Tips for streaming MKV, AVI videos on Apple TV via PlexConnect/OpenPlex

Plex is absolutely amazing – very nice for organization and management of your files – and OpenPlex automatically installs PlexConnect on your Mac, easily generates certificate files. I thought it might be helpful to share my experience around Plex and Apple TV. 

 

I have an ATV 3 that connects to my computer in the other room via wifi. And then installed PlexConnect to make it work with my ATV. What I wish to do is to stream .mkv, .avi and other non-apple approved video formats from the network drive to the Apple TV. Any easy way? I’ve heard of options mostly involving airplay work arounds. Anyone know what the most seamless one would be? 

After digging deeper into technical specs of the ATV, I got some clues. It is essential to know thebest codec for playing on Apple TV at first. And in this page, I will introduce a simple way to enable you play MKV/AVI movies on Apple TV via PlexConnect/OpenPlex without any limit. 

Since neither MKV or AVI is well supported by Apple TV, a possible solution I’ve worked out is to convert MKV/AVI to Apple TV supported format for streaming using PlexConnect for more convenient playing and sharing. Along with some help from third party program like Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac, it can be done effortlessly. 

This video app is professional on fast transcoding MKV/AVI to Apple TV/Plex with M4V format without quality loss. In addition, it not only supports MKV/AVI videos, but also handles Blu-ray, DVD, ISO and various common video formats, like MXF. MTS, MOV, MP4, AVI, WMV .etc. Now download this tool and follow the instructions to convert MKV, AVI videos to Apple TV for streaming via Plex or other media server.[Guide] How to play MKV/AVI files via PlexConnect 

1. Load original MKV/AVI files Click “Add Video” button on the main interface to load your MKV/AVI files to the program. (Drag&Drop function is included.) 

 

2. Click on the dropdown menu of “Format” and then move your pointer to “HD video > “H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)” which is the compatible format for Apple TV. You can also choose the format from the “Apple TV” sublist. Here we recommend you to choose H.264 HD Video. Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you need. 

 

Tips: With the right settings you can retain the quality of the original videos while also saving space. This is particularly helpful when streaming over your network, depending on your network quality. Simply click Settings bar and you can tweak the settings to your satisfaction and even save it as preset. 

3. Start MKV/AVI to ATV Conversion Finally, hit the “Convert” button at the bottom of the main interface to start the conversion. 

After the conversion, click “Open” to quickly find the converted movies. Then, download and install OpenPlex on your Mac, and start streaming these converted MKV/AVI files from Mac for Apple TV watching at ease. 

Below is a tutorial for setting up PlexConnect on local network to stream videos to Apple TV without jailbreak. 

Tip: For Windows users, Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is also a helpful app to encode videos for further usage. A nice info is that H.265 encoding/decoding is supported by the latest version. 



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Convert VOB Files to Apple TV with Apple TV Mac Video Converter

Q: ” Hi, I just got off the phone with an Apple Salesperson who was very nice, but seems to have been a bit mistaken about something. So my question is about playing .vob files on my TV. I was hoping that purchasing an Apple TV might be a good solution for me, but if the files won’t play in iTunes, then they won’t play via Apple TV onto my HDTV, right? Are there any easy solutions out there? Do I need to convert the files to a different format?” 

In the Apple Support Communities, we found the above post. We believe there are many similar posts with similar questions on other communities. Here, Follow this step by step guide to convert VOB to Apple TV supported video format for playback with ease. 

 

Apple TV is a hot media device for us watching movies. But just like other Apple devices it can only supports MP4, MOV, M4V videos. As you see, the .vob isn’t in the supported format list. If you wanna view .vob files on your Apple TV, the best solution is to encode/re-encode .vob to Apple TV supported video formats first, i.e. M4V, MOV or MP4. 

Of course, some free video converting tools such as Handbrake or MPEG Streamclip can do you a favor, however is you want to find a perfect one to do conversion. To convert VOB to Apple TV seamlessly and effortlessly, here we introduce this smart Mac Apple TV Video Converter-Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac

With it, you can not only convert any video like FLV, MKV, AVI, WMV, VOB, MOV, TiVo, MOD, etc to Apple TV compatible format – M4V, but also transcode any music files like WMV, OGG, AC3, AIFF, FLA, MKA, etc for playback on ATV effortlessly. Download it and follow the steps hereto do conversion. And after that, you can import the converted videos into your iTunes library for syncing. 

How to convert VOB to Apple TV format on Mac OS X (Yosemite/Mavericks) 

This quick start guide taks Mac screeshots as an example. The method to convert VOB to Apple TV in Windows is the same. All that you should take care is to download the right version according to your situation. 

Step 1: Load VOB files. 

Select your movie. Click “Add Video” or “Add from folder” to import your source materials in .vob format. Batch conversion is supported so that you can add multiple files. 

 

Step 2: Choose the output format. 

Click on Format > Apple TV. From the drop down menu, select the proper output format. 

a. For Apple TV 3 users, Apple TV 3 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v) is recommended. 

b. For Apple TV 2 users, please select the Apple TV 2 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v). 

c. For Apple TV users, Apple TV H.264 1280×720(*.m4v) will be better to keep the videos in HD. 

 

Tip: There are many Apple TV users had the puzzle is AC3 5.1 Surround Sound supported for Apple TV format? Actually, Apple TV cannot support AC3 5.1 audio track. While, we usually have the demand to get the full AC3 5.1 surround sound to let Apple TV pass-through Dolby Digital to A/V receiver to take advantage of our surround sound system. Read the solution here

Step 3: After above settings, you can start the .VOB to Apple TV conversion. 

Once the process completes, locate the files and transfer and copy the converted .m4v videos to Apple TV. As you see, now you can effortlessly watch DVD .vob videos on Apple TV with the best quality. 


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Christmas Sales: 50% OFF Blu-ray/DVD/Video Tools - Pavtube 2015

With Pavtube Blu-ray/DVD/Video tools in hand, you will get no difficulty to make a full disc copy or the main movie copy of the original 2D/3D Blu-ray/DVD disc. Besides that, the program also enables you to rip/convert Blu-ray/DVD disc to various different file format for playing on iPhone/iPad/iPod, Android phone and tablets, Windows phones or tablets, game consoles, HD media players, streaming to Apple TV/Amazon Fire TV/Roku, etc. All of Pavtube Mac version Blu-ray/DVD/Video tools have updated to support the newest Mac OS X El Capitan systems. 

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For video editing amateur, you can effectively convert virtually any file formats including AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, FLV, VOB, MKV, MKV, MTS, M2TS, Tivo, H.265 in SD, HD, 2K, 4K videos to your desired file formats to import your source video to any popular video editing tool. For camera and camcorder users, you will have a fast and fluid workflow with our program by exporting professional video editing codec such as Apple Prores Codec for Final Cut Pro 6/7/x, Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) for iMovie/Final Cut Express, DNxHD MOV for Avid Media Composer, After Effects CC/Adobe Premiere Pro/Adobe Premiere Elements/Sony Vegas specially optimized file formats, etc. 

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How to Stream and Play Video_TS files via Apple TV 3

I have over 100 Video_TS Folders on my Mac… can Apple TV 3 send these to my TV? What about a networked DVD player… it should be able to play Video_TS Folders because they are in fact DVD’s!!! Or convert all my DVD’s to some format for playback and streaming? Surely there is a solution for playing existing DVD files from computer over a network to my TV. Thanks for any answers.


 

Most of us like to download movies or videos from torrent sites. Sometimes, we can download one with three types of files in it: VIDEO_TS.BUP, VIDEO_TS.IFO, VIDEO_TS.VOB. This is the directory structure for a DVD movie. However, Apple TV 3 only support whats in iTunes and in its supported formats. If you want to send your Video_TS files on Apple TV 3 or watch them on HDTV, you’ll need to convert them to file format which can be recognized by ATV 3 well. 

To finish the task, a third-party Video_TS converting tool is needed. Here Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac is highly recommended to help you convert Video_TS folder to Apple TV 3 compatible M4V, MOV, MP4 videos for streaming to HDTV via ATV 3 without hassle. At the same time, for people whose Home Theater supports 5.1 surround sound, the all-in-one mac toolbox can also offers the perfect solution to keep the 5.1 channel. 

Note: Only when your movie has 5.1 channel, you will get the real 5.1 surround sound effect. (Learn how to solve No 5.1 Sound from Apple TV issue

Good News! Pavtube recently upgraded iMedia Converter for Mac to version 4.8.5.1, which features strong and perfect support for Blu-ray/DVD/Video to H.265 MP4 encoding and H.265 video decoding on Mac. 

New features of iMedia Converter for Mac v4.8.5.1: 

1. Supported to decode/encode the H.265/HEVC codec 

2. Fix the XAVC MXF codec importing issues 

3. Optimize coding parameters 

4. Fix some bugs 

Besides, it can also convert Video_TS to all popular video formats, including MP4, MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, etc on Mac. It provides good quality output regardless of the end device that you are going to use. Just get it and convert Video_TS to Apple TV 3 supported video for playback in just a few mouse clicks! The equivalent Windows version is here

 How to convert and play Video_TS folder via Apple TV 3 

1. Load Video_TS files 

Start up this program, and then click disc icon and select “Load from folder” to import all Video_TS files. 

 

2. Decide output format 

Click Format bar and choose “Apple TV 3 1080P Dolby Digital Pass-through(*.m4v)” from “Apple TV”, which can be recognized by Apple TV 3 well. This format will ensure you 1080p quality with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through. Besides, MP4, M4V, MOV from “Common Video” is also a good choice. 

Read Apple TV Supported Video Formats:
  • H.264 up to 720p at 30 frames per second (1st & 2nd generation); Main Profile level 3.1-channel, up to 160kbps per channel, 48kHz AAC-LC audio; file format is m4v, mp4, and. Mov stereo
  • H.264 up to 1080p at 30 frames per second (3rd generation)
  • MPEG-4 up to 720×432 (432p) or 640×480 pixels at 30 frame/s; Simple Profile up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz AAC-LC audio m4v. Mp4, and. Mov format stereo


 

Tips: 

a. When you choosing “Apple TV 3 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v)” as output, an AC-3 encoded audio track will also be included for Apple TV 3 to Pass-through Dolby Digital 5.1 sound (also know as AC3 5.1), so that it will work in surround sound when Apple TV 3 is connected to audio receiver, and in stereo when Apple TV Gen 3 is connected with TV only. 

b. With the right settings you can retain the quality of the original DVD while also saving space. This is particularly helpful when streaming over your network, depending on your network quality. Simply click Settings bar and you can tweak the settings to your satisfaction and even save it as preset. 

According to my experience, do not change frame rate to “24”, just keep the “Original” as the best optimal Frame Rate. 

 

3. Start converting Video_TS folder to Apple TV 3 

Finally click the “Convert” button to begin ripping Video_TS to Apple TV 3 format. After encoding process has finished successfully, go into the destination directory and drop the converted files into ATV 3. Once all this is done, open iTunes and click File > Add File to Library to add the video clips to your iTunes library. After that, simply drag the video from your iTunes library to Apple TV in the Devices source list.


After that, you can play and watch Video_TS videos via Apple TV 3 on HDTV without any problems in high quality and 5.1 surround sound. And to get 5.1 sorround sound, AV Reciever is necessary. Just enjoy!



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Copy and Backup Blu-ray/DVD 

With Pavtube Blu-ray/DVD/Video tools in hand, you will get no difficulty to make a full disc copy or the main movie copy of the original 2D/3D Blu-ray/DVD disc. Besides that, the program also enables you to rip/convert Blu-ray/DVD disc to various different file format for playing on iPhone/iPad/iPod, Android phone and tablets, Windows phones or tablets, game consoles, HD media players, streaming to Apple TV/Amazon Fire TV/Roku, etc. All of Pavtube Mac version Blu-ray/DVD/Video tools have updated to support the newest Mac OS X El Capitan systems. 

Play and edit videos 

For video editing amateur, you can effectively convert virtually any file formats including AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, FLV, VOB, MKV, MKV, MTS, M2TS, Tivo, H.265 in SD, HD, 2K, 4K videos to your desired file formats to import your source video to any popular video editing tool. For camera and camcorder users, you will have a fast and fluid workflow with our program by exporting professional video editing codec such as Apple Prores Codec for Final Cut Pro 6/7/x, Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) for iMovie/Final Cut Express, DNxHD MOV for Avid Media Composer, After Effects CC/Adobe Premiere Pro/Adobe Premiere Elements/Sony Vegas specially optimized file formats, etc. 

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2015 Christmas Crazy Prom is Starting! 60% OFF DVD Ripper/Copier for Mac/Win

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4. Specially designed formats included to be compatible with Mac video editing software: Apple ProRes, AIC, Avid DNxHD, MPEG-2, MOV, AVI, etc. for FCP X, iMovie, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro CC and more Non-linear editing system. 

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Pavtube 2015 Christmas Sales: 50% OFF Mac Blu-ray/DVD/Video Tools


If you are a super movie fan and also like to produce video, don’t miss the carnival in Mac Blu-ray/DVD/Video Tools on Christmas from Pavtube. Pavtube officially holds the Christmas promotion for All Facebook Fans to get 50% off on his all top-selling Blu-ray/DVD/Video Tools. The softwares involved in the activity contains Pavtube ByteCopy for MacBDMagic for MacDVDAid for MaciMedia Converter for MacHD Video Converter for MaciMixMXF for Mac

 

Copy/Backup Blu-ray/DVD on Mac El Capitan, Yosemite, etc 

All of Pavtube Blu-ray/DVD/Video tools have updated to support the newest Mac OS X El Capitan systems, so you will get no difficulty to make a full disc copy or the main movie copy of the original 2D/3D Blu-ray/DVD disc on Mac OS X El Capitan. Besides that, the program also enables you to rip/convert Blu-ray/DVD disc to various different file formats on Mac OS X El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, etc platform for playing on iPhone/iPad/iPod, Android phone and tablets, Windows phones or tablets, game consoles, HD media players, streaming to Apple TV/Amazon Fire TV/Roku, etc. 

Play and edit videos on Mac OS X 

For video editing amateur, you can effectively convert virtually any file formats including AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, FLV, VOB, MKV, MKV, MTS, M2TS, Tivo, H.265 in SD, HD, 2K, 4K videos to your desired file formats to import your source video to any popular video editing tool. For camera and camcorder users, you will have a fast and fluid workflow on Mac OS X with our program by exporting professional video editing codec such as Apple Prores Codec for Final Cut Pro 6/7/x, Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) for iMovie/Final Cut Express, DNxHD MOV for Avid Media Composer, After Effects CC/Adobe Premiere Pro/Adobe Premiere Elements/Sony Vegas specially optimized file formats, etc. 

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Play Rented 3D Movies with Apple TV on Mac OS X El Capitan



Rencently, Most movie fans like rent the 3D Movies just like: House of Wax 3D,Tales from the Crypt, Vault of Horror, House on Haunted Hill an so on. But, the Apple TV does not currently offer 3D rentals. And unfortunately the current Apple product lineup does support 3D viewing. There are rumors that Apple will eventually release an actual television which could provide 3D support. The good news is that – you can enjoy all Rented 3D Movies on Apple TV after reading this guide. Here, we give some tips of how to convert/rip/stream Rented 3D Movies to Apple TV 2/3 on Mac 10.11. 

 

Hot Search: HD movies on ATV 3 | Tivo to Apple TV | AVI to Apple TV with AC3 5.1 | 

According to the main spec of the new Apple TV, we find the Apple TV supported formats is still limited to MOV, M4V and MOV. Thus, before you can watch 3D Movies on Apple TV, you have to rip and convert the 3D to Apple TV 3 supported video format on Mac OS X El Capitan first. And in order to play 3D movies on the ATV freely, one easy-to-use Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac that supports handling 3D Blu-ray/DVD/HD Videos for Mac 10.11 is necessary. Read the review

With this all-in-one 3D Mac Video Converter for Apple TV, you can easily convert 3D Movie no matter from Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray movie folder, DVD disc, MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, Tivo, MPG, FLV/F4V files and export Anaglyph, Top-Bottom, Side-by-Side 3D video supported by Apple TV with the best quality easily. If you are a Mac user, then is your first choose. Plus, it can retain your desired subtitle in Blu-ray and DVD for the scenes of foreign languages. 

Note:For Windows users, you can use this Win 3D Converter software for ATV
Now, download this professional App and follow below guide to learn How to Convert 3D movies to SBS MP4/MKV for Apple TV. 

Backup/Rip Rented 3D Movies to SBS MKV for Apple TV on Mac El Capitan 

Step 1. Insert your 3D/2D Blu-ray or standard DVD movie to disc drive, and click “Load from disc” button to load Blu-ray or DVD from ROM. For video file, click the “Add video” button, browse to computer hard drive and import video into this app. 

 

Step 2. Click the format bar to follow “3D Videos” and choose the 3D Side-by-Side MP4 format which is most compatible with Apple TV

Tip: Why Side-by-Side? Read the difference between Anaglyph and Side-by-Side 3D. 

 

Tip: If you like, you can click “Settings” which is next to “Format”, free change your target video size, bitrate, frame rate and 3D depth. If you want to get best video quality, pls switch them to “original”. 

 

Step 3: Hit the “Convert” button to copy your 3D Movie to 3D MKV video. When if finishes, click the “Open” option to locate the created 3D video and you are ready to transfer your 3D movies to Apple TV via Mac OS X El Capitan. 

Now, you can enjoy House of Wax 3D,Tales from the Crypt, Vault of Horror, House on Haunted Hill and other all rent 3D Movies on Apple TV via Mac OS X El Capitan without any hassles. 


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What’s PVR Formats? 

PVR files with .pvr extension are television videos recorded by PVR (Personal Video Recorder) device or software. PVR is also called DVR (digital video recorder). It records video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card, SSD or other local or networked mass storage device. With PVR you can record television program while you are working or sleeping and watch it while you are free. You can pause to do other things, fast forward to skip commercials, rewind to watch interested clips again while watching television show you recorded. 

 

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Apple TV 3 is a hot media device for us watching movies. (Read Apple TV vs Chromecast comparison review) If you have some PVR Videos which recorded by Hauppuage, you may failed. Because like other Apple devices it can only supports MP4, MOV, M4V videos. As you see, the Hauppuage PVR Video files isn’t in the supported format list. If you wanna view PVR files on your Apple TV, the best solution is to encode/re-encode XviD/Divx to Apple TV supported video format first. Here’s is how: 

Maybe, you has used of old version of Video Converter made originaly by Foxreal and failed. Here, we will recommend you Pavtube Video Converterr Ultimate which would do PVR to ATV conversion which only a few clicks. With it, you convert almost various formats of 1080p/720p HD videos including H.265, PVR, MKV, VOB, MPG, TiVo, WMV to Apple TV 3 friendly format for playback. It directly offers users an optimized pre-setting for Apple TV 3. Even if you don’t know what format is the best for Apple TV, you can also do it well. Here is review

Meanwhile the quality of the converted videos is as decent as possible as original. The equivalent Mac version is iMedia Converter for Mac

Following is the guide about how to PVR Video file formats to M4V for Apple TV 3: 

  

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Step 1: Download and Install Apple TV Video Converter. Select your movie. Click “Add Video” to import your source materials in PVR format. Batch conversion is supported so that you can add multiple files. 

 

Step 2: Choose the output format. This Apple TV 3 Converter has multiple templates for Apple TV 1st Gen, Apple TV 2 and Apple TV 3. To expect a great playback performance of your ATV 3, you should select “Apple TV 3 Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v)” as output format. This format will ensure you 1080p quality with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through. 

 

Step 3: Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new interface named “Profile Settings”. You can adjust codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the interface to optimize the output file quality. 

 

Don’t know how to set up 5.1 surround sound for Apple TV 3? Please read How to set up Apple TV for streaming HD videos with Dolby Digital 5.1 sounds. 

Step 4: After above settings, you can start the PVR Video to Apple TV conversion. 

Once the process completes, locate the files and transfer and copy the converted .m4v videos to Apple TV. As you see, now you can effortlessly watch PVR Videos on Apple TV 3 with the best quality. 




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Removing DRM and Recording How Murray Saved Christmas iTunes M4V to Surface Pro

Everyone’s happy in Stinky Cigars, the secret town where all the holiday characters live – except Murray Weiner, the grumpy owner of Murray’s Holiday Diner. But when Santa is knocked out cold by an experimental toy – the Jack-in-the-Boxer – it’s up to Murray to save Christmas – which he does, in a weirdly wonderful way. This is the story told in the movie-How Murray Saved Christmas. 

 

If you buy How Murray Saved Christmas on iTunes and want to transfer it to Surface Pro to watch, then you got it. However, iTunes video is DRM protected which will be disfavored as it prevents them from fully accessing to those videos on non-apple devices, not to mention the rental ones. Therefore, to remove iTunes DRM for watching limitlessly on Surface Pro seems to be of top priority. 

With Best DRM removal tool – Pavtube ChewTune you could easily remove DRM from iTunes video and convert iTunes M4V videos to Surface Pro support video with fast speed and high quality. Therefore, you can freely enjoy iTunes videos on Surface Pro without any limitations or DRM protection. Read the review

With it, you can also sync Amazon wmv video and Digital Copy to Surface tablets. 

Step 1. Load your iTunes M4V video to Pavtube iTunes to Surface Pro converter. You can either browser to file location or drag and drop source How Murray Saved Christmas iTunes file to the app. 

 

Step 2. Choose the optimized profile for Surface Pro. Click the “Format” drop-down menu and select “Microsoft > Microsoft Surface Windows RT/Pro H.264 Video (*.mp4)”. 

 

Step 3. Is necessary, you could set video and audio parameters such as video and audio codec, bitrate, frame rate, etc so that better video and audio quality can be transferred to your Surface Pro tablet. 

Step 4. Hit the “Convert” button to start How Murray Saved Christmas iTunes M4V to Surface Pro MP4 recording. 

Since Pavtube ChewTune records source DRM videos in 1:1 video and audio quality, it would take as long as the source movie length for the whole DRM video to Surface Pro conversion process since Pavtube ChewTune records source DRM videos in 1:1 video and audio quality. 

Once it completes, open output folder, locate the created MP4 file and transfer the iTunes M4V movies to Surface Pro tablet for viewing. 

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Merge VR Goggles Vs Freefly VR: Which Budget Consumer Virtual Reality Headset Should You Buy?

The future is finally here – consumer virtual reality headsets are coming this Christmas that work in conjunction with the smartphone in your pocket, rather than being tied to a computer or consoles as with the Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR. 

 

Super-keen virtual reality nerds will already have queued up for hours to test out the upcoming Samsung Gear VR or the HTC Vive, but if you’re just a casual user who wouldn’t mind dipping your toe in the water and you don’t want to pay a premium price, then there is an alternative.Merge VR Googles and the Freefly VR headset are two virtual reality headsets now on the market that aim to give a better experience than Google Cardboard, while still not breaking the bank. But are they any good? Let’s find out. 



 

The Merge VR Goggles come with an adjustable head strap, knobs to adjust the lenses and the buttons on the iPhone 6S are easily accessible for interactionIBTimes UK 

The Merge VR Goggles feature adjustable straps and lenses, which is useful to ensure that your view of the VR app is as clear as possible. There is also a hole in the front of the headset where presumably one day the smartphone’s camera can interact with a virtual reality landscape, but there are no apps that allow you to test this feature for now. 

The headset was very comfortable to wear and it was good to be able to instantly adjust the volume on the smartphone through the hole on the top of the headset. However, even after adjusting the lenses, the view still seemed to be a bit blurry, almost as if the app was in quite low resolution. 

After wearing the headset for a while it becomes quite heavy and your eyes start to feel strained. The general advice with VR headsets is that you can’t wear them for too long, but this is a pity as you can’t get sucked into a VR app game the way you do with a video game console. One plus point about this headset is that it’s made from hypoallergenic foam, but the negative is that it feels very block-y and a bit cheap. 

Merge VR Googles 

The Verdict 

The Merge VR is very comfortable to wear and it is definitely lighter on your head than the Oculus Rift or the Samsung Gear VR, but at the end of the day, it’s still only made from foam, so it doesn’t have the sophisticated feel you’d expect from spending £50. 

Scores:
  • Design: 8/10 - The foam is comfortable and the lenses and straps are easily adjustable.
  • Lenses: 6/10 - The lenses were not as clear as they could be.
  • Functionality: 6/10 - Smartphone buttons easy to access, but interaction is limited besides moving your head.


Pros:
  • Adjustable straps.
  • Light, comfortable, hypoallergenic design.
  • Easy to access smartphone buttons.


Cons:
  • Feels cheap.
  • Interactions are limited.
  • No electronic input.


 

The Freefly VR headset opens up so the Huawei Honor 6 Plus smartphone can be securely clipped insideIBTimes UK 

The Freefly VR headset is quite comfortable to wear and is lighter than the Merge VR, so you can wear it for a long period of time without feeling burdened by the weight of the headset on your head. It also has very good lenses, although sometimes it feels that from certain angles you need the headset to be even closer to your face, and you cannot adjust the straps to achieve this. 

The plastic feels rather cheap, and the design prevents the user from adjusting the volume or touching any of the smartphone buttons once the phone has been clipped into the headset. You could use headphones, but if you don’t want to, this can be quite annoying as you have to start the app on the smartphone, adjust the volume to what you think it should be, secure the phone to the backing board and then close the headset. 

There’s no start button on the headset, so it feels that you’re playing catch-up once you put the headset on. The Glide joystick features similar controls to a game console controller. It connects with ease to the smartphone, but as there are almost no VR apps that are Glide-enabled and the ones that are don’t work that great, there is not much to say for now. 

Freefly VR Headset 

The Verdict 

The Freefly VR headset is comfortable to wear and has good lenses, but the plastic makes it feel like a low-end product. However, the Bluetooth-enabled joystick worked perfectly with game apps and enabled a good range of interaction. 

Scores:
  • Design: 7/10 - Lenses and straps are not adjustable; at times you need to hold it to your head.
  • Lenses: 8/10 - The lenses are quite clear.
  • Functionality: 6/10 - Smartphone buttons inaccessible, but joystick offers additional functionality.


Pros:
  • Good lenses.
  • Joystick offers interactivity.
  • Light and comfortable to wear.


Cons:
  • Feels cheap.
  • No access to smartphone volume buttons.
  • No electronic input.
  • Straps can’t be adjusted.


Which should you buy? 

It depends what you need the VR headset for. If you’re running a promotional marketing event and you want some headsets for the public to view a VR experience, like a 360-degree music video, then both headsets are a massive step-up from Google Cardboard, and I would recommend the Merge VR, especially since it is made from durable hypoallergenic foam, making it a good choice for children too. But if you want to play games, then you might be better off with the Freefly VR headset, which has the Glide joystick that you can interact with, although at the moment, none of the VR apps really work with the Glide. 

Sadly, both headsets lack the premium feel of being a cool gadget you’re excited to own. If you’re an adult gamer, you’d probably enjoy using the Samsung Gear VR or the Oculus Rift more, as they feel more like the luxury experience you expect from a tech gadget today. 

In terms of the technology itself, you can’t wear the headsets for very long or you will start to get a headache (or even motion sickness). The standard advice is that you should take the headset off every 10 minutes, but this won’t lead to consumers investing much into the app experience. 

At the moment, there aren’t many apps for people to play with, and the apps that do exist tend to be mostly VR experiences with little to no interaction with the consumer. There are some VR games, but these mostly rely on the user having to endlessly turn their neck and move their head in order for the phone to pick up the head gesture and translate it into a command in the app. 

To be fair, these problems are universal across all virtual reality headsets, including the higher-end Samsung Gear VR and the Oculus Rift – my sources who demo these headsets to the public say consumers, including gamers, who try on these headsets complain of headaches, eye strain and irritation after having the headsets on for only a short period of time. 

Much still needs to change to make virtual reality a viable hobby. Even if you have all the exciting content in the world, people won’t be using virtual reality headsets for lengths of time if the headsets place stress on the eyes and head, and will probably stick to video game consoles and TV. 


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