When Virtual Reality (VR) started becoming more prominent at the beginning of this year (and maybe late last year), many techies and gadget lovers were excited by the prospects that the new technology offered, but most of that excitement was dampened by the outrageous price of the VR headsets when they were being sold. However, Google has brought some relief to VR lovers with the release of the Google Daydream View VR Headset which has been tagged “The VR Headset for the Masses”.

Google created the Daydream View as an attempt to make virtual reality a reality for all and sundry, not for the wealthy alone. In doing so, the company does not compromise the quality of the product in correlation with its price; in fact, the Daydream View is better than most other headsets that are more expensive than it.

Other things are bound to endear the Google Daydream View Virtual Reality headset to consumers.

[size=14pt]Google Daydream View VR Headset Specs & Features[/size]

Requirements

The Daydream View is a stand-alone headset; doesn’t require a special high-end computer to work. This is good from a consumer’s point of view because not everyone has the type of PC needed to use high-end headsets like the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive.

Build Quality and Design

When you hear the price at which the Google Daydream View is to be sold, you’d think it would be one crappy-looking headset with the blandest look possible on a headset. The reverse is the case, however, as the Daydream View is designed like other VR headsets in the higher price range. It’s made of soft fabric and is both comfortable on the face in usage and easy to wash/clean after usage.

Comfort

Comfort isn’t usually in the description of budget gadgets, but the Google Daydream View headset proves to be an exception. It comes with a soft face pad that goes easy on the face and is equally easy to maintain.

The face pad is made of a densely perforated material which is sturdy enough not to slide off your face every few seconds, but still allows you to breathe through it; no need to remove the entire headset at intervals just to catch some breath.

What can you do with the Google Daydream View VR Headset?

Short Answer: Everything VR!

Long Answer:

Google has announced an app store like the Google Play Store for the Daydream View, from which you can download a lot of useful VR applications and games. Since this is not the first VR headset to be created, and indeed not the first from Google (there’s Google Cardboard), there is bound to be a lot of VR content to choose from in the store.

These are the apps and services that have been confirmed to work correctly with the Google Daydream View VR headset:

YouTube VR.
Google Play Services.
Google Street View (transforms what you can see in the real world to VR content).
Google Photos.
Netflix.
Hulu.
HBO.
New York Times app.
Etcetera.


CULLED FROM: http://techlector.com/google-daydream-view-vr-headset-specs-review-affordability-comfort/