$130 Oculus clones from China are here

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Octagon7711

Why am I not surprised.  

maskedweasel

They sell things like this on Amazon.. generic VR sets.   I would imagine with that price point they'll become more popular with gaming enthusiasts that don't want to spend an arm and a leg on a headset.  

SEANMCAD

and on a slightly different subject Google is about to release next week a replacement for the 'cardboard' that is supposed to be better than GearVR

tawess

And in another bit of unexpected news... water... it is wet. 


=P 

Actually in all honesty it is nice to see where the breaking point between quality and price go. I guess you can push prices down if all you do is reverse engineer and slap i together =P 

SEANMCAD

tawess said:

And in another bit of unexpected news... water... it is wet. 


=P 

Actually in all honesty it is nice to see where the breaking point between quality and price go. I guess you can push prices down if all you do is reverse engineer and slap i together =P 

except for Apple I have found the general rule to electronic thingys is you get what you pay for

rojoArcueid

Well, if china succeeds with $130 dollar VR headsets that can only be a positive thing for consumers and drive the competition to lower their prices. China rules the universe :awesome: 

SEANMCAD

rojoArcueid said:

Well, if china succeeds with $130 dollar VR headsets that can only be a positive thing for consumers and drive the competition to lower their prices. China rules the universe :awesome: 

true but it does depend on the product.

Chinese moto scooters are known to be cheap and horribly built (I say this as someone who is in the motorcycle/scooter community somewhat for about 5 years)

BUT if they think they can build one of the same quality as a Rift that right on!

psiic

Trump will place so many taxes and tariffs on it by the time he is done it will cost $1000 here in the US. 

fodell54

Dee Poon.... lol

Antiquated

SEANMCAD said:

except for Apple I have found the general rule to electronic thingys is you get what you pay for

Sure, but it's double the price of the same gear purchased elsewhere. But you did get exactly what you shelled out (too much) for. And it's end-to-end proprietary, yay!

SEANMCAD

Antiquated said:

SEANMCAD said:

except for Apple I have found the general rule to electronic thingys is you get what you pay for

Sure, but it's double the price of the same gear purchased elsewhere. But you did get exactly what you shelled out (too much) for. And it's end-to-end proprietary, yay!

yeah that is why I said 'execpt for Apple'...ha!

so basically unless Oculus is going to be like Apple the price-to-quality is going to be what we pay for

SEANMCAD

psiic said:

Trump will place so many taxes and tariffs on it by the time he is done it will cost $1000 here in the US. 

dang it...now I want a taco

laserit

SEANMCAD said:

rojoArcueid said:

Well, if china succeeds with $130 dollar VR headsets that can only be a positive thing for consumers and drive the competition to lower their prices. China rules the universe :awesome: 

true but it does depend on the product.

Chinese moto scooters are known to be cheap and horribly built (I say this as someone who is in the motorcycle/scooter community somewhat for about 5 years)

BUT if they think they can build one of the same quality as a Rift that right on!

So just where are the Oculus's being manufactured?

Let me take a stab at it... it begins with a "C" and ends with an "a"

SEANMCAD

laserit said:

SEANMCAD said:

rojoArcueid said:

Well, if china succeeds with $130 dollar VR headsets that can only be a positive thing for consumers and drive the competition to lower their prices. China rules the universe :awesome: 

true but it does depend on the product.

Chinese moto scooters are known to be cheap and horribly built (I say this as someone who is in the motorcycle/scooter community somewhat for about 5 years)

BUT if they think they can build one of the same quality as a Rift that right on!

So just where are the Oculus's being manufactured?

Let me take a stab at it... it begins with a "C" and ends with an "a"

actually indirectly that is exactly the point I am making. how can china make its own equipment for less? well rules of world wide manufacturing suggests by cutting cost on quality. OR Oculus is actually Apple

SEANMCAD

let me just dive to the end point here.

is this OP and others suggesting that this $130 VR headset is as good quality in most respects as an Oculus Rift?
I just want to understand the 'undertone' that I feel is being suggested here.

laserit

SEANMCAD said:

laserit said:

SEANMCAD said:

rojoArcueid said:

Well, if china succeeds with $130 dollar VR headsets that can only be a positive thing for consumers and drive the competition to lower their prices. China rules the universe :awesome: 

true but it does depend on the product.

Chinese moto scooters are known to be cheap and horribly built (I say this as someone who is in the motorcycle/scooter community somewhat for about 5 years)

BUT if they think they can build one of the same quality as a Rift that right on!

So just where are the Oculus's being manufactured?

Let me take a stab at it... it begins with a "C" and ends with an "a"

actually indirectly that is exactly the point I am making. how can china make its own equipment for less? well rules of world wide manufacturing suggests by cutting cost on quality. OR Oculus is actually Apple

It's quite simple actually

Its called a  "Profit Margin" and its made every time a product changes hands. Also Oculus can not undersell their retailers.

Although I have no doubt an Oculus will be of a better quality, the difference in quality is most likely a lot slimmer than you might believe.  

Octagon7711

I've ordered direct from China and quality is a gamble.  Sometimes it's good but usually it feels like half the quality of the original, or less.  

SEANMCAD

laserit said:

SEANMCAD said:

laserit said:

SEANMCAD said:

rojoArcueid said:

Well, if china succeeds with $130 dollar VR headsets that can only be a positive thing for consumers and drive the competition to lower their prices. China rules the universe :awesome: 

true but it does depend on the product.

Chinese moto scooters are known to be cheap and horribly built (I say this as someone who is in the motorcycle/scooter community somewhat for about 5 years)

BUT if they think they can build one of the same quality as a Rift that right on!

So just where are the Oculus's being manufactured?

Let me take a stab at it... it begins with a "C" and ends with an "a"

actually indirectly that is exactly the point I am making. how can china make its own equipment for less? well rules of world wide manufacturing suggests by cutting cost on quality. OR Oculus is actually Apple

It's quite simple actually

Its called a  "Profit Margin" and its made every time a product changes hands. Also Oculus can not undersell their retailers.

Although I have no doubt an Oculus will be of a better quality, the difference in quality is most likely a lot slimmer than you might believe.  

so I know a thing or two about the scooter industry (as in motor scooters).
Chinese motorscooters are very well known to be the cheapest there is but also the worst quality.

I think taking it on faith of a description of basically 'a VR headset' and then to extend to think that it means its as good as an HTC Vive by default is ....frankly...stupid. All speakers are not created equal

it might be, Oculus and Vive might be the worlds worst offenders of upcharging tech, but its unlikely. 

What is more likely is that the Oculus and the Vive both are just considerably better than this device....shall we compare all specs?

SEANMCAD

I wonder if it even tracks head movement

SEANMCAD

WOW!

with this:
http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2016/05/whats-the-story-with-the-cheap-chinese-vr-headsets/
many VR headsets pooping up and with Oculus and HTC Vive clearly making a 80% profit because their models clearly cost the same the trend toward lot of money being made and success around the VR market seems to be happening....?

Ridelynn

Because your only as successful as your chinese ripoff.

http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/poorest-list/top-15-absolutely-hilarious-chinese-knock-offs/?view=all

"It's just not a game anymore."

laserit

SEANMCAD said:

laserit said:

SEANMCAD said:

laserit said:

SEANMCAD said:

rojoArcueid said:

Well, if china succeeds with $130 dollar VR headsets that can only be a positive thing for consumers and drive the competition to lower their prices. China rules the universe :awesome: 

true but it does depend on the product.

Chinese moto scooters are known to be cheap and horribly built (I say this as someone who is in the motorcycle/scooter community somewhat for about 5 years)

BUT if they think they can build one of the same quality as a Rift that right on!

So just where are the Oculus's being manufactured?

Let me take a stab at it... it begins with a "C" and ends with an "a"

actually indirectly that is exactly the point I am making. how can china make its own equipment for less? well rules of world wide manufacturing suggests by cutting cost on quality. OR Oculus is actually Apple

It's quite simple actually

Its called a  "Profit Margin" and its made every time a product changes hands. Also Oculus can not undersell their retailers.

Although I have no doubt an Oculus will be of a better quality, the difference in quality is most likely a lot slimmer than you might believe.  

so I know a thing or two about the scooter industry (as in motor scooters).
Chinese motorscooters are very well known to be the cheapest there is but also the worst quality.

I think taking it on faith of a description of basically 'a VR headset' and then to extend to think that it means its as good as an HTC Vive by default is ....frankly...stupid. All speakers are not created equal

it might be, Oculus and Vive might be the worlds worst offenders of upcharging tech, but its unlikely. 

What is more likely is that the Oculus and the Vive both are just considerably better than this device....shall we compare all specs?

Remember back in the 70's how we used to laugh at the Japanese made stuff?

SEANMCAD

laserit said:

SEANMCAD said:

laserit said:

SEANMCAD said:

laserit said:

SEANMCAD said:

rojoArcueid said:

Well, if china succeeds with $130 dollar VR headsets that can only be a positive thing for consumers and drive the competition to lower their prices. China rules the universe :awesome: 

true but it does depend on the product.

Chinese moto scooters are known to be cheap and horribly built (I say this as someone who is in the motorcycle/scooter community somewhat for about 5 years)

BUT if they think they can build one of the same quality as a Rift that right on!

So just where are the Oculus's being manufactured?

Let me take a stab at it... it begins with a "C" and ends with an "a"

actually indirectly that is exactly the point I am making. how can china make its own equipment for less? well rules of world wide manufacturing suggests by cutting cost on quality. OR Oculus is actually Apple

It's quite simple actually

Its called a  "Profit Margin" and its made every time a product changes hands. Also Oculus can not undersell their retailers.

Although I have no doubt an Oculus will be of a better quality, the difference in quality is most likely a lot slimmer than you might believe.  

so I know a thing or two about the scooter industry (as in motor scooters).
Chinese motorscooters are very well known to be the cheapest there is but also the worst quality.

I think taking it on faith of a description of basically 'a VR headset' and then to extend to think that it means its as good as an HTC Vive by default is ....frankly...stupid. All speakers are not created equal

it might be, Oculus and Vive might be the worlds worst offenders of upcharging tech, but its unlikely. 

What is more likely is that the Oculus and the Vive both are just considerably better than this device....shall we compare all specs?

Remember back in the 70's how we used to laugh at the Japanese made stuff?

which is why inspection is important.

cardboard is not as good as Vive nor is Gear VR even though they are all 'VR Headsets'

or.

all
speakers
are
not
created
equal

Ridelynn

Wait, you mean I'm not supposed to be laughing at every Prius I see on the road?

SEANMCAD

Ridelynn said:

Wait, you mean I'm not supposed to be laughing at every Prius I see on the road?

no he is saying that Bose computer speakers are as good as Vienna Acoustics