I received my HP Reverb today and...

[jarg1]

I love it.  Absolutely an amazing experience.  I have previously used a Rift and an Odyssey +, and this takes VR to a whole new level.  I would say the visual quality is somewhere between 1080p and 4K.  Text, for example on labels and instruments, is very clear.  SDE is still there but not nearly as distracting as my previous VR sets. It is extremely light.  The cable is heavy so needs to be supported so as not to drag on the headset.  The only issue I have had so far is one earphone quickly worked loose, but was easily fixed.  I thought the colors were way off until I realized I had left the blue tinted lens protectors on.  Note I am running water-cooled and highly overclocked i9-9900K and and RTX-2080 Ti, and still dialed the shadow and grass quality down to keep frame rates near 90.  Highly recommended if you have the hardware to run it, and I would speculate that it would still be better than the alternatives running at lower quality settings.

 

 

Edited July 10, 2019 by jarg1
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[apollon01]

Thanks for the feedback, jarg1.

 

I am an O+ user and also looking at the HP Reverb once they iron out the cable and associated issues (flickering screens, perhaps also the heat...).

 

How is the SDE in comparison to the O+?

 

Please let us know whether you run into any of the issues that are extensively discussed on the various fora.

 

Thanks,

Milan

[kissklas]

Congrats! No longer a nearsighted combat pilot! , Got my reverb a while back and the clarity is fantastic. I found out that the cable can stand on its own on the armrest of the chair which takes the weight off a little bit xD I'll have to dial some things down though. Framerates are getting pretty low dogfighting down low, but up high I'm getting 70-90 on a 2080, with most settings on max.

[wombatBritishBulldogs]

Could you post a link to the site you got it from please ? having problems locating one downunder , i've built a new system solely for it some months back but yet to fire it up due to recall of Reverb and the lack of sites down here . Thanks

[Guest deleted@134347]

what is the SteamVR reported resolution you're running with it?

[jarg1]

3 hours ago, apollon01 said:

Thanks for the feedback, jarg1.

 

I am an O+ user and also looking at the HP Reverb once they iron out the cable and associated issues (flickering screens, perhaps also the heat...).

 

How is the SDE in comparison to the O+?

 

Please let us know whether you run into any of the issues that are extensively discussed on the various fora.

 

Thanks,

Milan

So far after approximately 4 hours of use no problems with cable, heat or flickering.  As far as SDE compared to the Odyssey +, the Reverb does not fill out the pixels in the same way, and therefore the edges of the pixels are more defined, but the pixels are so small that you have to look for it.  In game I don't notice it at all unless I try by focusing on a particular area without moving my eyes or head.  The net result is a much clearer image.  You can see distant objects much better.

 

2 hours ago, wombatBritishBulldogs said:

Could you post a link to the site you got it from please ? having problems locating one downunder , i've built a new system solely for it some months back but yet to fire it up due to recall of Reverb and the lack of sites down here . Thanks

 

I ordered it from Amazon on 4/27.  I also built my new system for it and have been annoyed having to wait.

[Guest deleted@134347]

2 minutes ago, jarg1 said:

So far after approximately 4 hours of use no problems with cable, heat or flickering.  As far as SDE compared to the Odyssey +, the Reverb does not fill out the pixels in the same way, and therefore the edges of the pixels are more defined, but the pixels are so small that you have to look for it.  In game I don't notice it at all unless I try by focusing on a particular area without moving my eyes or head.  The net result is a much clearer image.  You can see distant objects much better.

 

 

I ordered it from Amazon on 4/27.  I also built my new system for it and have been annoyed having to wait.

 

- how's tracking with it?

- what's the resolution SteamVR reports?

 

I might try it out even though it's LCD + WMR, a double whammy..

[jarg1]

11 minutes ago, pomdeterre said:

 

- how's tracking with it?

- what's the resolution SteamVR reports?

 

I might try it out even though it's LCD + WMR, a double whammy..

 

Tracking is good for IL-2 which is all I am using it with so far.  And going forward it will mostly be for cockpit sims.  I do have to remember to turn the lights on as it doesn't track well in a dark room.  For my purposes WMR works just as well as the Rift system did.  The LCDs are perhaps a bit less vivid, but still fine.

 

I'm not at home now but will check the resolution when I get back.  I do remember that the recommended was 130% of default, but that the nearest to native resolution was around 78%.  I tried it at all 3 (78%, 100%, 130%) and couldn't really see much difference.   I am still playing around with the settings.  For example I bumped AA down to 2X and also couldn't see much difference.  It seems to me the higher pixel density is much more effective than the various quality related settings.  But I imagine others may be more sensitive to these things.

[Guest deleted@134347]

42 minutes ago, jarg1 said:

 

Tracking is good for IL-2 which is all I am using it with so far.  And going forward it will mostly be for cockpit sims.  I do have to remember to turn the lights on as it doesn't track well in a dark room.  For my purposes WMR works just as well as the Rift system did.  The LCDs are perhaps a bit less vivid, but still fine.

 

I'm not at home now but will check the resolution when I get back.  I do remember that the recommended was 130% of default, but that the nearest to native resolution was around 78%.  I tried it at all 3 (78%, 100%, 130%) and couldn't really see much difference.   I am still playing around with the settings.  For example I bumped AA down to 2X and also couldn't see much difference.  It seems to me the higher pixel density is much more effective than the various quality related settings.  But I imagine others may be more sensitive to these things.

 

yeah, the 2X AA is more than enough for anything above 1600x1400, at least on my VivePro I don't see any difference between 2x and 4x, however it's pretty apparent between 0x and 2x, all those jaggies..

 

Are there any "lines" on the screen, sort of like CRT scanning on the old monitors?  I've returned the Index because of it, it also had the LCD, albeit with those 'sub-pixel' tech...

[jarg1]

6 hours ago, pomdeterre said:

what is the SteamVR reported resolution you're running with it?

 

At 100% SteamVR show the resolution at 2512x2456 per eye.

[WallterScott]

HP Reverb is not for sale. Does anyone know where to buy it?

[apollon01]

It looks like HP is working on some hw issues (like the cable) since the units had a lot of problems.

 

It seems that it might be back in the shops after the Summer.

 

But it may be worth to wait for what the competition brings to the table. While the HTC Cosmos does not seem to be a game changer (res pretty much in line with the others), Samsung may surprise.

 

I personally will wait and see ? Maybe it will be time also for a new GPU (the nvidia Super line looks good and the RTX 2080 Super should hit the market towards the end of the month).

 

Interesting times ahead.

 

Milan

Edited July 15, 2019 by apollon01

[E69_Qpassa_VR]

It seems we have to wait some weeks. Let them polish this HMD. It looks like a good deal.