Google Glass (glass) and Google under the stimulus of Cardboard, virtual reality (VR) related products was suddenly hot. Although the sword is Dominion-like virtual gaming experience is still a long way to go, but manufacturers at home and abroad in the past few years is quite a spell, has launched products Oculus Rift, Gear VR, Sony HMZ series, such as Air VR.
But their chopped hands have a high threshold, the cheapest Air VR 300 soft currency, and were scouring the sea, have little practical significance to people, so we'll look internally and I huaqiang North, and from the appearance, APP, using the experience of Wang review.
The cross objects are: Storm, mirror, small mirror, true magic mirror on the wall, and virtual reality. Their prices are very close to mirror the storm costs 99 Yuan (randomly comes with Bluetooth remote control), several other prices on x-Po-70-80, but without a remote control, accompanied by remote control after the price of 110 Yuan.
Principle and application
"Virtual reality" in plain English is the device a/reproducing human senses, including but not limited to, vision, hearing, sense of smell, touch, temperature, sight of the most important and the most feasible.
And before the brain-wave technology, to provide a "forfeiture" method consists of two kinds of visual perception: make the screens bigger, or to shorten the distance between eyes and screen. Obviously virtual display glasses with the latter, it on the big screen at the same time, isolated from extraneous light, it will create the illusion of a into another space.
Plus three-axis gyroscope, accelerometer and other position sensors help, the picture will be able to follow the movement of the wearer's head and make appropriate response, visual feedback that closely resembles reality. And the rest is sound and touch, but technical constraints, only vibration now tactile feedback ... ...
Hardware, said now is a virtual reality glasses glasses/helmet for fixed phones, they focus on supporting the app and joysticks, they give visual feedback can be made according to the user's head movement and offers real-time manipulation.
Uses, in addition to a regular watch 3D movies, and machine control, first-person perspective game (similar to the sword Dominion), the virtual experience (Vista, virtual exhibitions, and so on) and many other sensory-extended use.
Appearance and workmanship
Entire chapters are more right out of the box products and appearance introduces readers with limited time, you can jump directly to the back of the skin contrast.
4 virtual glasses for carton packaging, packaging is the largest storm, followed by small houses and really magic, and virtual reality a little poor packaging does little, don't even have a cushioning material.
Storm mirror
Outside of remote control, manual, mirror on the inside of the storm, there are three other no warranty ... ...
Black smooth shell in appearance, but are better collectors of dust/fingerprints.
Phone module by magnetic fixation location and phone contact has a thick mat.
Lenses for single convex lens, also has a thick mat on the edge of the eyepiece. Fixed a wide headband, top and side lengths can be custom control.
Magic mirror
Glasses there is a manual and remote control.
Magic mirror or black smooth, shape and design reserved than storm formation. Back cover is a simple plastic clips, and use the suction cup to fix the cell phone design is innovative.
Such a strong suction, Scrubs back so shell can stability. Just trying to get to know when their base, Chuck fixing significantly higher than demand, point effort, must be taken down.
Lens is not very large, but larger interpupillary distance, mat is relatively thin. Head bandage used velcro on top side of fixed, you can adjust the length of the side strap length can be adjusted within a range.
Virtual reality
Most thin packaging of a product, which is only a wiping cloth. That's right, don't even have a manual.
Virtual front no plate.
In front of "the mouth" side and at the top can be opened in a different way, for clamping of different sizes of mobile phones. But the fixing clamp is tight, adjust the more laborious and very thin cushions on the inside.
Washers and other products of the eyepiece, use soft rubber. Although better care, but she is wearing really comfortable as mat.
Virtual support eyepiece interpupillary distance (that is, left and right eye spacing) and focal length (the distance from lens to screen) adjustment.
Head strap design and true magic mirror exactly the top velcro on the side and is belt buckles, top and side joints can also adjust and move around.
Small mirror
Small mirror makes money.
Small mirror is the only one of the four used Scrubs shell products, better care. Back cover using spring clips fixed, while the back cover is removable clip via mobile phones.
Even thicker than the storm mirror eyepiece sponge pad.
Focal length of the eyepiece support (lens and screen distance) and the adjustment of interpupillary distance, but mirror head bandage and a storm, you can only change the length of the side straps, strap length at the top cannot be resized.
Remote control
Storm mirror randomly comes with 5-button remote control, remote control feel and style good, use a pair of AAA batteries.
Another 3 glasses but also with third-party Bluetooth remote control for control, but there is no matching remote control, users will need to purchase. Funny thing is, they all three links are above this one. The purchase price alone for 49, and glasses with purchase prices between 29-38.
Remote control size is very small, is 4 games button at the bottom, above is parallel direction button, side-mode switch, the bottom is mirco-USB charge.
The remote WINS in the look and feel of the storm, but only in the official app to use. Third-party remote control wins in lithium-ion batteries and machine compatibility (available in iOS and PC), and it even can be used as a Bluetooth mouse on the phone.
Appearance comparison
Work: although they look cheap, but the storm of plastics and mold levels were significantly higher than those of several other, followed by small houses and really magic, and virtual reality plastic and rubber pads work really well.
Size: mirror of the storm's biggest, smallest is no back cover plate of virtual reality, really similar to the Phantom and the small size. Although discrepancies in size, but they can fit between 4-5.5 inch cell phone.
That support mobile phone size: worth noting is that true magic mirror with suction cannot be fixed-pattern back cover models (note the series of imitation leather, LG G3-drawing the back cover). In addition, the screen than if lower than the millet 3 5.5 inch machine, is likely to squeeze into the little house and the magic mirror (millet 3 barely able to get in).
Focal length/height: Storm mirror > really magic > Kotaku > virtual reality. This larger glasses looked more comfortable, but can appear heavier (longer lever arm), and requires a bigger screen to output the same visual effect.
Lens size: Storm mirror > Kotaku > virtual > really magic. Larger lenses, clear vision range, the fewer.
Interpupillary distance (the distance between eyes): storm > really magic > Kotaku > virtual reality. More wonderful work is, there are second largest lens the smallest virtual interpupillary distance, led directly to meet the crowd will be much smaller, pupil distance smaller users are not comfortable with it.
Put the phone into the glasses look as follows, similar shapes and in the cinema, almost fills the entire field (test models are 5 inch 1080P millet 4). 1920*1080 resolution 16:9 screen, divided into 960*1080 resolution of the screen using the actual need, but because the output is 16:9, so aim only only 960*540 resolution, pixel is visible to the naked eye.
App and use the action
Virtual reality glasses need to tie app or around 3D source to work properly. But apart from a small mirror and a storm outside has its own app, really fantasy and virtual reality "borrowed" is the mirror of the storm app.
But after opening the small mirror app, I knelt. Kotaku's app is a Web app, only link to download games and applications, although it has been a lot of content classification, but in reality there are only 7 recommended ... ... So they use, or if the storm mirror app directly ... ...
Functionally, storm mirror app provides "scene, pictures, online/local/fly-screen video game" 4 features:
Field are 360 degree holographic movie made, users can broadcast video "look around on their own";
Pictures are maps street view 360 degree pictures, is well suited to panoramic virtual experience site;
Video supports local playback and PC online, fly screen (directly on the phone to play video on your computer), you can turn ordinary video into eyes angle play;
Game is a 3D first-person game, 9 games, character in the game can be controlled by head tilt or remote control and interaction. Part game quality is also good, but the most anticipated first-person shooter game also does not appear, and the game itself more tasting experience is sought, rather than the game entertaining.
Using built-in Resource Center, you can download pictures, live, games and other resources.
Comfortable fit contrast Dolce & Gabbana iPhone 6 Plus Case
4 VR glasses hardware structure and principles are almost exactly the same, even app and remote control are universal, and they experience gaps are almost always focused on wear comfort.
Most parameters affecting the wearing comfort is weight and centre of gravity position (long mirror more heavy to wear), cushion thickness and width (whether with glasses) and so on.
Mirror of light: true magic > virtual > Kotaku > storm. From top to bottom are the storm 226g, Kotaku 193g VR 179g, magic 139g. The weight of the storm is almost twice times the true magic of even contrast and true magic in the small house is a document.
A reasonable Center of gravity: Kotaku > really Magic > Virtual > storm. Join the focal length and the interpupillary distance adjustment and true magic in the small House that they are biased towards the center of gravity of the eyepiece. Equivalent weight of circumstances, than gravity, it would favour the far side of the storm, and virtual reality a little more comfortable to wear.
Cushion effect: Storm > Kotaku > really magic > virtual reality. Cushioning effect and is proportional to the thickness and area of the cushion, storms and small houses of ample foam cushion material. Virtual rubber buffer effect, eyes to wear larger force, only wearing a head ... ... Dolce Gabbana
Integrated wear comfort: Kotaku > storm > really magic > virtual reality. Kotaku, with gravity and thick sponge cushion, wear minimal pressure on orbital along, followed by the most cushion the thickest storm. Experiments show that cushion thickness and weight more than the mirror effect of wearing comfort, especially when you use the phone when greater weight.
Optical performance including lens quality, lenses, focal length and the interpupillary distance adjustment capabilities. Except storm mirror lenses are used to reduce particles outside concentric lines, others are simple plastic lenses, optical quality much.
Supported focal length (distance to the lens of the screen) and PD (eye spacing) tuning only a small house and virtual reality. Former to suit different users ' degree of myopia/hyperopia, which is used to match the human eye pupil distance. Because there are individual differences in people, in theory, this adjustment is the right way.
But the experience is, adding adjustable focus and interpupillary distance, rather than use bigger lenses. Adjusting ring on the eyepiece, brought up after unable to adjust, to fine-tune the pluck and adjustable from very small focal length adjusting of little significance.
Interpupillary distance adjustment can be exchanged for a more clear view of the Centre, but Kotaku/add up the entire adjustment range of virtual reality, there is no storm mirror lens, obviously the latter set of more simple and crude and effective (it is interesting, mirror II joined focus features of the storm, which is likely to lead to experience setbacks).
Optical property comparison result is storms > Kotaku > really magic > virtual reality.
Ease of use
Easy to use is actually letting go is not convenient, and can adjust the phone's "position". The comparison here is that 4 is not too convenient ... ... Buy attention before they can tie their own cell phone use. From top to bottom are the storm, Kotaku, virtual reality, really magic.
Storm just sponge pad for holding cell phones, cannot make changes to the location, few others can fine tune their own position;
Kotaku clip tight, secure, but clips the top of some models the volume/power button, resulting in impossible;
Magic cups easy on the difficult, is is pain to adjusting, part of the back cover male and female models cannot be fixed;
Virtual position adjustment of the most simple, but its niche institutions really are too tight, worried about mobile phone fly down to adjust.
In addition, for sight also has a "glass compatibility" problems can use without glasses, or glasses can also be used, has considerable impact on experience. Test result, storm = Kotaku > really magic > VR
Storm mirror focal length maximum (lens and screen distance), I simply can't see the screen without glasses (myopia to 450 degrees). But the good news is, its cushion is wide, was the only 4 glasses to wear.
Kotaku/focal length is close to the horizon, with the same cell phone cases, has a maximum of 4 "screen area", even if you can see the screen clearly without glasses. Distance from the screen but at the cost of glasses are pretty close, more tiring to use.
Really magic could be used without glasses, but the line of sight farther than Kotaku, clear sight than Kotaku (of course, this is a result of the thick)
Smallest virtual reality has made the farthest horizon (lens problem? ), I simply can't see the screen without glasses.
Issues with the purchase considerations
Biggest problem with virtual reality glasses, there are several:
Processor: dual image display devices at the same time processing, parts with 3D processing, higher requirements on processors and optimized.
Heat and battery life: using glasses need to call more than one sensor, the display device is almost fully working, so the heating and power are very impressive, and power far exceeds the General big game, not often. Officials recommend using no more than 30min, while Samsung Gear VR continuous use time only 25min.
Definition: as the naked eye and the distance is set very close to the screen, and at the same time providing eye view, resolution to only half, so a high PPI to eliminate screen grainy. Tested, 5.5 inch 2K screen of LG G3 performed well, but 1080P resolution models is a bit weak (think 2K screen inside the VR glasses in order to take advantage of).
Screen variants: is to provide eye perspective, 16:9 1080P 8:9 920*1080 resolution screen will turn on them, that directly led to two results: the screen that you see is a square, as well as the picture was squished ... ... In order to avoid picture distortion, storm app of the mirror chose to keep the huge black side of policy, not enough resolution.
3D source: 3D source has been the 3D device not open around the pain, and not all can display a 3D movie, or avatar will not become the legend.
Phone memory: resolution provides also brings another question, in glasses, 1080P films up to clarity, and 2K source volume is too large and too little ... ...
Summary
On the consolidated experience, mirror and small mirror of the storm best, same price, really fantasy and virtual reality, its performance can only be used (Ken) (die) to describe it. Facing the same opponent, mirror of the storm cost advantage significantly, 99 soft currency with a Bluetooth remote control. But like millet to take on the official website, and it sells for about 130 on the x-Po ... ...
Virtual reality glasses wearing comfort and operation flow is good, though not very practical at the moment of the game, 3D source is also relatively scarce. But even so, it is also a phone screen to enjoy an alternative form, usually the effect of watching a movie is better than holding a cell phone well.
Final purchase proposal is that it does have practical value to chop his hands left the party with a low enough threshold of impulse buying. Want early adopters experience the virtual reality, or would like to use it as a "3D Theater" and is worth buying. Can go to storm official Rob and can't wait, Taobao is a small mirror is also good.
Accessories, similar products
Oculus is the most famous Rift, eye-resolution 1280*800, it directly using two displays instead of optical lenses (using Samsung's AMOLED screen), self-453g, sells for $ 350 (about 2170), but it's still a developer-oriented products, and cumbersome to use.
Sony HMZ series, has had three successive generations, and are mainly used for 3D viewing. Latest HMZ T3 uses two 720P OlED display, offers 20 m watched 750-inch 3D giant-screen film effect, but charges at home, lack of sincerity by Cheng Hui 7999.
Samsung Gear VR virtual reality goggles, you need mobile phone as a display module, priced at about $ 187 (about 1122), currently there are only compatible with Samsung phones ... ...
The oldest Nintendo Virtual Boy, which is itself designed as a game console, the most amazing is that it already went on sale as early as 1995. But the price is $ 179 (about 1074), 384x224 resolution display can only provide 4-color and 32 shades of gray, the processor clock speed 20Mhz, well, read that right, it is 20Mhz ... ...
And it is most horrible Air VR, it displays, is actually the iPad mini ... ... Price 49 knife (about 300 or so), weight of the upgraded version of 150g. Fortunately, the iPad mini is only 308g, weight can only effect would be a bit strange.
Most Geek, Google was Cardboard, weight does not exceed 50g, lowest price 20 knives (120), but you can also completely by their own hand-made. If you do not mind if it cannot be fixed on your head, it's still pretty cool.
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