HP Reverb G2 VR Headset - As Good As They Say for Sim Racing?
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- čas přidán 29. 11. 2020
- The HP Reverb is now starting to ship out to customers. On paper, with the same panel resolution and field of view as the G1, it may not seem like much of an upgrade. But it's been hyped for months now as potentially the best VR Headset for Sim Racing due to it's improved optics in particular.
So come along as I take it for its first drive and see if it lives up to the hype.
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I'm convinced you're sitting in a car with that new camera angle and monitors lol amazing!
Never seen this guy before and yeah when the video started I thought "Is he sitting in a custom made cage, with screens fit in the windows or what?
Nope, 3 massive screens lol
Yes, crazy good setup.
I'm not going to get used to just how awesome the opening seconds of your new setup looks! Truly is as if you're in a race, stunning. :)
(Will watch remainder tomorrow.)
It's looking like u are actually sitting in a car in middle of a race with ur new 65 inch triple monitor sim setup , actually loving it
Yeah, the scaling and POV is spot on. So many others get it way wrong, but these guys have it right.
Exactly what i thought when i first saw the 65inch setup in the build videos.
Dude! I was literally fooled for a second, It seems like you are actually there in the car... Love It!!!
G2 owner here... one thing that helps with the sweet spot is pulling the back of the headset behind your cranium so it’s resting more on your top vertebrae like e helmet, then you can make easier adjustments with the pitch of the headset to get a larger sweet spot. I’ve enjoyed watching your videos as I’ve set up my rig and excited to get into it more and more, learning new things every day!
Thanks for the discount links. Just ordered a G2! Pretty excited when my new tower comes next week and the VR (o/c 3080, 5900x and 64gb ram)
Looks great Will - just got my Reverb G2 on Sunday too!
Great Video! It's nice having a place to weigh out future options. Thanks a ton 😁
Can't wait until mine arrives. These reviews are making the wait harder!
i have tried both when it comes to sim racing and when it comes to immersion NOTHING beats vr but i still get super immersed on triple 32s plus i like seeing all the nice sim gear i have so i mainly stick to triples.on your big screens it must be amazing
I have found its important to pair the headset with a VR friendly sim for a good racing experience. For me a well optimized sim for VR is more important then the headset, not to take anything away from a top spec set like the HP. Finding a well optimized VR racing sim can give a good racing experience on a wide variety of headsets. I am a long time VR user and love seeing the VR hardware improvements of headsets and video cards, its a win for all
Amazing setup looks so real well done
Great vid! I had the same with the Rift S, any more than 45 mins and it became uncomfortable. Can't wait until the new G2 arrives next week so I can test it myself!
Great video dude.
I think your subs are going to take off very soon. Keep it up!
Fantastic hardware setup there! My G2 delivery is scheduled for today! here's hoping.
Ty mine came in today can't wait!
Got mine a few days ago..loving it
Mine arrives on Tuesday! So excited to join the vr revolution! :)
I've got a G1 and had a lot of jumping glitches and drifting. What fixed it was making sure the room was well lit not had any problems ever since. That's inside out tracking for you. 👍🏎️🏁
I was reading the description… looks like putting food on the table is not problem for this gent 😜
My son has the new Valve Index VR and I had a go with iRacing.. OMG the immersion is amazing. I think it has 1440 resolution per eye..certainly worth a look.
Nice general review of the G2 especially compared to the G1. Very well done from the racer's perspective.
Just got my G2 for my first VR headset and getting ready to us VR and iracing for the first time this weekend
Sim set up goals right there!
Great vid Will. You're right though about streaming from the 65's. Much better - amazing in fact. VR is unfortunately something I will unlikely ever get into as I do not stereoscopic vision. I have tried it and it's just a very very small TV for me. I might venture another try once pixel resolution/density is such that the screen-door is completely gone.
I absolutely love my G2. The only issue for me is the tracking is a little weird sometimes but it hasn't ruined my experience with anything yet.,
That was a great video. I really want to get the G2 for ACC. It would be really nice to see you doing a video about the G2 on ACC!
It is GORGEOUS.
@@simblorr what card and cpu are you using ?
@@tonyyimbo 2070rtx super, i7 8700k - with a bit of overclocking and settings tweaks, it works well - but I'll be upgrading to a 3000 series card soon, purely because of the promising results from the G2 in ACC with my current hardware.
@@simblorr okay im getting a 2080ti to hold me over until this craze is over , I dont think my 1700x is gonna cut it anymore either lol but yeah I want to get smoother fps on acc
Just waiting for mine to turn up from Germany, I have the Rift S at the moment and I am looking forward to the new headset.
id be great to hear your comparison of the 2
Gawd that looks so real!
Hey Will, thanks for the first impressions, can't wait for the detailed review. Being relatively new to sim racing as a COVID convert I've been using a single monitor, but pre-ordered the G2 and just received it yesterday. My first impression having not used any VR before was that it wasn't as great as I expected on iracing, but I'm hoping that's down to some settings that you might cover in your detailed review. Keep up the good work.
Check your resolution settings in SteamVR. You may be under-sampling.
Good first look Will. I have been racing in my G2 for a couple of weeks now and have similar thoughts. I love it and it just feels right. On my 3080 / i9 it runs like hot butter. If they could remove that bloody Win + Y key thing it would be perfect.
I would guess the actually working IPD adjustment is the most important for comfort. You can use headset without a correct IPD setting but it will cause more eye-strain. (And when I wrote "actually working" I mean something that actually moves optics. Just offsetting pixels without moving optics is not real IPD setting but a hack to allow the headset to be used *at all* with incorrect IPD configuration.)
my G2 Is coming tomorrow !!! cant wait, coming from a rift s so will be alot better
i have seen a video where a guy changed his foam seal and increased the FOV by quite a bit
Link?
OMG! Those screens and that camera angle OMG Awsome! Man if you suits yourself up with a helmet I cant tell the difference!
Dude I am so jealous of this setup non vr that trip screen is un real dude!! But the camera angle needs to be a bit more behind the left shoulder facing more to center screen. Keep up the great content bud!! Greetings from a beach in Cali🤙
It will be for racing content. I’m going to have multiple cameras set up. This is just for scenes where I’m talking to the camera.
I am certainly getting one.
I have the original Samsung Mixed Reality set.
Tried it out and it's been under the bed ever since. But we did not have games like Half-life: Alyx, Microsoft Flight simulator, etc.
I am ready to get back into VR... as soon as I get a new graphics card. So... next year.
3060ti 5900x Build gets here Monday. G2 Arrives Tuesday. I am coming from a i5 4670k GTX 1080 with CV1. I can't remember the last time I was this excited.
Make sure to turn on "sharpen" in Iracing as well.. makes a huge difference in VR.
less so much on the G2, but still worth turning it on for the 0.3-0.5 on the G-Meter, but not nearly as effective as was in the Rift S etc.
Hey Will, im checking out one of your older videos for some VR content. I have a Samsung HMD Odyssey plus and am researching if there's anything worth upgrading to. Do you have any suggestions to the best VR headset for racing?
I purchased this G2 two years back and it still holds up till this day. i have not upgraded my nvidia 1080 yet but i can tell you if you can run this headset native it sure is clear and crisp. i found in steam VR if you can run it instead of 100% run the game at 150% and the sweet spot becomes better.
Bought one, returned 2 days later. Sweet spot the size of a half dollar, all text outside that are very blurry. Rift S more consistent in clarity across the screen. Vibration on controllers is loud and feels cheap not good at all. Bit of pressure point on my temple's not to bad but Rift S much more comfort. The cable is thick and very grippy so will pull on you. When you first start up a lot of ghosting effects until it heats up, and screen door until it warms up. 10 mins or so then gone. If you want to surf the web you can not scroll with the controllers. You will have to use a mouse as well. Wanna type in search bar, your gonna need to lift up headset and use physical keyboard. Tried playing Pavlov you can not use 2 hands on weapons. Right hand will grip but left hand does not grip the weapon. So I'm guessing custom mapping is needed. Have heard this is the case on many other games. Cant hit anything with only 1 hand on a machinegun. God rays are very noticeable on the G2 V2, my Rift S never really noticed them. I purchased on sale for 499 but still not worth that. maybe $350. In games the sweet spot is not as bad, you really don't see it much but, on anything else you can only read 2 words and then left and right of those 2 words are blurry and the next ones very blurry. I wanted to love this but I'm going back to Rift S. Controllers hit when reloading weapons. I really believe the Rift S or Quest 2 are much better at software, easy of use, you can just play and even the screens have much bigger sweet spot. I think if you are sim racing its a great choice the sweet spot not as bad. Sim flying your gonna have to turn your head a lot to see the gauges clearly. I'd wait. The only thing it has going for it is sound and the very small sweet spot. Just my experience. Imma keep my rift s until something better comes along.
Hey man ! Could you please tell me how did you record the gameplay ? I tried OpenVR and OBS but it will not let me record it with high FPS. Although it runs smoothly in the headset and gets mirrored with high FPS in the monitor. Then I tried recording the game directly from the mirrored window on the monitor but the gameplay is somehow stretched with a weird FOV. Hopefully you can give me a good advice how you did it. Cheers man !
Great video! Just wondering how you have recorded it. I currently use OpenVR plugin for OBS to use on my Pimax 5k. Workst fine though but always looking if I could use an external pc for it.
I will receive mine somewhere this week. Can't wait to see if VR is now worth it. I had once Rift S and it was horrible i send it back after a day of use.
@Have-a- Cigar The guy above might have a different reason, but if your IPD is outside the "norm" (mine is 68), then the Rift S is basically worthless.
@Have-a- Cigar Horrible image quality, too pixelated for me. My first criteria for a good headset is as pure as possible image quality. I have now quest 2 and that image quality is acceptable for me. And G2 is even better. so win win i guess.
@Have-a- Cigar Yes by alot. I used my quest 2 via quest link in ACC and it was quite fun and nice looking but still im gonna use G2 for pc games.
Would love to know what framerate you are getting and what your graphics settings are?
So im sure this has been asked. i know the screens are 4k but what refresh rate? and is it really important to when running triples? i have 3 165hz 27" monitors and i dont feel they are big enough
Thank you for the review of the G2 VR headset. As I mentioned in one of your other recent videos, I plan to bump up from my Rift S to the G2 for the higher Resolution and clarity. They also fixed the MUIR effect that the G1 had. Hard to show a good video of VR, you almost have to try it, to experience VR.
In another video or in your text, what computer system and GPU are you running with the G2, and what are your Frame rates you get with the various games. I have most the games except Iracing. thanks again and take care.
Hey Will, what racing seat do you have and are you happy with it?
Alright Will... did you ever do another follow up video on the Hp Reverb G2... and is the controllers a must have for sim racing... do you need them to navigate the menus or can you just use your mouse n keyboard. ?
Looks great. It like the view sitting further back in the car as, with triples it's hard to sit that far back with a correct FOV. As it would bring the back seat headrest into your field of view or have the car seat adjusted way to low. The only way to correct that with triples a bigger FOV that's not correct. I'm only run 32"s and that's what I found. Most cars are fine but, it's more annoying on the GT3 cars as the cars look to big for the road like Porsche 911 rsr . Interesting.
Will - would love to see a video on your settings in VR for the G2 - SteamVR, WMR settings if any (can you stop it loading the house?) and settings in iRacing and ACC if possible. PLease? :P
Will, great videos man! G2, PiMax 5K super or Valve Index? Which would you prefer price not a factor?
Interested to know your video settings, HUD settings and chair view settings are. I’ve spend a week and a half with ACC on G2 with a 3090 and an Intel 10700. I think I’m close to dialed in but interested to know what’s working for you.
man i love That content You seemed very happy with this headset, unfortunately, amazon spain isnt supplying europe atfm even though i preordered it since aqugust 5th...
Yeah, Europe is getting screwed hard with the G2 (not only Amazon Spain). America and Australia both have already received the pre-orders. Until December (probably late) it will be hard to have the G2 here.
A small amount of Aussies have received preorders. We may have been the first to start getting them, but they ran out quickly. I don’t expect my “mid November delivery “ before Xmas
Great video, are you planning on trying the Pimax 8K X for sim racing ?
I noticed this with my Samsung Odyssey...and it seems to be a Windows Mixed Reality thing...while racing in iRacing occasionally the voice command recognition would pop up something or simply "select" something in the background and I would lose the ability to use the keyboard or mouse while in the iRacing app. I had to turn off the voice recognition in the mixed reality environment to stop that from happening.
Greetings from Brisbane Mate! What graphics card are you running with the G2? In your estimation, what's the minimum card for good performance with the G2?
Hello, I have now also bought the g2, but I have tracking problems, every few seconds it jumps slightly in different directions. You don't see that at all, what can be the reason?
Nice video! Would you recommend this G2 or a triple 27/32'' setup?
It's been several months since you posted this VR video with the HP Reverb G2. Been waiting for your full review . Are you planning to do a final review ?
I guess Not .... Though I can't understand why
I was looking for it too
Hey man, where the cable plugs into the HMD, you should route the cable on the inside of the strap and back to the strain relief from there. The way you have it in the video puts a weird load on the connector when the strap is flipped forward. Seems like maybe this has been killing some units.
Thank you for this video. Sorry for my stupid question:
Could you give a quick tuto for how to get the project cars 2 screen in the reverb g2? Mine just works with Windows VR portail. Thanks!
Where is he at the video start ? Sorry the ignorance, it's like a racing cabinet with screens ? Thanks
Have you done the full review video on the Reverb G2 as yet?
Very nice Will and you SHOULD!! try-out Alyx
Just hope nothing goes wrong. I pre-ordered mine 6 months ago, received it mid-November, right controller went out 2 minutes after I turned it on, had to send back the entire system to get it taken care of, still haven’t gotten it back.
My G2 arriving tomorrow. Can't wait!! I need a proper motion rig to go with it. Anyone have any thoughts about DOF Reality H3 or H6? Worth it or junk?
So is this the current end all be all? Or is something even better on the near horizon? I'm in limbo right now with VR vs big triples. I had the odyssey and just couldn't get used to it and I felt like it was just UGH
Very nice Triple setup man ... best I have ever seen actually, Kudos ! Please tell us your exact PC specs mate ? I have G2 on order, currently run RiftS on i7 6700k + 1080 gpu. Also ordered new AMD system, Ryzen 5900 + RX6800 Gpu ... hoping that is good enuf for the G2 full rez !? Couldn't find the RX6800XT or a GTX3080 ... both rarer than hens teeth !
Have those same gloves, love em
You are NOT missing anything by a larger FOV vs the clarity. I bought Pimax 8K Plus and and 8K Max and compared to HP Reverb... the soft graphics and not worth the extra FOV that is only noticeable on the edge of your eyes.
FYI the panels on the G2 are different than the G1, you are correct!
HI! This can be the first VR glasses. I just wanted to know if it is necessary to use the controllers in Simracing to configure or something. I saw a really good offer for the g1 but without controllers, so if i dont need it to simracing, that will be great. Thanks
GP2 reverb or valve index (already own lighthouses/base stations from original Vive)????
thanks for this but would have preferred if you made the game image 75 percent of the screen instead of you 75 percent of the screen.
Will, can you please share your SteamVR render resolution setting and were you able to keep constant 90fps in the race with the 2080Ti?
With regard to sweet spot, I'm finding it quite small compared to the Rift S, and I get some obvious chromatic aberration towards the edges on white text on dark background. For example, if I face straight ahead and move my eyes to the right to look at the relatives black box, the white text will have some blue double imaging against the black, same if I look down to the dash. Do you experience the same? I think the sheer clarity and sharpness at the dead centre of the lenses makes the increasing blurriness and then chromatic abberations outside the sweet spot very obvious.
Welp im excited i just bought a new unused open box G2 off ebay for $199 im very very excited it blows my quest 2 away its pretty blurry ill be using it for Assetto Corsa Assetto Corsa Competizione and pc2 and ams2 needless to say im stoked itll be here monday or Tuesday
I absolutely LOVE VR racing I just think a lot of games are a bit unoptimized for it like the F1 game or ACC which makes it gittery
GT7 is phenomenal tho and I've heard amazing things abt Iracing and Automobilista
Dude you need to get rid of the rearview mirror it really spoils the immersion in VR😉 Love the video you may have convinced me to upgrade 🙈💸💸
I do the same thing in my G2 now. I have been trying to limit the UI as much as I can. Makes it easier for my brain to turn off and just get into it.
I have another question , how to adjust brightness in VR , is there a way to adjust brightness in Mixed reality ore steam VR ? adjustic brightness in video settings wil not impact the Reverb g2 clarity . My eyes also getting tired because its to bright , to be honnest i also need to change my good old GTX 1060 haha , save some money first .
Hi, I wanted to know if you can wear Prescription Eyeglasses with this VR Headset, are there Spacers Available for People like me that need to wear Prescription Eyeglasses since I'm Farsighted? Thanks.
Love your content, keep it up! Do you have a guide to how you set the G2 up in windows? I'm trying to determine the ideal settings in Windows Mixed Reality + Steam VR + ACC. I'm really thrown off by the resolution per eye setting in Steam since it doesn't match anything. Thanks!
Not specifically for the G2 but this may help...
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I found one of these and includes everything for $150 I'm pulling the trigger on Payday I have to have it it'll be a pretty big upgrade over my quest 2 when it comes to sim racing
I really enjoy my G2 but there is no substitution for quality headset. My Grado SR225 pairs well with the G2 and will no return to the stock ear pieces anytime soon.
Nice video! Have you tried Pimax 8KX?
I have a pimax 5K plus I just bought the g2 I'm hoping that there is less screen door in the g2 and that it is a little clearer. I just pre-ordered it I don't have it yet.
waiting to upgrade to 3080 before I look at new VR options... this and the index are on the list
If its better quality than a Rift S, that is all I care about because this is the one I'm upgrading to next 😃
I’m currently using a PSVR with iVRy. VR drops my jaw every time I use it. I think the G2 is my next upgrade if I can get one. NO MORE MR. MAGOO 🥸.
Crashing in VR is the best !!!
How is iVRy with PSVR? I heard it's a bit of a pain to set up. But you also don't get 3D head space tracking (like when he's in the open wheel cockpit and moving his head up and around) so you're limited to the headset gyro tracking?
PSVR has pretty low res so for racing it makes corners hard to see in the distance. For entry level VR it’s cheap, cheerful and functional enough. It’s not too hard to set up but you need to make sure the iVRy driver is set to Direct VR. You can ‘head space it with several old PS3 cams but I don’t really think it’s worth the trouble. Essentially with just the headset you pivot 3 axis on the drivers neck. Very functional. I moved from console so I already had one knocking about.
@boostedmedia did you ever make the full review of the G2
Received mine tonight, for open wheel racing mostly.
Big disappointment when I looked at the connectors, and then I have a second look at my laptop and find a mini display port that magically appeared. Racing seat coming tomorrow.
top job will
I had an Oculus Rift S but I recently sold it because of Facebook. I’m not down.
I’m in the market for a different one. I just don’t know which is best for sim racing.
Are there other head sets on the market that don’t require motion tracking bases?
I loved the Rift for that feature but I loathe Facebook. So the Rift S had to go.
„Flashlight on“ - does it work?
3h of racing with the G1 is no issue for me.
Much as I do like racing in VR the fact I primarily race in a league I admin in too means I have to keep my number of cars rendered and calculated for physics turned up which means FPS used to tank on the grid even with otherwise optimised settings - though have built myself a far more powerful system since last racing in VR so maybe I should reconsider now 🤔
Yep. similar situation to content creation. As fun and immersive as it is, not always practical.
How do you get those side mirrors working?
the rig looks sick but idk how i could deal with having the edges of the TVs being an eyesore...plus the distortion
when will it be available in stores?
Varjo Aero early next year! The best VR headset resolution is like a monitor.
how come the fov on the G2 seems smaller than what's on the Rift S and Quest 2?, I thought it was supposed to be a bigger fov? the Quest 2 and Rift S seem to have a bigger fov than the G2, to me anyway, I prefer the Quest 2 until the G2 gets a software update to fix the issues with running Steam Vr games, the resolution on the G2 is barely any better than what's on the Quest 2 and Rift S, maybe Windows Mixed Reality needs a software update to fix some issues, but the headset itself is comfortable to wear