I was smart to stay away from.
But life is short if things make you happy go for it.
enjoy!