Reddit reviews Sunnypeak VRG-10900 Plastic Google Cardboard with 3D Virtual Reality Glasses & Adjustable Focal Distance for iPhone, Samsung, Nexus, HTC, Moto, LG Select Smartphones with QR code (Black, with Magnet)

Or for $25 or less you can get a pretty decent setup.

I used trinus vr, and for what it is, its not too bad, but it will never compare to a true vr headset.

I would suggest going with http://www.amazon.com/Sunnypeak-VRG-10900-Cardboard-Adjustable-Smartphones/dp/B00U7MTPD4 for the note 4 its the same as the one i use but this one has a button which will be more useful than those without

you will have a hard time getting the gearvr to work with trinus since it automatically loads the Oculus home app and forces you to stay within its ecosystem while using the hmd. so if connecting to the pc is what you intend, stay away from the gear vr. but by itself the gear vr is a nice toy

Check this out..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9WtZFk07X4

http://laserbgc.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=82

You coud use something like this(example)there are countless different smartphone vr goggles on the market.

http://www.amazon.com/Sunnypeak-VRG-10900-Cardboard-Adjustable-Smartphones/dp/B00U7MTPD4?ie=UTF8&ref_=cm_sw_r_awd_a.K9vbVQHJ61J

Headsets like this adjust the focus by screwing the lenses in ad out so they can be completely removed.

Like /u/Primate541 says though, the lenses don't make it 3D, they just help your eyes focus on something so close. Native SBS for Android would allow you so see anything in 2D with a headset. I'm not sure about it's current status as I haven't tried it in about a year.

I have a similarly-sized Oneplus One, and it fit in the Sunnypeak VRG-10900 just fine.

Just ordered https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00U7MTPD4/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_ejfNwbGZABAWG

Reviews for that model are good. Adjustable focal point. Magnet, foam padding, strap. $25.

Fits my Nexus 6p

Would anyone recommend something like these?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015XO1X5I
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00U7MTPD4

I managed to get VR on the cheap with:

Headset: http://www.amazon.com/Sunnypeak-VRG-10900-Cardboard-Adjustable-Smartphones/dp/B00U7MTPD4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463437485&sr=8-1&keywords=sunnypeak+vr+headset
Android Smart Phone: Samsung Galaxy S4 (which I already had)
Mobile App 1: "FreePIE IMU" (for motion tracking, included with OpenTrack)
Mobile App 2: "Moonlight" (for video streaming, NVIDIA GPUs only i believe...)

Note: Moonlight requires a NVIDIA video card. If you don't have that, you might be able to get it to work with "Trinus VR". Do some googling and research on that.

Setup:

1. Download and install the geforce experience app located here: http://www.geforce.com/geforce-experience
   
2. Open Geforce Experience on the PC. Click the "Games" tab. and click the refresh button at the bottom left to scan for compatible games.
   
3. Download and install Opentrack: https://github.com/opentrack/opentrack
   
4. Locate the "com.freepie.android.imu.apk" file in your open track install. By default it is located at: "C:\Program Files (x86)\opentrack\contrib\freepie-udp" and place it on your phone (via usb).
   
5. Run the apk to install the software on your phone.
   
6. Download "Moonlight Game Streaming" from the app store.
   
7. Connect your phone via wi-fi. Your computer and the phone must be on the same wi-fi network.
   
8. Download the OpenTrack config ini file here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1KboO68PzH3SlhYaU5HaFdKNHc/view?usp=sharing and put it in your Documents\opentrack-x.x folder.
   
9. Run OpenTrack on your PC and set the "Tracker" to "FreePIE UDP receiver". And the protocol to: "freetrack 2.0 Enhanced". And set the profile to select your .ini config file you downloaded. Then click "Start".
   
10. Open command prompt by typing "cmd" in your start menu search bar. In command prompt type "ipconfig" and press enter.
    
11. On your phone, Open the FreePIE app. Change the "Target IP" to match you computer's "in network" IP address. This is in command prompt listed as "IPv4 Address".
    
12. When ready, hold the phone horizontally and click the "off" button. It will change to an "On" state. You can now test it by tilting your phone in various directions and seeing the Octopus move in OpenTrack.
    
13. On your phone, Click the Home button to leave the app running. Now open Moonlight on your phone.
    
14. (optional) If you want the audio to come out of your PC, click the gear icon and check the "Play audio on PC" checkbox.
    
15. Open the steam app on your phone in Moonlight.
    
16. Navigate to Elite Dangerous, click it, and open it in VR mode.
    
17. Insert your phone into a Google Cardboard or similar headset.
    
18. And now your in VR!
    
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    I know... it seems like alot, but what would you rather do, pay $500 for an oculus rift? Or pay $20 and use the phone you may already have?
    
    Granted if you don't have a video card and android smart phone already... Obviously this guide won't help you... But if you already have the resources on hand, its a relatively cheap alternative.
    
    TLDR: Get a smartphone with a Google Cardboard Headset!
    
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    Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol2WdOKK8Aw
    
    *Additional Notes: While this video helped me figure all this out... the volume levels were very hard to hear and there was alot of excess stuff in it. So I thought posting a text guide would be more useful to "cute to the chase" as it were. Credit for the guide itself should go to "cptwhite" on youtube. I just did my best and eventually found a solution that worked for me. (For Example, I dont need to use Trinus VR.)