We seem to be so close to agreement here that I'll just have to vote you up and take you at your word regarding the Rift. It's entirely possible my experiences have all been unfortunate ones. I've not tried the Rift yet, though by all means I will. :)
Well, my word about the Oculus Rift is secondhand, since I haven't received mine yet. And I haven't tried the Sensics device you mentioned below; that hardware looks quite nice, so it would be quite disappointing if that level of device still wasn't good enough for a great VR experience. My opinion may change after using the Rift for a while, but given what people are saying about it I'm still optimistic :)