Was offered a deal from sprint to get s8 50% off with two year contract, last Samsung phone I had was the s3 and I currently have the LG g3. I usually upgrade every 3 years and my LG g3 is acting up a bit. I think could also get the LG g6 50% off, having a tough time deciding one thing i didn't like about my old samsung was how easy the glass would break and whichever phone I choose will going in some sort of Otterbox or other tough case.
How is the vr on the samsung for watching netflix, is it better than watching a movie on 24" monitor, is it comfortable to wear for a few hours?
Anybody regret getting the s8?
I came from a 6p and definitely don't regret moving. Frankly I prefer the modern Samsung experience over vanilla android. Google's voice assistant is better, but that's mainly because Samsung's Bixby doesn't have voice control yet and serves no purpose. Touchwiz has come a long way and there's very little I would care to change compared to the 6p. I "downsized" to the regular S8, and am glad I didn't get the plus size as the phablet sized phones were starting to wear on me.
I've only tried the VR for a handful of times, and it's not something I'll use much. I watched an hour long TV show episode on it, and didn't have much issue with eye strain but my face definitely got hot and a bit sweaty. I think it would be better to just use my laptop for the same thing. The biggest issue with the netflix app is you can't seem to be able to adjust the vertical center point. For whatever reason, the netflix app isn't just a screen in front of your face, it uses the accelerometer to let you "look" around the room you're watching the screen in. Neat affect, but the problem is if you want to watch something while in a recliner (basically looking up), you're also staring at the ceiling inside the netflix app and can't see the screen. I can't find a way to make it so the screen I'm looking at is centered when I'm reclined, even though there's an option in the VR app to center the screen. For whatever reason, the vertical position in Netflix is not affected by this option like it is with other apps/games I've played. So in affect I always have to be sitting up as if I'm watching on my TV or laptop, so why not just watch on my TV or laptop?
There's also an issue with distortion around the edge of the lenses with the VR. They do their best, but by nature if I want to look at something at my peripheral I'll just move my eyes over there and not move my head much. In practice you're looking at the extreme edge of the lens, and you can tell. To get a good view you have to move your head to keep the clear part of the lenses on what you want to look at, and it's simply awkward.
Basically, base the decision on the phone on its own. The VR set is nothing more than a toy that will collect dust IMO.