Nameless Ghoul 5,967 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Anyone tried world cup virtual reality app? Trying it just now for the game that's on and I'm pretty impressed. Doubt I could sit with the daft headset on for 90+ minutes though Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggy1872 427 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 9 hours ago, PSL said: Anyone tried world cup virtual reality app? Trying it just now for the game that's on and I'm pretty impressed. Doubt I could sit with the daft headset on for 90+ minutes though Just be normal and watch the game like everyone else? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie0202 12,007 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I didn't know this was available. I'll give it a go at some point today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameless Ghoul 5,967 Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Waggy1872 said: Just be normal and watch the game like everyone else? U still watching in black and white? Jamie0202 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameless Ghoul 5,967 Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Jamie0202 said: I didn't know this was available. I'll give it a go at some point today. It's pretty good. I used my samsung so not sure what other devices will be like Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie0202 12,007 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I tried it today during the France Australia game and it was okay. I like the idea of being able to see the whole pitch just like being at the game but the quality of the picture was lacking so a lot of the detail was lost. In particular I found the ball difficult to see when it was at the far side of the pitch. Kind of a deal breaker . If the quality of the picture could improve then it's definitely a great way of watching a game although not a very sociable one considering you have a big headset strapped to your face blocking out the outside world. In regards to quality I too was using Samsung Gear VR so can't comment on the picture quality of the higher end devices like HTC, Oculus Rift or even the PSVR. I wouldn't imagine they would be much better as I think it's more of a bandwidth issue than a hardware limitation. For 4k on a regular tv that takes up less than 10% of your field of view (based on my own living room) the BBC are recommending a 40mb connection and even then it has limited slots. That suggests a good picture with a full field of view would need even more bandwidth. TL:DR VR isn't ready just yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyaleastend 3,260 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 4 hours ago, Jamie0202 said: I tried it today during the France Australia game and it was okay. I like the idea of being able to see the whole pitch just like being at the game but the quality of the picture was lacking so a lot of the detail was lost. In particular I found the ball difficult to see when it was at the far side of the pitch. Kind of a deal breaker . If the quality of the picture could improve then it's definitely a great way of watching a game although not a very sociable one considering you have a big headset strapped to your face blocking out the outside world. In regards to quality I too was using Samsung Gear VR so can't comment on the picture quality of the higher end devices like HTC, Oculus Rift or even the PSVR. I wouldn't imagine they would be much better as I think it's more of a bandwidth issue than a hardware limitation. For 4k on a regular tv that takes up less than 10% of your field of view (based on my own living room) the BBC are recommending a 40mb connection and even then it has limited slots. That suggests a good picture with a full field of view would need even more bandwidth. TL:DR VR isn't ready just yet. Could you repeat that please? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie0202 12,007 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 9 hours ago, Loyaleastend said: Could you repeat that please? Certainly I tried it today during the France Australia game and it was okay. I like the idea of being able to see the whole pitch just like being at the game but the quality of the picture was lacking so a lot of the detail was lost. In particular I found the ball difficult to see when it was at the far side of the pitch. Kind of a deal breaker . If the quality of the picture could improve then it's definitely a great way of watching a game although not a very sociable one considering you have a big headset strapped to your face blocking out the outside world. In regards to quality I too was using Samsung Gear VR so can't comment on the picture quality of the higher end devices like HTC, Oculus Rift or even the PSVR. I wouldn't imagine they would be much better as I think it's more of a bandwidth issue than a hardware limitation. For 4k on a regular tv that takes up less than 10% of your field of view (based on my own living room) the BBC are recommending a 40mb connection and even then it has limited slots. That suggests a good picture with a full field of view would need even more bandwidth. TL:DR VR isn't ready just yet. Loyaleastend 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
murzo 7,428 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 VR porn is no bad, bbc app doesn’t show it tho. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
born a blue nose 90,380 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 On 16/06/2018 at 19:38, Jamie0202 said: I tried it today during the France Australia game and it was okay. I like the idea of being able to see the whole pitch just like being at the game but the quality of the picture was lacking so a lot of the detail was lost. In particular I found the ball difficult to see when it was at the far side of the pitch. Kind of a deal breaker . If the quality of the picture could improve then it's definitely a great way of watching a game although not a very sociable one considering you have a big headset strapped to your face blocking out the outside world. In regards to quality I too was using Samsung Gear VR so can't comment on the picture quality of the higher end devices like HTC, Oculus Rift or even the PSVR. I wouldn't imagine they would be much better as I think it's more of a bandwidth issue than a hardware limitation. For 4k on a regular tv that takes up less than 10% of your field of view (based on my own living room) the BBC are recommending a 40mb connection and even then it has limited slots. That suggests a good picture with a full field of view would need even more bandwidth. TL:DR VR isn't ready just yet. impressed at that effort Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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