A lot of people felt the same way about Smart phones, until cheaper options with decent features arrived. Now nearly every one agrees with the utility of smart phones, to a point most people would find quite difficult to live without one.

The same will unfold with VR over coming years. Affordable options with great content and applications can make this a common place gadget.

I currently live in a living room, disturbance and lack of privacy are the biggest annoyances. Something like this looks like an ideal way to create a wall of privacy regardless of who is around. The use cases for such a device are uncountable.