T**N
Really impressed, albeit not perfect.
I am thoroughly impressed with this HMD. I've been looking for an affordable head mounted display with flexibility for a while, but almost all you find on the market excessively expensive or display an extremely low resolution. The screens, while not perfect, are truly 720p LCD screens, one for each eye. The focus options are pretty simple to use and with some minor repositioning and brightness adjustment you can usually get a very clear picture. 3D content looks especially good, as there is no light pollution or glare to get in the way. The HDMI input is a hardwired cable you plug directly into your device, and attached to that is a usb cable for power. This makes the headset itself very light, as there is no built in power. Worst case scenario, you can just use a portable USB power bank to power them. But most devices have a USB port available. All in all the picture quality is more than acceptable, and with good source content it feels as good as your HDTV. Unfortunately, it is still a backlit LCD screen an inch from your eyes, and you are likely to experience some eyestrain with extended use.While this is of course not a VR headset, you can still play games. playing games in 2D is fun enough, but using Tridef 3D drivers you can play most of your games in 3d as long as you have a strong enough graphics card.Pros:-Flexible compatibility: connects to any HDMI device and supports 3 different 3D content types. Even in 2D it is great for most devices.-Light weight, thanks to no internal battery.-Comfortable headband once you take the time to adjust it.-Comes with a great hardshell carrying case and a short pair of earbuds to head your content.Cons:-LCD screens are not as clear or comfortable to view as more expensive OLED screens-The need for USB power makes it less portable, however USB power banks are inexpensive now.-Using the HDMI signal for sound with high volume sometimes causes noticeable interference in the video signal. This only happens with especially high volume sounds and very low frequencies. The entire problem is solved by using a different source for audio (such as a receiver or onboard sound card.)
B**B
A solid case comes with the product
It's a good product.A solid case comes with the product. The band on the head is good. My hair does not get caught. Manufacturers can also trust.Somewhat poor picture quality.
F**S
They're nice but could be comfortable...
Bigeyes are well-made and pretty easy to use. They come with a nice, ridged clamshell case; earbuds, 2-in-1, USB/HDMI cord and lens cloth. I've always had trouble with binoculars as my eyes are very close together. The lenses could stand to adjust a tad closer together for my eyes but they should be fine for most people. It's also a little difficult to fine-tune the focus. The picture quality is good but gets a little out of focus around the perimeter of the field of view. The overall comfort is the biggest problem. It didn't take long before the bridge of my nose started to hurt due to the lack of any padding and I was constantly fidgeting with them. And if you rest your head on a pillow the strap quickly became uncomfortable on the back of my head. Lastly, the goggles didn't fit tight to my head so light can be a distraction in the daytime. One last thing. There are 6 buttons underneath the housing - on/off, volume up & down, etc. They are very easy to accidentally push when you raise, lower or adjust the unit. All in all, I think they're a little over-priced but if they work out the bugs, they will be worth the money.
D**S
DO.... NOT.... BUY!!! Please read before purchasing!!!
They do NOT WORK with the XBox 1..... at all. The fact that the company warranted in the Amazon Q&A that it would work with the XBox 1 is totally upsetting because I researched and researched this device before finally purchasing. It worked with my laptop when I connected the HDMI, mostly. On my laptop, the view through the glasses has a glitch where it looks like hundreds of digital razor blades are slashing across the screen when viewing movies, documents through Microsoft Word, well, anything. Even if the HDMI connection had worked on the XBox, they don't I'll remind you (all you see is a digitized gray and blue field), the HDMI is totally impractical. It's not like you can go to the store and buy a 16 ft. long HDMI cord to connect from the video glasses into another device, the video glasses have a cord where one end connects to the glasses and the other end is HDMI. It would have made MUCH more sense to have an HDMI connection port on the glasses, themselves. The cord is too short!! Why would anyone need these glasses for a laptop or DVD player when your laptop or DVD player (I did not use these on a DVD player, so I cannot warrant that they would work with such a player) is right there in from of your face?? Did I mention that the video quality is not really 1080p resolution?? That's another upsetting aspect of these video glasses. I'm going to return these. Maybe someday they will get this right, but they're not there yet. I'm not looking for a VR experience. I just want to be able to sit in my chair, put on video glasses with a large immersive screen, put on my Bose QC 35 II and become completely immersed elsewhere. With my hectic day to day life as an attorney and my two small children running about like the adorable crazy people they are when I get home, such an escape at the end of the evening would be an absolute dream. This company has the right idea. They have failed in their execution of that idea. Until they make the changes I've been suggesting, please don't waste your money or time.
D**E
Couldn't focus over full screen.
First, I suspect the initial six reviews were bogus. Just too good.My major problem with these is the edges of the view were very blurry. The icons and print at the top and bottom were not legible. Even print in the center of the view was barely legible. I spent A long time with and without glasses trying to get an acceptable view. After a short period of time I felt eyestrain.Compared to the Sony HMZ-T2 the image quality was not as good but these are much easier to connect (no control box) and much much more comfortable.
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