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The PC VR headsets have virtual theaters that you can watch any 2d content in. I'm sure this will have the same.

• kbutler 8y ago
  The review mentioned it did, but I don't understand why they have a virtual room. Why not just display the video at full resolution? Why do I have to have my head and face oriented toward a virtual screen? Why would I want to look down at a virtual coffee table, or up at a virtual ceiling, or behind me at a virtual couch while the movie is playing at some fraction of the device's resolution in a different virtual direction?
  • MikusR 8y ago
    All of useful video players including the Netflix one have an empty space mode that is just that. And the virtual environment adds to the experience.
  • legitster 8y ago
    1. Video Goggles have existed since the 90s, they want to differentiate themselves from that dead technology. So being able to look around a screen is actually pretty neat. 2. The screen simulates your full range of vision. So to fill it edge to edge would be impossible to watch. You would have to pick an arbitrary fraction of the screen to show at a time. Why not set up a virtual space where you can move closer or further away from the screen or move around like you can in real space? Self configuring!
    • kbutler 8y ago
      Moving closer or further is an interesting idea - except I expect I'd be watching video either sitting in a chair or lying down, and thus quite stationary. As for it adding to the experience, for optimal viewing in real life, we turn off the lights precisely to avoid the surroundings from distracting from the experience...