Virtual Reality Headsets - worth the money? (1 Viewer)

[Jon]

I'm trying to find an app that can track my calories, time spent in VR etc apart from the included Movement app. I would like to see that data on my Mac or PC. It seems you can view it on your mobile or in the headset itself, but that's it. There used to be some app called Yur that tracked some data, but not sure if that does what I would like or not. I'd love to see all sorts of charts and graphs that I could view on my laptop. Then I can see the progress.

 

[moke123]

On looking at the reviews, the Golf simulator looks pretty damn good. Some of these apps have endless gameplay, just like real sports.

They've attracted some big name investors.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...volutionary-vr-golf-experience-301653357.html

Ben Crenshaw has stated that he has many course designs that have never been built and he's going to let them use some.

They already have 2 of his courses, Pinehurst#2 and soon to be released Kapalua.

 

[Jon]

When the tech gets better, more and more of us will spent increasing amounts of time inside VR. In a few years, we will all become plugged into the Matrix and our lives will be controlled by AI overlords.

 

[moke123]

I'd pay to see you, on the public footpath which crosses the golf course,

Jon walking the golf course.

 

[Jon]

Those FitXR workouts are hard work, and I was on beginners! Just did 2 x 10 minute sessions. I chose a boxing one and nearly punched myself in the face. I was doing uppercuts! Got a sweat on. The FitXR program is subscription based and costs something like £8 per month I think. Currently, I'm on the free trial. But they are super effective in getting you motivated, at least at this stage. Who knows over time.

You can choose between boxing, combat, zumba, dance, sculpt, and HIIT. Each of these "studios" have lots of choice on different workout routines, and a few different trainers.

 

[moke123]

@Jon I'm glad you're enjoying yourself.

 

[Jon]

I am thanks. But I am also frustrated. My battery is flat again. I should have charged it up again earlier. I've only burned about 240 calories today so far so need to get some ping pong in.

 

[moke123]

I am thanks. But I am also frustrated. My battery is flat again. I should have charged it up again earlier. I've only burned about 240 calories today so far so need to get some ping pong in.

A short usb cord and slip it in your pocket.

My quest always goes right from my head to the charger.

 

[Jon]

I will get the headset with a battery pack, but I've read they have some quality control issues with the elite + battery official one. Do you know if the third party ones are as good?

e.g. this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aubika-Head-Strap-Battery-Accessories/dp/B0CKYX43LB/

 

[Jon]

What about something liket his from AliExpress? So cheap!

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006103992505.html

 

[moke123]

As long as it works!

 

[Jon]

I figure that on a lot of these things, if it is like £15 (like with this headstap), then the price of many of the more expensive ones come down over time anyway. So you end up with two for the price of one, if you wanted. It is the same philosophy I used when buying a 2 year old iPad. I think some of the Amazon sellers might even buy their stock from places like AliExpress, or Alibaba if they can afford the minimum order requirements.

Edit: It might not work. Cheap tat! Haha.

 

[Gasman]

What about something liket his from AliExpress? So cheap!

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006103992505.html

I have had good products from Temu who seem to be pushing hard into the UK

 

[Jon]

I have heard of Temu but never looked. Will have a gander over there, thanks.

I found that the headset with battery was actually £33. The one for £15 was without the battery. In any case, very low price so perhaps worth a punt.

 

[Jon]

Update on yesterdays calorie burn, for the benefit of potential buyers of a headset: 562 calories.

 

[moke123]

Update on yesterdays calorie burn, for the benefit of potential buyers of a headset: 562 calories.

Slacker. One more ping pong game and you could've hit 600.

 

[Jon]

In fact I did, but it had gone midnight! So I carried over 59 calories to the following day.

 

[Gasman]

I was trying to find titles available and came across this.

My oculus quest 2 software stop after the new oculus quest 3 comes out what a big scam from META

My oculus quest 2 stop working after the last update now is only with a grey screen and the low start music my oculus is very well take care with no scratches they don’t want to cover the warranty because is out of warranty but this is a tricky by META the oculus quest 2 stop working when the...

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[moke123]

I was trying to find titles available and came across this.

My oculus quest 2 software stop after the new oculus quest 3 comes out what a big scam from META

My oculus quest 2 stop working after the last update now is only with a grey screen and the low start music my oculus is very well take care with no scratches they don’t want to cover the warranty because is out of warranty but this is a tricky by META the oculus quest 2 stop working when the...

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I'm charging my quest2 to see if it's affected.

The good thing though is I found a bug report that affects a friend of mine. Apparently there's a bug with TP Link Wi-Fi routers where the signal strength drops randomly. We both have that router but I have more bandwidth than him so it doesn't affect me.

 

[Gasman]

I'm charging my quest2 to see if it's affected.

The good thing though is I found a bug report that affects a friend of mine. Apparently there's a bug with TP Link Wi-Fi routers where the signal strength drops randomly. We both have that router but I have more bandwidth than him so it doesn't affect me.

Talk about putting your head in the lion's mouth?
Though you do have a backup.