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Gear VR only $199

Reports are the new Gear VR will be $199 which is a pretty good price. Anyone thinking of getting one? I'm considering it but going to wait for reviews first.
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I want it I want it!

Sigh... I was expecting around $99...

sometimesido said:
Sigh... I was expecting around $99...
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Me too...or 150 dollars/euros max...hopefully it will come with "ODR" or a discount coupon.
And do not forget it is a "beta" version...If it would come with a way to power the phone and with an hdmi input it would have been a no brainer
So far they made the Samsung VR very different from the Oculus Rift.

It will be tempting and the price helps, but I would rather just save up for an Oculus Rift.

If anyone sees the VR on sale anywhere on the Internet, please post link here...

Best Buy starting to get demo models. So I guess I need to visit my local BB soon.
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well for whatever reason that the note edge doesnt arrive here then note 4 for me then plus gear VR :good:

Looking forward to a Note 4 next week and then hopefully a VR headset for xmas would be great!!!

nice gear

joexda75 said:
Me too...or 150 dollars/euros max...hopefully it will come with "ODR" or a discount coupon.
And do not forget it is a "beta" version...If it would come with a way to power the phone and with an hdmi input it would have been a no brainer
So far they made the Samsung VR very different from the Oculus Rift.
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You are right they should have from this early "beta" version released it with an option for extra removable box to allow hdmi input and power.
I am going to buy it anyway but this possiblity would have made it so much better.

Release Date
Does anyone know the firm release date for the Gear VR yet?
I have purchased it on Expansys in the UK on pre-order but unfortunately they cant tell me when it will be available

bumfluffy said:
Does anyone know the firm release date for the Gear VR yet?
I have purchased it on Expansys in the UK on pre-order but unfortunately they cant tell me when it will be available
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The two dates which are flying around the web right now are the 17th november after Samsung's Devcon and the other is 1st December. So in approx. 2-3 weeks. Atleast in the US and korea but i hope in europe too, as i'm in the same boat.

Anyone Pre-order a Galaxy Tab S From AT&T?

I pre-ordered an 8.4 and it's due to ship September 23. I've been salivating over the Tab S ever since the WiFi models dropped a couple of months ago. Just a few more days and the wait is finally over!

I just pre ordered after playing with the tab s 8.4 at bestbuy... Excited!!!

I don't understand "Pre-ordering"
So let me get this straight. Manufacturers want us to pay now for something they are not even selling yet. They want to take our money now but not actually give us anything for it until later. All for the "privilege" of owning it a few days before other people. Does that about sum it up?
I fully understand why the manufacturers like this arrangement. Get the money now and deliver later makes great sense for them. To me though, it makes absolutely no sense for the consumer.
Every time I watch the iSheep line up outside an Apple Store I think: "So what? Are they going to run out? Actually they might if you feel you must have one the first day (though I fail to see the practical advantage of that - they will keep making them after all). If I wait until next week will I not be able to buy one (hint: Yes I will be able to buy one next week)? Will they say, no you did not pre-order or stand in line all night so you don't get one?" I sort of doubt that will happen. They will still want my money next week. In fact, wait a little longer (for anything that's not an "i" product) and the price will actually go down.

ratman6161 said:
So let me get this straight. Manufacturers want us to pay now for something they are not even selling yet. They want to take our money now but not actually give us anything for it until later. All for the "privilege" of owning it a few days before other people. Does that about sum it up?
I fully understand why the manufacturers like this arrangement. Get the money now and deliver later makes great sense for them. To me though, it makes absolutely no sense for the consumer.
Every time I watch the iSheep line up outside an Apple Store I think: "So what? Are they going to run out? Actually they might if you feel you must have one the first day (though I fail to see the practical advantage of that - they will keep making them after all). If I wait until next week will I not be able to buy one (hint: Yes I will be able to buy one next week)? Will they say, no you did not pre-order or stand in line all night so you don't get one?" I sort of doubt that will happen. They will still want my money next week. In fact, wait a little longer (for anything that's not an "i" product) and the price will actually go down.
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If you continually wait for a lower price or the new device that's just around the corner, you'll never own anything. I pre-ordered because I could. I've been waiting for an LTE Galaxy Tab S ever since the WiFi models launched 3 months ago. I pre-ordered so that I can save myself the 20 minute drive to my closest AT&T corporate store and instead have my tablet shipped to my house and have it a couple of days early. There is no premium to be paid for pre-ordering. Sure, you're giving them money before you get the device, but there's no risk there. You'll get your device.

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If you continually wait for a lower price or the new device that's just around the corner, you'll never own anything. I pre-ordered because I could. I've been waiting for an LTE Galaxy Tab S ever since the WiFi models launched 3 months ago. I pre-ordered so that I can save myself the 20 minute drive to my closest AT&T corporate store and instead have my tablet shipped to my house and have it a couple of days early. There is no premium to be paid for pre-ordering. Sure, you're giving them money before you get the device, but there's no risk there. You'll get your device.
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Or you could just get it from Amazon with (typically) free two day shipping. No 20 minute drive required and (also typically) notably cheaper than getting the device elsewhere. For example, a Verizon Galaxy s5 phone is currently $199 with contract direct from Verizon but $79.99 on Amazon.

ratman6161 said:
Or you could just get it from Amazon with (typically) free two day shipping. No 20 minute drive required and (also typically) notably cheaper than getting the device elsewhere.
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You can't buy the AT&T version on Amazon right now, nor will you until some 3rd party seller decides to sell them. Sometimes they're cheaper, sometimes they aren't. There are sellers on Amazon selling the international LTE models, but those are useless to me because they don't work with US LTE bands. What works for you works for you. Pre-ordering works for me. All good.
Also, your example of the VZW Galaxy S5 is pointless in my situation because I don't buy devices on contract. Amazon doesn't compete on full retail price.

ratman6161 said:
So let me get this straight. Manufacturers want us to pay now for something they are not even selling yet. They want to take our money now but not actually give us anything for it until later. All for the "privilege" of owning it a few days before other people. Does that about sum it up?
I fully understand why the manufacturers like this arrangement. Get the money now and deliver later makes great sense for them. To me though, it makes absolutely no sense for the consumer.
Every time I watch the iSheep line up outside an Apple Store I think: "So what? Are they going to run out? Actually they might if you feel you must have one the first day (though I fail to see the practical advantage of that - they will keep making them after all). If I wait until next week will I not be able to buy one (hint: Yes I will be able to buy one next week)? Will they say, no you did not pre-order or stand in line all night so you don't get one?" I sort of doubt that will happen. They will still want my money next week. In fact, wait a little longer (for anything that's not an "i" product) and the price will actually go down.
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They actually don't get the money until the item ships just like any other purchase. You're only reserving a device or place in line if you will. I have to admit thou I enjoy the "privilege" of owning a few days early as most on this site do.
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oldblue910 said:
I pre-ordered an 8.4 and it's due to ship September 23. I've been salivating over the Tab S ever since the WiFi models dropped a couple of months ago. Just a few more days and the wait is finally over!
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I want to pre-order, but I am going to wait until a few days before the Galaxy Note 4 release. I am hoping there will be a bundle deal with the Phone and Tablet. I will probley buy on the 5th of October so that I an return if a bundle happens.

So, do you have it in hand yet? How bad is the ATT bloat? Samsung bloat is bad enough (I have a Note 10 with a load disabled), but the tablets are nice. I'm waiting on the Nexus 9 for comparison, but interested in an ~8" tab by the end of the year.

Note10.1Dude said:
So, do you have it in hand yet? How bad is the ATT bloat? Samsung bloat is bad enough (I have a Note 10 with a load disabled), but the tablets are nice. I'm waiting on the Nexus 9 for comparison, but interested in an ~8" tab by the end of the year.
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Mine will be here Friday.

oldblue910 said:
Mine will be here Friday.
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Did you get confirmation? I preordered the Sept 20th and it still hasn't shipped yet according to the website

Anyone receive their AT&T model yet? Does it have the Snapdragon or Exynos processor?

Mine is due Saturday (tomorrow). Will report back once I get it. I was able to verify that the Sprint Tab S 10.5 has a Snapdragon, though.

It seems like only Sprint/Verizon got the Snapdragon. AT&T lists the Exynos Octa on their website.
Damn.

Got mine yesterday. Can't wait for it to be rooted. It is a quadcore. Not the octocore.
EDIT: I was wrong it is Octo

SB1205 said:
Got mine yesterday. Can't wait for it to be rooted. It is a quadcore. Not the octocore.
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You have the AT&T model and it has the Snapdragon 800? Could you post a CPU-Z screenshot?
Now my wifi version is going back to the store

Correction... The application I used to verify was wrong. Did it with CPU-Z... Verified it is the Octocore.

Hear that? Thats the sound of you shattering my dreams with a sledgehammer, you monster.
Thanks for looking into it!

ap27 said:
Hear that? Thats the sound of you shattering my dreams with a sledgehammer, you monster.
Thanks for looking into it!
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Haha yeah, my bad.

ap27 said:
Hear that? Thats the sound of you shattering my dreams with a sledgehammer, you monster.
Thanks for looking into it!
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yet another suspect move from samsung i see...so it seems that the only versions of the TAB S to get the snapdragon are the cdma variants although hopefully thats not SUCH a bad thing but please see below for more info
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Got mine yesterday. Can't wait for it to be rooted. It is a quadcore. Not the octocore.
EDIT: I was wrong it is Octo
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oldblue910 said:
Mine is due Saturday (tomorrow). Will report back once I get it. I was able to verify that the Sprint Tab S 10.5 has a Snapdragon, though.
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well...the POSSIBLE good news is that the current root method SHOULD still work with the gsm version as well as my SuperSamsung rom. So which ever one of u brave souls will be bold enough to test that please report back with your results....i'm assuming that the phone is disabled which means no calls on the ATT tab as it always is with every other samsung device? If so then i have created a modem thread which MAY help us out with that so once again whoever attempts to root would also need to flash that (link below)....if either of u guys locate an odin package for the ATT version (sprint/verizon too but for other purposes) then PLEASE provide me a link oh and if ANYONE figued out how to get this tablet to flash with heimdall a lil help would DEFINITELY be appreciated. Hopefully we wont run into locked bootloaders on the SM-T707A (could one of u please confirm if this is the correct/exact model number)...if i find out that flashing the brazillian radio will in fact enable voice with LTE bands then i will throw my T705 in the bushes in a heartbeat :laugh:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/development/wip-lte-bands-usa-t2875561
^USA LTE & TALK THREAD

I don't think that CDMA has anything to do with it. I think it's more a question of size. The 10.5" LTE Tab S has a Snapdragon while the 8.4" LTE Tab S retains the Exynos. Why? I have no clue. An easy way to see if I'm right would be to see what T-Mobile's 10.5 has when it launches. If it too has a Snapdragon, then I think it's safe to say it's based on size.

Launch date moved up!

Two websites are reporting the launch date and availability have been moved up from Oct 17th the Sept 26th! I highly doubt I'll have ours in hand by this Friday, but a gut can dream, can't he?
http://www.androidauthority.com/note-4-release-accelerate-iphone-529198/
Has anyone seen an official announcement from Samsung about this new launch date?

That said for south korea

Reading comprehension

Fail

I've actually for three website reports of this now, two mentioning Korea, and one mentioning India, with no confirmation of an accelerated us date yet, however they are supposedly trying to contact Samsung for clarification.

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That said for south korea
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Yeah? I couldn't care if South Korea gets product today - doesn't help me in Canada. ?

Doesn't help me either, but my point of posting was to find out if everyone was getting a more recent launch date, and if anyone had gotten further information. If India is also being moved up, other countries could be moved up as well.
We are seeing a very low key launch here right now. We were actually the first people to preorder yesterday, even though they have been available for preorders since Friday. The only ads we've also seen are the snarky apple comparison ads, which don't really make Samsung look that great, IMHO.

Looks like Samsung have fail. Is this their first time?
This will be my first Samsung phone.

i wanna get mine early. come on samsung announce it for the us early!

Lol so I read the article on gsmarena... Says Samsung moved the launch date up because "The positive reaction from consumers to those two Apple devices prompted us to launch the Note 4 earlier than previously scheduled. Samsung will be aggressive in promoting the Note 4 as it's true that we are being challenged and pressured amid a difficult situation,"
Really Samsung? How could they be so blind? Apple is androids biggest competitor... So apple releases a phablet and Samsung thinks they are going to release the note 4 almost a month later and not lose market share?
With how little of an upgrade the note4 compared to the note3 I know a few that bought the 6+ to just test the waters. With such a small upgrade they should have had this out on launch day to get as many sales as possible.
I have given up thinking Samsung has a strategy and just realized they are not familiar with consumerism... Especially western consumerism. They need to quit making lame ads about Apple and start copying apples marketing strategies while producing top of the line phones.

ATT website states 10-17 .. i have already ordered .. pre-order for ATT was 19th sept.
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What I seriously don't get, is on one hand, they say preorders are sold out.. and then on the pther hand, they say they are moving up the launch date to sell more phones.
How do you sell more phones if you are sold out, and if you wanted to sell 15 million of them, why don't you have 15 million to sell?

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What I seriously don't get, is on one hand, they say preorders are sold out.. and then on the pther hand, they say they are moving up the launch date to sell more phones.
How do you sell more phones if you are sold out, and if you wanted to sell 15 million of them, why don't you have 15 million to sell?
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Marketing!

EP2008 said:
Yeah? I couldn't care if South Korea gets product today - doesn't help me in Canada. ?
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Add a fellow Canadian I just want "a" release date. I'm banking on getting it the same time the U.S. does.

The articles clearly state that Samsung is focusing on markets where the iPhone has not released yet.
Another buzz killer is the already advertised pre-order rebate. Ends 10/16.
That does not mean western places other than the u.s will not have a slight chance

rushless said:
The articles clearly state that Samsung is focusing on markets where the iPhone has not released yet.
Another buzz killer is the already advertised pre-order rebate. Ends 10/16.
That does not mean western places other than the u.s will not have a slight chance
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I would assume even just releasing it to markets the iPhone hasn't reached yet are fairly small. I doubt apple would target small markets over large. So I still stand with another poorly handled launch.

They are making a press announcement tomorrow, so we'll know what the official word is then.

Gareee said:
They are making a press announcement tomorrow, so we'll know what the official word is then.
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South Korea - from 26 september (in showroom has already)
India - in first days october

Squirrel_Master said:
Add a fellow Canadian I just want "a" release date. I'm banking on getting it the same time the U.S. does.
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i know right?? we're always left out...i pre-ordered my note 4 like 5 days after it was announced on rogers, i'm #4 in line. I was expecting a release date but got squat. pretty much the entire world knows their release date, except us

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They are making a press announcement tomorrow, so we'll know what the official word is then.
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When and where? Do you have a source?

Gear VR Ownership poll

Just getting a measure of the users here.
Edit: if you are REALLY going to purchase one. Just answer yes.

I voted no but i want one.

Yes I will be getting it for HD Porn and movies.

Have one and like it. There is vr forum on xda.
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Does anyone know when its officially coming to Canada?

I don't have one yet, but I plan on ordering one very soon once my bank account can allow for it. Tax returns should help with that.
It literally became the second biggest reason for me to own the Note 4 aside from the series' signature Wacom digitizer. If Oculus has enough low-level access to the Note 4 that they can tune the kernel and everything, it'll give me a good taste of what the Rift CV1 will have to offer over the current devkits.
Granted, the Note 4, while powerful for a smartphone, is weak sauce compared to any half-decent gaming PC, so that'll hold it back quite a bit. In the short term, I might be able to experiment with software like Trinus Gyre to turn it into a makeshift Rift (albeit with inherently higher latency). In the long term, someone might develop simulators that can be played adequately on the Note 4's hardware and a Bluetooth gamepad.

ciscostud said:
Does anyone know when its officially coming to Canada?
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You should ask that question in the VR forum.
But with online ordering it's worldwide.

Got one here since a month... best buy so far in the last 2 years.
It's really impressive.
Imported it to Germany

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Got one here since a month... best buy so far in the last 2 years.
It's really impressive.
Imported it to Germany
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Did you do anything special to the phone to get it to work? Does Samsung services like Milk work where you live?

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Did you do anything special to the phone to get it to work? Does Samsung services like Milk work where you live?
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Got the 910F Everything started working as promised.
Need to be on NK4 - Country doesn't matt
Most of the stuff are demos and previews (payment not activated)
But the games are impressive... finally being really in the game
Dann it's only 200$

Yawn. I've used VR and 3D gaming in the past, and have to say I have no intention to bank roll this short lived experiment.

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Gear VR For S6 and S6 Edge Preorders Start today!

Best buy is taking preorders for the Gear VR for the S6 and edge. What are your guy's opinions of the device?? Has anybody tried it out here?
I kind of want to get one but they're priced at $250 so I'm kind of weary...
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung...hite/7115001.p?id=1219668765995&skuId=7115001

i'll wait for the review and feedback before jump the gun on this.

Yesterday it was announced everywhere that it would be $200, so I am kinda bummed by Best Buy's pricing as well.

Yeah, I thought it was going to be $200 as well. When I saw Best Buy's price I was a little bummed. I'm hoping it either drops or they include some kind of bonus with the device. I doubt it though.
Hopefully one of our XDA compadres has some hands on experience with one and can give us some insight.

Samsung hasn’t revealed a price, most of the site assume it will cost the same as the existing Galaxy Note 4 edition, which is $199, read more from the links below.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/ho...le-Virtual-Reality-Category-Gear#.VTpnHtoo7cs

I have an Oculus Rift DK2.
This will be worth every penny.

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Samsung hasn’t revealed a price, most of the site assume it will cost the same as the existing Galaxy Note 4 edition, which is $199, read more from the links below.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/ho...le-Virtual-Reality-Category-Gear#.VTpnHtoo7cs
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If you check the link, Best Buy is charging $250 for them.. I'm not sure if this will be the same price from samsung or not..

SomeGuyDude said:
I have an Oculus Rift DK2.
This will be worth every penny.
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Wait, Are you saying that the Gear VR will be worth every penny or the oculus rift is??

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Wait, Are you saying that the Gear VR will be worth every penny or the oculus rift is??
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Well I said "this will" meaning discussing something in the future, whereas I already own a Rift.
But to put it more plainly, I have Oculus's main peripheral and it's amazing, so I've no doubts that the upcoming one will be fantastic in its own right. Yes, a phone can't hold a candle to a PC in terms of processing and graphics power, but you'd also have no wires to deal with.

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Well I said "this will" meaning discussing something in the future, whereas I already own a Rift.
But to put it more plainly, I have Oculus's main peripheral and it's amazing, so I've no doubts that the upcoming one will be fantastic in its own right. Yes, a phone can't hold a candle to a PC in terms of processing and graphics power, but you'd also have no wires to deal with.
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Ok, well thank you for the info!! Sorry for the misunderstanding.

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If you check the link, Best Buy is charging $250 for them.. I'm not sure if this will be the same price from samsung or not..
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i know, because you and nothingshocking ask why Bestbuy charged $250 when supported only $200, that's why i said Samsung hasn't revealed the price yet and i included the link.

Has anyone seen these listed in the UK yet? I'm interested depending on final price.

Pretty sure I'm going to be buying one but my guess is with Australian tax if its even offered for sale here I'll be looking at $400+ lol considering samsung only just recently started selling normal gear vr here i think its gonna be ages for the S6 version landing here.
Just going to order one from overseas if the reviews are good.

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Pretty sure I'm going to be buying one but my guess is with Australian tax if its even offered for sale here I'll be looking at $400+ lol considering samsung only just recently started selling normal gear vr here i think its gonna be ages for the S6 version landing here.
Just going to order one from overseas if the reviews are good.
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That's a bummer that they're so much more. I think I will end up getting one as well.

Bestbuy is now charging 199. Just ordered mine.

I switched from the Note 4 + Gear VR to the S6 Edge.
They have some very impressive videos and games with the Gear VR. Also very impressive, no matter if you're a fan or not, are the adult videos you can get for it. Technically it's extremely funny to see what a different feeling those glasses can give you. As I said, no matter if you're a fan of this stuff or not. You should definitely check one of these videos out anyway.
Am I going to buy a VR for the S6 Edge? No, not now. There is a huge lack of content to keep you interested in it. It's getting more content every day, especially since they released the Oculus store for the Gear VR but a lot of the stuff is not even worth a free download.
Personally, I think the Oculus Rift is a better deal right now (VR glasses wise. I know that you need a pc and can't use it with the phone). Especially when you see people playing games like "Alien" or there was a horror game demo that I watched on Youtube (don't remember the title). Those videos already make you crap your pants without playing this game. THIS kind of content in this quality is currently completely absent for the Gear VR. I hope it's following, but it's not there yet.
One good thing of the updated revision of the VR for the S6E is, that they bring something to cool down the phone. Can be quiet annoying if you get a message every 1min "Wait until the phone cooled down, otherwise you risk to damage it. Press a button to continue anyway".
I'll definitely let some time pass and wait what content is coming up for it. But I'll definitely get another one in the future. Question is just: How fast that will be

Yeah, I saw that they were only $199 now. I just also saw that the oculus rift is coming out Q1 of 2016.. So I think I may hang around and wait for that. not sure. I want to be able to bring it to my friends house and stuff so I can show it off though. I am going to go try it in store on the 8th and then decide :/. I am torn right now lol..

I ordered one today.
I want to see if its alot better then the google cardboard..

john291 said:
I ordered one today.
I want to see if its alot better then the google cardboard..
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I have a cardboard kit as well and its the main reason I wanted to get the Gear VR lol. It is awesome, but I think the real headset is going to be so much better!!

Just ordered one as well, but need to wait 4-5 days for pick up, dont forget to grab bestbuy movers coupon for 10% off to set off the tax. I'll see if it's worth $200, if not, I can always return it within 14 days.