@realcaseyrollins@Moon@magicalthinking VR will probably have a real chance when they fix the eye burn problem (maybe with prisms and projectors?) and have the costs down to something that fits more in the 600$ total bracket.
smol PCs are actually getting quite good. there might be concessions and trickery to make the whole process fit within 1,000$ but I don't know enough electrowizardry to tell for sure.