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hey everyone Jimmy with Jim's review room the last time I reviewed these Samsung gear VR was about a year ago at the time it was pretty cool to test pretty neat to try considering it comes free when you preorder a Samsung phone last year I did mention the experience was entertaining at first but the experience died down quite quickly at least for me now with my most recent pre-order of the Samsung si+ the new model comes with a single controller and that was indeed something if that was missing from last year's model the gear VR with controller retails for one hundred and twenty nine dollars as always I placed my Amazon affiliate links in the video description below click on those links and they'll give you the most updated prices in real time you never know when these things might go on sale so sit back relax and hopefully my videos can help you make that purchase decision welcome everyone to jim's reviewable go over the physical items it comes with the controller of course to triple-a batteries which is always a plus micro USB adapters are included so older Samsung films will work on this headset as well adjustable velcro straps are provided to adjust the fit on your head while wearing now this does work for both the s8 plus and smaller s8 along with other various Samsung models listed on your screen comfort wise the gear VR is not necessarily heavy on your head overall but with my si plus it does feel front heavy that didn't have wearing fatigue but I did have to wear it somewhat snug to prevent the headset from constantly moving forward it's not a big deal but just something I wanted to point out that most will experience now on the right side of the unit's a touch-sensitive square pad is there with the home and back button up top volume rocker buttons are nearby if you decide to use this versus the controller the controller itself was much smaller than what I anticipated it still works but something with a bit more meat or length would have organized a felt better well that's what she said right but it's not the most robust controller you ever felt it feels plasticky if that's a word if it was more like a remote control for your TV versus a controller for your Playstation or Xbox nonetheless having all the buttons on here does help big time versus using the headsets for navigation and playing games now getting into content and the overall experience strapping this thing on and adjusting the focus dial up top you're greeted with an eerie 3d open-space experience it's pretty cool especially for those who have never experienced it before it greeted with a home screen and from there you can navigate to the different forms of entertainment offered one for example Netflix is available and you get this huge big screen here for watching movies like movies play there's ambient lighting spilling over the sofa and floor having the viewing experience quite immersive and of course you can always look around too now for other forms of entertainment you can watch twitch YouTube and Vimeo via the web browser built in now what makes gear vr very intriguing is the events tab a year later I'm seeing more content that is available for you to watch live at one point I seen a SpaceX rocket launch has an option or a tour of some temples in the jungles here live and in 360 I said it a year ago and I'll say it again imagine if Samsung offered basketball games courtside live and free or at least offered with your cable package no that would be sick but in the meantime although it seems to have expanded in content it is incremental though at least content that is worth watching for the average consumer regarding gaming the controller helps up big-time it's pretty obvious but the engagement level when playing is significantly improved one game that's included with the bundle was n space there step into a spaceship and you hold the controller just like a flight stick here and movements with a controller moves a ship while your head movement aims your crosshairs if you have motion sickness like I do I am seriously sorry for the segment here but jumping over to their first-person zombie shooter dropped it it's pretty simple and the graphics isn't too intriguing it kind of reminds me of the old House of the Dead games we'll be back in a day but indeed it did keep me entertained for a while though and there's some other random games that offer support for the controller as well and from my experience some are better than others now besides these slightly improved lineup of content one of the biggest downfalls of for me is the visual experience I granted for a smartphone and pushing 500 plus pixels per inch that's great but for VR the lenses in the headset magnifies the screen substantially to fill your peripheral vision and by doing so you still get some pixelation around your peripheral vision it's not clear as well and at times you see color fringing at the edges of objects and text now what I also notice while testing were times when the controller would it not be calibrated and the controller is either off to the side or at times the controller is not reading at all there's definitely some kind of connectivity issues so over here and I think most people would feel like this even without owning the product the gear VR still fits into a very niche audience Samsung at the time of this video states they have around 700 apps for the gear VR store but I noticed it's still not hitting that sweet spot where many would use this on a daily basis let alone a weekly basis if you guys own any gear VR let me know in the comment section below how often do you personally use it know considering Samsung has been pushing the 360 camera I think if and when they do offer free sporting events that's when this will receive a lot of mainstream average consumer attention in the meantime if you didn't get the VR for free I don't think many would be spending the hundred twenty dollars to get this experience it's cool for the first day or two but dice down quite quickly in my opinion unless you're a really tacky person so be sure to LIKE and subscribe to help support my work here hopefully with my videos it does help you make a purchase decision you guys take care and I will see you on the next one bye