Which VR headset is best for you !

   

Several readers have complained that there are too many headsets and that it’s hard to choose.
The following is a list of seven best, based on what’s readily available on the market today.

  1. Cheapest: Cardboard :

It’s super light-weight, sturdy, has a reasonable field of view, comes with straps, has adjustable lenses and is super easy to use. Plus, it comes in cute colors. The downside is that it doesn’t come with a button or remote controller. If you use apps that require one — most don’t — you will need to buy it separately. 

Get Leji VR Mini. for $10 from AliExpress, $11 from GearBest, $12 from Amazon and $14 from GeekBuying. 

  (the magnet falls off immediately. Get the ones with the touch button on the top)

   

 

   

     Get it for $7 on Amazon, $5 on GearBest, or $5 on AliExpress.

  2. Smallest: Homido Miniff :  

 

At the end of the day, all a Google Cardboard viewer is, is a box with a couple of lenses in it. Several manufacturers do away with the box part altogether, and just give you the lenses.
The smallest of these is the Homido Mini.

 

     

The Homido Mini folds in half, so that the whole thing fits in the palm of your hand. It’s smaller    than a Post-It note. If you put it down on the couch, it will immediately slip between the cushions. If you breathe in suddenly you could swallow it. It’s small.

Nothing about it is adjustable.

You can get it for 15 Euros from the company itself or for $15 from Amazon.

Other open-sided viewers include the GoggleTech C1-Glass, the VR Fold, the Baofeng Mojing Small, Cobra VR, and the VR Case.

 

 

3. Best for Samsung phone owners: Gear VR :

 
If you have a late-model Samsung smartphone, get the Gear VR. It has extra built-in sensors for better performance and a virtual reality environment that allows you to load, update, and move between applications. By comparison, Google Cardboard sets are dumb boxes, and you have to keep taking the phone out of the case to switch apps or videos.

 

  

It also has an exclusive collection of apps in its Oculus store. Read my full review here.
The downside, however, is that you can’t easily play any of the Google Cardboard-compatible apps in it. So if you do get a Gear VR, you might also want to pick up a bare-bones Google Cardboard for the other apps.
Get the Gear VR for $99 at Amazon, BestBuy, Samsung, and many other retailers.

4. Best for movies : Baofeng Mojing XD :

When it comes to having the best virtual reality experience, field of view is critical. The bigger, the better. But there is one application where the opposite is actually the case, and that is when you watch traditional movies on a virtual private screen. In that case, a super-wide field of view is just wasted pixels — and if you have an older phone, a small screen, or low resolution, you might not have any pixels to spare.
Again, this is for people with older phones who mostly just want to watch videos.
That’s when you look for a viewer with a narrow field of view, instead, and the best option on the market today is the Baofeng Mojing XD.

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Easy to use, light weight, and available in a variety of colors, the XD has a field of view of a movie-friendly 60 degrees. It is available for $36 from Amazon, $20 on GearBest, and $22 on AliExpress.

 

 

5. Best field of view : Bobo VR Z4 :

The BoboVR Z4, has an amazing field of view of 120 degrees, comes with built-in headphones, a volume dial, and a control button.
Plus, it has everything else you want in a headset. It’s light-weight, easy to use, fits over glasses, has a transparent cover for augmented reality, has openings for power and audio cables, adjustable lenses, and fits over smartphone covers.

 

There are a couple of headsets now on the market with a 120-degree field of view. The BoboVR Z4 is the latest, and also has a built-in control button. You can buy it with and without audio headphones.
Read my review here.
You can get it on Amazon for $30, GearBest for $45 or AliExpress for $34. If you search the sites, you will also see versions without the headphones.

6. Best for kids: Mattel View-Master :

Don’t be fooled by all the marketing hype around the augmented reality “experience reels” — the Mattel View-Master is a fully-functional Google Cardboard headset. The reels are simply a way to package a 99 cent app into a $15 box that grandparents can spend money on.

 

If you put the experience reel down on a table and look at it through the viewer, holographic 3D images will pop up. Or you could just go to the iPhone or Android app store and download any VR app on there.
I’ve had large groups of people try it out, and most of them loved it. It’s fun to use, and definitely sets off nostalgic vibes for people. However, the lenses are not adjustable, the headset does not fit over glasses, and there are no straps. It’s designed for kids, and Mattel doesn’t want them to spend too much time in virtual reality.
Pick one up in person at Walmart, BestBuy, Toys R Us or Target, or buy it online from Amazon for $18 or the Google Store for $30 or the official Mattel online shop for $30.