Vain equipment? LG 360 VR experience

Although virtual reality has been around for decades, it has not been until today that ordinary consumers are beginning to come into contact with this new thing. The LG 360 VR helmet, which was priced at US$199 (approximately RMB 1,325) in the US market, did not give us any deep impression on the initial MWC 2016 release. Now when we get the machine, we are also curious about it. Whether it is worth the price, if it is intended to bring more people into contact with virtual reality, or if LG claims to be "not necessary to put the phone in the device" then it is practical, then I think it may be worth the price.

Package contains

LG 360 VR Head Wear

Lens protective cover

box

User manual


Design, weight and comfort

There are a lot of VR devices on the market today, and many of them look clunky and unattractive. In appearance design, LG 360 VR is still more beautiful than most similar products, the physical button is located on the top of the head, in width, 360 VR and an iPhone 6s of the same length, height is about half of the width, With a weight of 134 grams, LG's VR device is more compact, lighter, and portable than Samsung's Gear VR, making it easy to carry in a schoolbag.

However, the ergonomics of the LG 360 VR is very poor. Compared to the Samsung Gear VR, it is very uncomfortable to wear. To be honest, we are surprised that this is because the LG 360 VR is light and compact and can be worn after it is Uncomfortable. However, the LG 360 VR is still light enough and it will not be particularly hard to wear for a long time. Unlike the one-plus-three Loop VR, the LG VR's nose pads are adjustable. Although you don't need to place your phone in a 360 VR helmet, you still need a USB Type-C cable to connect the VR device to your phone. In addition, you also need to wear a pair of headphones. In this case, the cables will become cluttered when you add more cables, and when you watch VR content, you will also be inconvenient to move. But it's also okay. After all, you don't need to put your phone in a VR device either. If you don't, your weight will be much greater.

In addition, LG has inserted two 1.88-inch screens into the device. The resolution of a single screen is 960 x 720. With such a high pixel density, to be honest, the experience is better than putting a Galaxy S7 into it. Gear VR is much better. For better viewing, you have to manually adjust the focus to a range that suits you, and you have to remove the "Light blocker" in the device to be able to make adjustments. This becomes annoying. The procedure is very tedious, and the effect of this Light blocker is not good, there will still be light from the bottom or even both sides infiltration, it will affect the viewing effect.

Overall, the 360 ​​VR experience is like a semi-finished product, the body structure is not as strong as we thought, and we are not particularly satisfied with the wearing comfort and practicality of this headset.


Use settings

If you want to play LG 360 VR happily, then you must have a USB Type-C phone (the LG comes with a very short USB Type-C cable), but mobile phones with this interface don't Especially so, I believe that a large number of new phones will support USB Type-C interface next year. Before connecting, we have to manually set the USB connection mode to "file transfer mode." After the connection is successful, the phone will prompt you to download the "360 VR Manager" App, as well as some third-party apps such as 360 VR albums and videos.


system interface

Every time you connect the LG 360 VR to your phone, the phone will automatically open LG's "360 Home," where you can use your head to target the App you want to open and then click through the physical button on your device. Choose to enter. Your "360 Home" has only two available backgrounds - a background that resembles an office appearance and a colorful background. . .


Experience

The LG 360 VR is uncomfortable to wear and uncomfortable, and there are a bunch of cables that dangle around your head when you wear the LG 360 VR. This is disappointing for today's wireless age. Moreover, the content is also scarce, and even the word "deficient" is used to describe this situation. It doesn't feel right, because there are only 4 apps, 4! Can you imagine? Buying a VR device will only give you 4 happy apps to play with. It's funny that one of the apps (Jaunt VR) will continue to crash, and no matter how many times we restart the app, there will be no X. However, there is also a YouTube's VR video app, but this is not exclusive to the LG 360 VR (domestic users also said it can not be used).

(You can tell you responsibly that this is not Apple's chief designer Jony Ive)

So now there are only two exclusive LG exclusive apps for us to experience. One is called Aquarium App. This App is to let you feel sitting in the aquarium and watch the fish swimming in the water. It is very boring and very boring! The other one is the Bowling App. The entertainment is very low. It is not fun at all. Basically you don't want to open it after you play it once.


Battery life

The LG 360 VR itself has no battery. It consumes the power of your phone. In order to get a more accurate test, we used LG G5 to match this VR device in the battery life test. Play 20 minutes of VR equipment, LG G5's power fell from 50% to 15%, this performance is very disappointing, the G5 is set to flight mode, the battery life test is only 2 hours only.


Price and summary

This cargo we think is worth only 50 US dollars, but it is selling 199 US dollars, for this level of VR equipment, personally think that this pricing is very unreasonable, need to re-consider the pricing strategy! LG should be equipped with a longer USB cable so that when I use it, I can tuck my phone into my trouser pocket. The LG 360 VR is very lightweight and there is no need to put my phone in a VR device. The weight that your nose should bear. The name "Light blocker" is not accurate and does not block a lot of light. The frame of the headset makes the ears uncomfortable.

However, even though the LG 360 VR has changed its hardware shortcomings, we don't think it's worth your $199 purchase. After all, it's very scarce. You don't have any content for entertainment except YouTube's VR app. It's better to buy a Google Cardboard for $15 (approximately RMB 100) or a Samsung Gear VR for $99 (some regions even donate free with the Galaxy S7/S7 edge). Better than the LG 360 VR, and it is cheaper than it.


Bonus point

High pixel density

Compact and portable


Negative point

It's a bit ridiculous

Wearing a border will make your ears super uncomfortable

Light blocker doesn't block too much light from infiltrating

Phones that only fit the USB Type-C interface

It does not have its own battery and it consumes the battery power

VR content is scarce

Some picture tours

(Design)

(headphone jack)

(USB Type-C cable)

(Appreciation of details)

(Designed by LG Electronics)

Graphic translation from PhoneArena

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