Reddit reviews Virtoba X5 Elite 3D VR Headset 3D VR Glasses for 4~6 Inch Smartphones iPhone 6 6 Plus, S7 S6 edge, Note 5 and More

iOS is pretty limiting when it comes to Cardboard.

Controllers generally don't work, specifically there's nothing that would emulate the screen tap you'd need for YouTube, Street View, etc. The items that work for that on Android are mice, which Android supports natively and iOS does not. If you have an iPhone app that supports a controller, check with that app developer to see which controllers are tested and known to work.

The viewers I know of with buttons that work out of the box on iPhones are the ViewMaster (small lenses, not really recommended), I am Cardbord DSCVR (good for travel, no head straps), and the official design Cardboard v2.

I've seen one instance of a guy who got a BoboVR Z4's button to work with an iPhone by taping an additional area of foil to it.

The BoboVR Z4 is the more or less default recommendation — large lenses, wide FOV, built-in button, head straps, adjustable IPD, adjustable focus. There are versions with and without headphones, without being cheaper. It's somewhat heavy (most plastic viewers are) and the comfort isn't amazing (depends on face shape).

VR Viewers seem to always have a lot of rebrands, I've seen the BoboVR Z4 sold as the Virtoba X5, AFUNTA, and Uniify UV003. Even the non-shill Amazon reviews are generally worthless as most reviewers haven't tried more than one viewer.

Edited to add: link to a Virtoba Z4-clone for $20. If you're willing to mess around trying to get the button to work, that's probably your best option.

free is free but these google cardboards are the worst way to experience VR - even apps

even the shitty $20 plastic ones are a million times better

https://www.amazon.com/Virtoba-X5-Elite-Headset-Smartphones/dp/B01H35AU3G is arguably the best headset priced under a GearVR

once you experience vr porn its hard to go back to regular stuff, i sit around jerkin for like 45 min every day with my VR GOGS


you can get a great phone-vr set for $25 too here or here prob the best headsets under $70

no its not oculus levels of VR and requires some tweaking along with a good phone display (thats not cracked either guys) and with good phone hardware to actually run VR videos without overheating

Im also considering this one https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01H35AU3G/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ALTVS0Q5KJ7M3
Which one do you guys recommend?

i just got a BOBO v4 clone (virtoba X5 elite - identical model but without headphones for half the price $25 on amazon) and it's leaps better than my old shitty cardboard 2 which was like 15 bucks to begin with


cardboard is heavily moddable but it's just not sturdy enough, it will stain easily from sweat, it doesnt cover your whole face and lets too much light in to be engrossing, the colors will fade wherever your face sits, and the lenses will shift around and become scratched to shit by your eye lashes


it's probably the best you're going to get until you get to an gearvr/oculus/vive. This is coming from somebody who has tested both the oculus and vive.

I really can't figure out how you could make it better (maybe better/bigger lenses, better button) without going into gear VR territory where either you get one built specifically for your phone or like an oculus/vive where it's got electronics inside

Just keep in mind the FOV/experience depends a LOT on your phone. I have a massive Nexus 6 but still can't get the advertised 120 degree FOV - but even still, i prefer more of the "scuba mask" effect since it feels more real.

This one? It has a great field of view https://www.amazon.com/Virtoba-X5-Elite-Headset-Smartphones/dp/B01H35AU3G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484252061&sr=8-1&keywords=virtoba+x5+elite
And is one of the best mobile vr headsets available.

For anyone who is staying on the cardboard side of things for now, this is the sort of thing they should be looking at:

http://www.gearbest.com/virtual-reality/pp_397969.html

https://www.amazon.com/Virtoba-X5-Elite-Headset-Virtual-Reality/dp/B01H35AU3G/

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/Virtoba-X5-Elite-Immersive-3D-VR-Virtual-Reality-Headset-IPD-Focus-Adjustable-120FOV-Movie-Video-Game-Headset-for-4-6-Inches-Smartphones-365356.html

Wide FOV, not long like a pair of binoculars so they're not nearly so front-heavy, decent optics, more comfortable, and a built-in capacitive touch button for convenient cardboard app interaction. And around about the same price.

BoboVR is a pretty popular choice. I use a galaxy 6 edge+ which has a nearly identical screen and have use the BoboVR with it. It comes with or without headphones too which is pretty cool as well.

Not sure where you are located, but here are some examples:

Without Headphones - https://www.amazon.com/Virtoba-X5-Elite-Headset-Smartphones/dp/B01H35AU3G/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1485561965&sr=8-7&keywords=bobovr

With Headphones - https://www.amazon.com/Xiaozhai-Virtual-Reality-Headset-Glasses/dp/B01N0T42IE/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1485561965&sr=8-11&keywords=bobovr

Many vendor rebrand the same headset, so don't let the name difference fool you. They are all off the same assembly line but with different names stamped on them. As long as they look to be the same, they are.

I got the ones without headphones cause I prefer to use wireless headphones instead from the PC.

EDIT - I can't compare it to the viewmaster as I have not used it, so I don't know if it's any better or worse.. sorry.