Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Got it free as a Best Buy promo deal when I switched cell networks and upgrading my old Galaxy S5 to an S7. Short and simple, this is an amazing product and it shows where technology is heading in the future. Pros: Great visibility, really immerses you in the environment Tons of free pictures and videos from various companies (Samsung, Occulus, HTC, Facebook, NBC etc) Surprisingly comfortable to wear. Watched Capt America and its like being in an imax theater. No physical issues. Easy to use touchpad and directional buttons on side of unit. Pretty fluid. Games are awesome (Try Tactera or EndSpace) Since your phone is the primary hardware, you can connect to any BT audio source. (Can create minor overheating however). Has a charger on bottom to plug in to power source so your phone stay's charged. Cons: Drains your phones batteries quick if not plugged in After a while, my eyes tend to strain as it can be like looking through a moving porthole on some apps Not all games are 360 degree immersive Games can be expensive and very few have trailers to sample the games. Occulus's software UX is a bit cumbersome. Games are still in infantile stage and some need a controller (however you can get one for as low as $20 on Amazon) Not all headphone will allow insertion into the jack (My S7 is on the bottom). You may have to get an extension. The cover wont close itself unless the phone input is set to accommodate a phablet (Note 5, 6, 7). THE OVERHEATING ISSUE: So when I first tried the VR, after 5 mins a warning came up that my phone was overheating. I ignored it and then it started to lag really bad. Super annoying. After reading some forums, it's a common issue and very easy to fix. 1. Put phone on airplane mode and turn on wifi when at home. 4g data eats your ram and makes your gpu work harder. 2. Turn off BT and put in headphones. It doesn't have as drastic an effect as going to only wifi, but it helps. 3. Eliminate any background programs running. The more programs you have running, the harder your phones gpu has to work and the hotter it will get trying to manage all the processes. Since I did this I've worn the VR for over two hours continuously and had no overheating notifications and very minimal lag. This is the future of gaming and entertainment for sure. What would be great is if you could link VRs and watch movies or play games with other people.