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I can see what you are trying to say, but trying to understand what a game changer (lel) VR is, and what it's like, before ever putting a headset on is impossible. We've been condition by advertising to see anything new as a gimmick like the Wiimotes or Kinect. So it's almost second nature, when paired with the entry cost to PCVR, to just shit on it and accept the first meme argument you hear 'lol, why would I pay $$$ to strap a tv to my face when I already have a tv' and regurgitate it. And that's before potential jelly and cope leaks into the argument. 

Would 'phone' VR poison someone against it? Anyone tried it? I can't comment on that.

I know nVidia 3D vision nearly stopped me from getting into VR. I bought into that, got an nVidia card, the glasses and pyramid, and a monitor that would support it. And it was like looking into a box of toys; everything felt like action figures. It was fun and novel for a while, but it really was just a gimmick. That sunk cost and experience nearly made me talk myself out of a headset.