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Thanks. I actually found /r/GoogleCardboard/ from the sub you posted, which did have some suggestions. I ordered a Vox Z3, which seemed to be reviewed pretty well and was very cheap for the specs. I'll follow up with my impressions, but I'd still love to hear other people's experiences especially with the Pixel.

What phone do you have now? There are headsets for mobile that aren't associated with daydream. If you happen to have a recent-ish Samsung phone, you might try /r/gearvr for example. Reviews I've read have generally not claimed that daydream view is overwhelmingly better, and gearvr's software ecosystem has had a lot more time to grow. If you already have a compatible phone, gearvr is much better than google cardboard, and for $50 to $100 for the headset it's pretty much a definite buy. If you don't have a compatible phone, you can probably pick up a galaxy 6 for $350 or so. Though be aware that they do have overheating problems.

If you don't have a gearvr compatible phone, or don't want to buy one, you might consider one of the nicer plastic google "cardboard" headsets. No specific endorsement, I don't own one, but google turns up this for $16. Or, quick perusal of /r/daydream and I see people gushing about this headset for $36.

Even if the quality of the experience isn't as good as with daydream, if you're getting something that's only half as good for under $40 that works with your current phone, instead of the $800+ you'd pay for for a Pixel phone plus daydream headset, that's probably not a bad deal.