# Google Cardboard? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 7, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard/748231 "2016-03-07T19:10:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard/748231/21 "2019-07-10T18:44:22Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Honestly, that about sums up virtual reality in general. There’s not much to do with it. The answer is of course porn. There’s going to be VR porn (actually I’m pretty sure there already is). ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard/748231/22 "2019-07-10T18:46:31Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > The answer is of course porn. There’s going to be VR porn (actually I’m pretty sure there already is). Wasn’t there an ad for it in [1993](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jae38H1_j-E)? Welcome to your risky click of the day 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard/748231/23 "2019-07-10T18:53:56Z")
Of course there’s VR porn. The question is whether it’s better than the alternative. I doubt it. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard/748231/24 "2019-07-10T19:59:13Z")
I was given one by Google for allowing them to visit my classroom. It’s pretty cool, nothing too amazing. I bet those expensive ones do a lot more. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard/748231/25 "2019-07-10T21:36:55Z")
Now what you want is the [VR ViewMaster](https://www.amazon.com/View-Master-Virtual-Reality-Starter-Pack/dp/B011EG5HJ2/ref=sr_1_4?hvadid=78477696888981&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvqmt=e&keywords=viewmasters&qid=1562794515&s=gateway&sr=8-4). All the fun of old school VR, except the much better analog resolution! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard/748231/26 "2019-07-11T12:21:34Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > Cardboard was always the entry-level “oh, check this out” thing you can try for $15 or so. > > If you’re willing to pay a few hundred bucks… I’m not - the idea is just a lark. A band I like posted a VR music video on Youtube and I thought I’d try it for a few bucks, but nothing seems to accommodate phones with 6.5" screens. From what many reviews have said, few people wind up using it regularly so I can’t justify investing much at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard/748231/27 "2019-07-11T17:59:59Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > I’m not - the idea is just a lark. A band I like posted a VR music video on Youtube and I thought I’d try it for a few bucks, but nothing seems to accommodate phones with 6.5" screens. From what many reviews have said, few people wind up using it regularly so I can’t justify investing much at this point. Yeah. It gets old quick. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard/748231/28 "2019-07-11T18:03:06Z")
It’s worth ten or fifteen bucks to fiddle with and is surprisingly immersive in a dark room with headphones - just make sure you get one that will fit your phone. I wouldn’t spring for a fancy plastic one. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard/748231/29 "2019-07-11T19:54:58Z")
I got an Oculus VR set free when I upgraded my phone a couple years ago. It was interesting for a few weeks and fun to show the family and friends, but nowadays - well, it’s around here somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard/748231/30 "2019-07-12T05:57:13Z")
I heard they used the middle-out compression algorithm to push the barmaid to the cloud. This year’s hoolicon ought to be a blast. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-cardboard/748231.md?page=1)