Home Theater VR

blevok LLC

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About this app

Home Theater VR is an advanced virtual reality video player, PC streamer, Web Browser, and Image Viewer. It's designed to be compatible with nearly every Android phone and headset.
Note: This is a paid app, but you can evaluate it in trial mode for as long as you want before purchasing.

A Unique VR Theater Experience
Home Theater VR is unlike any VR player you've used before. It was designed to be different and to offer unmatched flexibility and features.
You have the ability to control everything about the app, from inside the app, without being dependent on any external VR services. It doesn't require that your phone is compatible with Cardboard, Daydream, GearVR/Oculus, or anything else. All adjustments including IPD are handled using the built-in settings.

Video Sources
• Local Files - Stored on your phone or memory card. Use the in-app file browser, or use "Open With" or "Send To" from other file browsers.
• Web Streams - Watch online videos by entering a direct link to a video. Works with Odysee, Twitch, Daily Motion, Peer Tube, and more.
• Http Video Streams - Streams from VLC, FFMPEG, or other video streaming software. A companion app called "Stream Helper" is provided for PC, which uses VLC to stream video files or your Windows desktop.
• Web Browser - Browse the web right in the app. (A gamepad is recommended to use this feature)
• PC Monitor Mode - Mirror your PC monitor in VR. Useful for gaming, web browsing, reading, or anything else you do with your PC. A companion app called "HTVR PC Streamer" offers a simple one-click connection, while also giving you full control of the stream quality.

Note: PC Monitor streaming works only on Windows 8 and above.
There are 2 stream types, DDA and SDG.
DDA requires an Intel CPU, and can stream at up to 60 FPS with very low latency, so it's ideal for any PC activity, including fast-paced gaming.
SDG mode is more widely compatible, but has a lower frame rate and higher latency, so it may not be ideal for certain activities.

Video Types
• Up to 4K resolution
• Standard "flat" videos in all aspect ratios, including vertical
• 360°, 180°, and 3D HSBS/HOU

24 Theaters Included
• 8 indoor
• 6 outdoor
• 6 theaters for different types of 180° and 360° videos
• Empty void
• Full screen
• Camera view-through
• Choose flat screens or curved

Create Your Custom Theater
• Import your own 360° photo to use as the theater environment
• Adjust screen distance and tilt angle of the image

Subtitles
• Subtitles supported in .srt format for local videos.
• Adjust the text size, alignment, font style, color, and outline color.

Flexible Head Tracking Options
• 5 different head tracking modes. Cardboard, 2 gyroscope options, and 2 accelerometer options, for phones that don't have a gyro.
• Use the back camera to simulate full gyro-style tracking without a gyro.
• Manually re-center in any direction at any time, or lock the view in place.
• If screen drift is a problem for your phone, you can try the other modes, or use auto-center to return to center at a regular interval.
• Use with or without a headset

Controller Support and UI
• Supports game controllers such as XBOX, Playstation, MOGA, mini VR remotes, etc.
• Full control of the app without taking off your headset. Click the VR menu using gaze, gamepad, or screen tap.
•  Color options for the VR pointer
• Full touch menu also included

Screen Captures
• Save screenshots from any source to any folder on your device

Advanced Options
• Tweak the advanced settings for the best performance on almost any phone, and prevent overheating or excessive battery drain.

Detailed support documents
• The in-app help screens include common troubleshooting info, and links to additional info, tutorials, related downloads, and support.

Ratings and reviews

Pretty good viewing experience. Controller support is nice but pretty barebones. Wish I could use the analog stick as a mouse cursor and have the ability to map controls. UI is not that intuitive though. Takes a bit of learning. Problems: On PC Streamer, I'm stuck at 15 FPS. Using DDA. Even if I lower everything to the lowest, it's still 15 FPS. Restarting the connection, I'll get 30 FPS but as soon as I start a game it immediately drops to 15.

I'd say it's alright, trial mode is nice. After 10 minutes, an ad shows so it's a nice experience without too many ads, the only issue is probably on me, my phone might not connect to the PC at times, which it could be my problem but idk. And really that's about it, I don't see any other issue about the app. I'd recommend this.

Great app it has lots of great features and for the most part work very well. Except for one problem I have been having, when I start a video and want the menu to go away, if I gaze at close it closes the gaze menu alright, but then it won't come back, no menu or controls will come back, all I can do is exit the app. But when I restart the app, it's the same way, no menus no controls. I have to uninstall the app and then reload it before I can get any menu or controls to come back.

What’s new

v1.6.1.0
Added random order for video folders.
The web browser now supports full screen video, DRM protected content, and microphone input.
The web browser keyboard will now open automatically when an input field has focus.
The touch UI and camera image in the view through theater will now rotate properly with orientation changes.
Added more info to support docs about the capabilities of the web stream feature.

The full update history can be found here:
https://blevok.com/htvr_patch_notes