hi the 'poor man's
goggles' are attractive . . are there instructions on how to use , please.. where do I find them? thanks!
If you enter something like "litchi with gear vr" into Youtube's search field, you get lots of examples. For instance this:
There are two varieties of "cheap" VR
Goggles, ie, those that don't have dedicated electronics and utilize a normal smartphone. These are simple holders, such as Google Cardboard and its more elegant cousins. And then there are Oculus devices, either under Oculus brand or the Gear VR offered by Samsung for Samsung phones.
The first variety, the simple phone holders, are easy enough to use with Litchi. Just ensure that you can get the USB cable out of the holder for the smartphone to work. The idea is that you should use your smartphone normally to get the drone flying, and then tap the
goggles icon in Litchi and mount the phone into the holder and onto your eyes. Tapping the
goggles icon causes Litchi to split the phone screen in two halves, one for each eye. The resolution will be dropped to 720p, but the clarity and contrast are excellent because stray light is blocked out.
Oculus-based devices (including Samsung Gear VR) are normally designed for viewing VR content. When you mount your phone in these devices, Oculus mode is activated automatically. To use Samsung Gear VR with Litchi, you must do two things: 1) ensure that the phone doesn't connect to the Gear VR, and 2) modify the hardware so that you can lead the USB cable to the phone when it's mounted in the
goggles. Some of the Youtube hits you get have "disable Oculus" in their title. Now you know what it means. When you fly your drone, you don't want to see 360 videos about dinosaurs around you.
Samsung Gear VR 2017 model comes with two connecting plugs: one for micro-B and one for USB-C. I removed the electronics from the micro-B plug and modified the mechanics so that I can lead USB-C cable to my phone. However, I soon found out that this wasn't a satisfactory solution for me. One problem was that whenever something needs to be adjusted via the smartphone, the
goggles have to be removed from the user's head. Another problem was that this mode didn't use the phone's best resolution.
A benefit of Samsung Gear VR is that it has built-in diopter lenses, so you may not need additional glasses when you use them.