Gadgetory

one nifty add-on launched alongside the one plus three was a limited edition VR headset the lookk VR is powered by ant VR and certainly looks the part of a high-quality phone-based VR solution for folks looking to dip their toes into some virtual reality does it make sense to try and pair up a one plus three with this headset sure it would be great to keep the branding consistent but this headset comes with a few issues first what we like it's really easy to use this headset lenses click easily side to side to accommodate most people's faces and sliding your phone into this front section works great the phone is well secured for even aggressive head waggling and that's about it for positives what we don't like the hard plastic on the bridge of the nose is extremely uncomfortable the fit around the eyes and face is fine but the flare on the sides allows for a lot of light leakage enough where I could clearly see items in my office behind me reflecting off of the lenses and of course there are no buttons or controls so to use this headset with something like Google cardboard or other VR apps is kind of a no-go we don't even get a QR code to pair it with the cardboard app you just have to select a generic experience when launching cardboard and our one plus three was really squirrelly during the cardboard demos overall though the face fit is a bit more comfortable this experiment pales in comparison to the LG headset which was shipped out with the LG g3 loop VR is at least somewhat more compatible with other phones but it doesn't work with current VR apps nearly as well for those folks who got one of these as part of the oneplus promotion it's tough to be overly critical about a product that might have cost you five bucks in shipping fees yeah it's a bummer you can't control anything but pop in some headphones fire up a movie slide the phone in and chill it works well for passive video consumption what's not so cool though is looking up the headset online resellers are asking for $40 or more at prices like these we can't recommend enough the oneplus owners stay away there are a variety of cardboard compatible headsets which work better and are cheaper also in using the loop VR with a one plus three this is one of the situations where the AMOLED display impacts video quality this screen is not a great fit for virtual reality where magnification is blowing up the pen tile sub pixel grid on the phone screen and you can clearly see all of those pixels VR is fun to play with and it's incredible we can power a solid experience from our phones but we wouldn't recommend going out of your way to track one of these headsets down to try it out as always thanks so much for watching be sure to subscribe to this channel for more reviews like these and our full 1+3 coverage with the most in-depth camera review available online for pocket now i'm juan carlos bag now some gadget guy on twitter and instagram and i will catch you all on the next review