VIRTUAL REALITY EYE SAMSUNG

Virtual reality is the future of home entertainment … a fairly distant future, because on the computer a set of VR have to spend nearly 10 thousand. VR from Samsung is cheaper and more affordable. In the latest issue of the stuff we checked, which can offer us.

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Oculus Rift costs over 3000 zł for HTC Vive pay 4300 zł. Added to the computer by 5000 zł, and get a real price fixed set of VR. The hair bristles on the head. Virtual reality will change the entire market of electronic entertainment, but this year the benefits of this technology to benefit a few. Even if you have a computer at home, which will handle the VR goggles on the same goggles spend a fortune. And if it turns out that you do not suck this type of play, roll up money down the drain. Fine, but what is basically a virtual reality?

Gateway to another world

Contrary to appearances, virtual reality is not born in the last few years. Even before World War II SF writers described the technology that will allow to move to another world, and half of the twentieth. century created devices that were precursors of goggles, which today is so loud. In the '80s, William Gibson popularized this technology through books embedded in a cyberpunk world. When they came the 90s, when the first consumer device … and turned out to be a big flop. Only a few years ago they returned to the virtual reality, and so there were glasses, which today want to revolutionize the world of digital entertainment. If you are still wondering what this whole VR, imagine that you close your eyes for a moment, and when you open them, you move to a completely different world. You become a favorite hero and going through life for him. Simply attach the VR goggles, before his eyes appeared scene, after which you can look around and sometimes move and interact with the environment. If you watch a movie – you can see behind the back of a fleeing hero. If you run interactive maps – you can wander wherever you want. In the game you have complete control over everything that is happening around you. Full immersion, not only see, but hear and decide on what does the main character. And the way you get the feeling that you're the hero.

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Small is beautiful

Before engineers Oculus and HTC have released their glasses, Google promoted through virtual reality program Cardboard. The principle of its operation is simple: the cheap, cardboard goggles inserting smartphone, fire up the appropriate application and enjoy with his first adventure in virtual reality. The program it was created with the aim of popularizing VR and hearing clients with a new type of entertainment. On the hardware-end – cardboard glasses are uncomfortable, and the use of them in the long run is impossible, because the user still needs to hold in the hands of the box with the phone.

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Samsung developed this idea and created a portable VR goggles, which also work with smartphones, but offer much more convenient handling and image quality, which users Google Cardboard can only dream of. To work on the Gear VR invited engineers from the oculus, because they are closer to the computer Rift, than cardboard glasses-toys. They have an ergonomic shape and straps, and to display the image use the fastest smartphones from Samsung. All this, to the use of VR was not only convenient, but also absorbing. And profitable.

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Mobile VR – it pays

499 zł. So much cost VR goggles from Samsung. In addition, you need to purchase the appropriate phone, but the cost of the entire set will be close to the price of the Oculus Rift. Likely to be thrown money down the drain drops drastically, in the worst case, wasting only a few hundred dollars and you will gain a new, highly efficient phone. Gear VR will work exactly the same tasks as its bigger counterparts: fire up on the spherical movies and play games from the store Oculus. PCs play VR may offer a much higher quality graphics, but does not have too many titles that take full advantage of the computing power of glasses Oculus and HTC.

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One of the biggest advantages of Samsung is the simplicity of its operation: simply insert a compatible smartphone to Gear VR goggles on his head and get going. The limited computing power works to the advantage of this set: much easier to make a simple and addictive game on the phone, which will work perfectly in virtual reality than create complicated title for goggles for PLN 3,000; in the end not after you buy it Oculus Rift to play it in Angry Birds. It is worth noting that the fun of the Gear VR is not limited to watching a nice, spacious widoczków and fun with the simplest games: You can pair your phone with a Bluetooth controller to play more complex titles.

Create content VR

Samsung has another ace up its sleeve: the camera Gear 360, which is part of a large ecosystem of virtual reality. Although it looks inconspicuously in this small roll conceals two decent camera that can capture images spherical in both filming and taking pictures. Until now the equipment has been able to register such materials, we had to pay a fortune, and the gear 360 costs as much as a smartphone mid-priced.

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camera has a clear lens f / 2.0, which is why films shot in low light are sharp and clear. The equipment also supports memory cards with a capacity up to 200 GB, you never run out of space on another film. For such a small equipment, it works very decent, especially if you are working with a good smartphone and VR glasses.

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Less may be more

The strategy Koreans to appear on the market for virtual reality is brilliant and it can not be excluded that this Samsung Gear VR will be the biggest winner of this year's technological revolution. With its low price and high functionality goggles conquer the hearts of many users. At the end we left something extra – a brief summary of why you should consider buying a mobile glasses VR before buying goggles computer a few thousand:Convenience Glasses Gear VR are lightweight, handy and portable, and thus, you can take them with you in journey. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are only suitable for home use. Always on time, even if fully immerse themselves in virtual reality, not cut off from the world – you play on your phone, Gear VR will inform you of calls, emails and SMS. Your first Google Cardboard VR is a curiosity, a Rift and Vive cost a fortune. If you are just starting their adventure with virtual reality, Gear VR will offer a full spectrum of experiences at a low price. Oculus OculusStore In the shop you will find everything you need: VR games, movies, spherical and useful applications, such as cinema hall displaying content from Netfliksa.

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