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Re: VR recommendations in 2019
« Reply #15 on: December 17, 2019, 01:02:37 PM »
Good on ya Roo  ;) very interested to see how you find it. Did you order from HP Australia direct? They had for $999-00 best price I've seen.
Hope all goes well, looks pretty good I reckon.  ;)
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« Reply #16 on: December 17, 2019, 01:20:35 PM »
Yes, it will be very interesting to hear what you think of it.
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« Reply #17 on: December 17, 2019, 02:49:43 PM »
Good on ya Roo  ;) very interested to see how you find it. Did you order from HP Australia direct? They had for $999-00 best price I've seen.
Hope all goes well, looks pretty good I reckon.  ;)
Ordered from this site    https://www.skycomp.com.au/  one of the few sites to have stock. Ticked the boxes for me, WMR/Steam VR (which I am completely happy with) Flip up Visor and high res screens :).
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Re: VR recommendations in 2019
« Reply #18 on: December 17, 2019, 03:17:36 PM »
Not a bad price either Roo and in stock is good. I think first week in January from HP. I'm pretty sure they don't have a flip up ability though.
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« Reply #19 on: December 18, 2019, 01:51:19 PM »
Arrived today, 5 mins to setup :) amazing :o :o :o better than I expected crystal clear ,screen door effect not visible  as such (more of a very faint smearing effect IF you look for it) not an issue and I am comparing it to a 55 inch 4K screen. Wider FOV but only slightly. Downside is, it is sweaty and a bit uncomfortable compared to my Lenovo, but these are issues that will be easily fixed as I did with my Lenovo.
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Re: VR recommendations in 2019
« Reply #20 on: December 19, 2019, 11:01:03 AM »
Having spent a bit more time with the Reverb , I have adjusted for loose fitting(not as sweaty now) and easy to remove, added some padding(more comfortable). My Inter Pupil Distance is 61mm and I have found this headset to have a VERY large focus sweetspot and constant adjustment of the fitting is not required. The connecting cable is heavy and really needs some form of support to take some weight off the headset(I have found a solution so not a problem). Has attached earphones and inbuilt mic (no more headphones for Discord :) :)).

ANY downsides to this device are FAR outweighed by the near perfect visuals (I am running an effective resolution of 8K x 4K, 200% supersample, 2080ti ). I will test at lower res to see what effect it has, if any.

These thoughts are for sit down VR games only, I do not use the Bluetooth controllers at all.
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Re: VR recommendations in 2019
« Reply #21 on: December 19, 2019, 04:56:15 PM »
Sounds good,  I have been thinking of getting VR of late and these seem good
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Re: VR recommendations in 2019
« Reply #22 on: December 20, 2019, 08:13:33 AM »
Sounds good,  I have been thinking of getting VR of late and these seem good
I agree almost 100% with this review ,except that AC  clarity for me, is better.


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Re: VR recommendations in 2019
« Reply #23 on: May 26, 2020, 12:29:50 PM »
My Reverb Pro headset has failed, with the displays going black intermittently , finally managed to speak to someone in HP Support and they are going to replace it :). The worst support system on the planet, they do not have a simple email address you can use to contact them >:( >:( >:(  what a joke.
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Re: VR recommendations in 2019
« Reply #24 on: May 26, 2020, 04:09:01 PM »
Gee not good Roo  :( I thought they'd fixed the black screen problems... obviously not  >:( here's hoping replacement is better.

At least it failed while you still had warranty.
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Re: VR recommendations in 2019
« Reply #25 on: May 27, 2020, 06:47:48 AM »
Gee not good Roo  :( I thought they'd fixed the black screen problems... obviously not  >:( here's hoping replacement is better.

At least it failed while you still had warranty.
Most electronic equipment will fail very early in use ,if it is going to fail. A google search did not show that V2 of this headset is having problems so I may have just been unlucky. I still consider this VR headset as the best simracing piece of equipment that I have purchased. I will use the Lenovo until the new arrives. :)
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« Reply #26 on: May 28, 2020, 05:27:59 PM »
Update to my VR headset problem. Josh from HP visited my home with a new headset but it was not the problem. The cable connecting the headset to the PC was the problem and a replacement has been ordered :).
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« Reply #27 on: May 28, 2020, 06:04:47 PM »
Home visit  :o now that's something else  ;) How long for the new cable, and have they improved it?
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« Reply #28 on: May 29, 2020, 07:53:58 AM »
Home visit  :o now that's something else  ;) How long for the new cable, and have they improved it?
Sadly the problem with the cable was my fault :'(.
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Re: VR recommendations in 2019
« Reply #29 on: May 31, 2020, 04:38:31 PM »
HP Reverb Pro G2 preview an update of the Reverb Pro that I am using.


https://www.roadtovr.com/hp-reverb-g2-hands-on-preview/
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