Mattel - View-Master Virtual Reality Starter Pack - Red/Black/White

View Master (the company whose 3D disc slides we all remember from our childhood) has stepped their game up a few notches and joined the ranks of Samsung and Google with their very own virtual reality viewer. Compatible with every Google Cardboard app and usable with most newer Smart Phones, kids today (and adults) can now do things with a View Master that we only dreamed of thirty years ago. This device takes you to new worlds. An excellent bargain for the price. The only thing missing is a hole for plugging in headphones. But hopefully that will be included in a future model. For now, the speaker slots on the side work just fine. Don't hesitate. Buy one of these bad boys today. They really are a lot of fun and can even be educational depending on what apps you download or purchase at the store.

Even though you can't compare this to The Samsung one, it's pretty good. No strap for your head and you have to buy other items to get the full use of it, Its still affordable. Other VR Apps will work with this very well

tl;dr: Worth it, but only from Best Buy. First thing: I don't use this with the intended View-Master software, but rather as a Google Cardboard VR device. And as a Cardboard device, it works exactly like it's supposed to. Split the screen into two parts, one for each eye, get the intended 3D effect. Plus the button on the top right that causes a tap on the middle of the screen where you can't see for various different things, like video re-centering. There are a couple of issues that likely aren't dealbreakers, but they should be noted. First, there's no access to your phone for things like charging or cooling (i.e. ice pack to the back of the phone). Depending on your phone's thermal output or battery use, this could be a very bad thing. Second, there's no way to strap it to your head; you have to hold it at all times. Usually, there's no problem here. But if you want to use this and a Bluetooth game controller, then you've got a problem. All in all, it's worth it at the $20 price point that Best Buy sells it for. Don't get it elsewhere; it's more expensive, and at those prices you'll be better off getting a different Google Cardboard viewer, with charging access and a head strap.

I have always wanted to try out a VR headset to use with my Samsung Galaxy S4. I didn't want to initially spend a lot of money, as I wasn't sure if it will work for me as I have to wear glasses for near sightedness. In addition I wanted something sturdier than a Google Cardboard VR viewer. Well, the View Master VR Starter Pack delivered on those counts. Even though I wear glasses. I was able to use this product without my glasses. Within minutes after installing the Google Cardboard App, I had configured the View Master VR headset to work with my S4 and I was going through the intro & learning how to go through the menus and viewing the introductory VR material. After trying a few other Google Cardboard Apps, I've been able to satisfy my curiosity as to what the excitement about VR is all about. Yes, this initial experience would not be the same as on one of the more expensive models, but it lets you try out VR on the cheap with a plastic viewer instead of a cardboard one for a small initial investment.

Kind of neat to playing with the original slide View Master as a kid and even better to use it with my phone as an adult! Works great with Google Cardboard and Maps. The only downside is that it doesn't accommodate people with glasses very well.

I bought the Viewmaster one of the many times it went on sale. I use it primarily for viewing Google Cardboard media on a Nexus 5X. I have not used the Experience Pack App software. 1. Durability is way better than actual cardboard. It's taken a few tumbles and the worst that happened is the front plastic popped off and was easily put back in place. 2. ease of use a. you have to take the phone out of any case to put it into the Viewmaster. This isn's so bad, but be careful while transferring the phone into and out of the viewer. b. I wish the black rubber light/eye guard cups was wider. I wear glasses and not anything outrageously large, but I never thought to take them off to use the viewer. Well, your glasses will get stuck. I am near sighted and I could use the viewer without my glasses. I am unsure how someone who is far sighted might fare.

It is a great gift. However didn't realize how important a smart phone was in use of product. Wasted battery on Christmas day, as we did not buy any extra discs. Phone got very hot 30 minutes of in the View Master. Still good gift if you are aware.

I liked this product a lot. It was very cheap and a very hard item to find. The only thing is that I wish it would have had a strap to wear around my head since my arm gets tired from holding it.