Has anybody purchased that VRTGO 3-D thing? I'm not sure it'll work on my chromebook because I wasn't impressed with the trial-run thing. Since I don't want to buy anything without getting a recommendation, what do you folks suggest? Has anyone bought it yet? Was it a worthwhile purchase? Thanks for your help.
Yes, I have purchased it, and I watch it every day
Here is my take on it:
The Good:
- The audio quality is AMAZING, esp. in WATC the mix of the band and the crowd gives me goosebumps.
- Floating above the stage is a wonderful experience when seen in stereo using a VR headset. I just bought a new Samsung Galaxy S8 phone, and happened to have a
Google Cardboard VR (the cheap substitute for a real VR headset, similar but cheaper than Dr. May's OWL viewer). I click the goggles icon, put my phone set to highest resolution into the box, and look through it, and it is pretty impressive to "be there".
- Adam is acting to the virtual camera a few times, it is pretty cool to witness.
- The same stream can be watched on any device with the one purchase, so if I want it on my desktop computer, or if I ever buy an Oculus or Vive headset, I could keep on watching there...
The Bad:
- The video quality is not as good as I hoped - they should have allowed a higher quality video to be downloaded to the phone instead of streaming the content. Adam wears a sparkly suit, and it is just pixelated and you cannot get much detail.
- The stereo was extrapolated from the multiple GoPro cameras on the rig, so it lacks depth compared to a "real" 3D experience where the content is generated on the fly for each eye (e.g. games).
- At lower display quality settings, the laser beams on Radio GaGa appeared too aliased (staircase effect due to mismatch between video resolution, and screen resolution). I was able to fix that somewhat by setting my phone to max. resolution.
The Ugly:
- Why only 3 songs? They should have released the whole damn concert. I want it all, and I want it NOW!
As I mentioned in my Vancouver concert review a couple of days ago, I actually bought new tickets in front of the stage less than 24 hours before the show partly because I was envious of the guys in front of the thrust that I saw in the VR The Champions experience! So I guess it works well enough for me