HP Reverb G2 uk release date?

woofercooker · 10 Jun 2020 at 15:40

Anybody have any news on the HP Reverb G2 being released in the uk? can't find anything online, they are already taking pre orders in the us. A lot of people are comparing it to the valve index only far cheaper.

hyperseven · 10 Jun 2020 at 15:49

Can't see the tracking competing with lighthouse and also the low refresh rate. So not really, probably a step up from the Rift S, saying that if the UK price is good I might be interested.

danlightbulb · 10 Jun 2020 at 16:48

Base stations and loads of wiring vs none? If the tracking is as good as the quest for 4 cameras then its good enough for most people.

Plus visually the G2 should be better than the index. Needs a hell of a GPU to drive it though. Very sharp image at 90Hz should be plenty.

A £400 saving over the index goes a long way to funding that GPU.

I cant justify it though. I'm playing a mix of PCVR and standalone quest games/movies which suits me. I do need a better GPU to even drive the Quest properly, so waiting for the next gen to come out later this year.

peahead · 3 Jul 2020 at 00:55

Been watching a few little video snippets on the G2 today and the quality of the LCD panels looks excellent, it's hard to even notice the pixels structure and the guy testing it said it really is impressive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWhOA-PJAek&t=20s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfp8vt6JMPA&t=13s

90hz is plenty enough and i believe it's available to pre order in the US for 599 but still no UK date yet

danlightbulb · 4 Jul 2020 at 15:39

That looks very good for close up but they didnt show any long distance. Really need to see long distance sharpness as well.

ryhoper1 · 5 Jul 2020 at 00:50

any idea if you will be able to buy this off steam like the index using steam credit ?

I think this would suit me better than the index and I dont expect getting one of those before Christmas.

melmac · 5 Jul 2020 at 14:34

ryhoper1 said:
any idea if you will be able to buy this off steam like the index using steam credit ?

I think this would suit me better than the index and I dont expect getting one of those before Christmas.

you won't be able to buy it using Steam, it's not a Valve Headset. It's From HP.

Ravenger · 6 Jul 2020 at 12:22

I doubt the controller tracking will be anywhere near as good as the Rift S or Quest. No-one has yet managed to do inside out tracking working as well as Oculus. Also the controllers don't have capacitive button & stick sensors, so they won't be as good for games as the Oculus Touch or Valve Index controllers - that finger tracking is essential for immersion and interaction.

I will proably be the best sim headset out there though, providing you have the PC hardware to do it justice.

danswan · 7 Jul 2020 at 18:17

UK Pre-orders now up. £525, was expecting $:£ so that's better than expected..

melmac · 7 Jul 2020 at 18:19

danswan said:
UK Pre-orders now up. £525, was expecting $:£ so that's better than expected..

Still going to wait for reviews but price seems ok.

danlightbulb · 7 Jul 2020 at 20:50

Not a bad price. My GPU can't handle it anyway.

Should be very good for PC based stuff especially sim racing. Think ideal set up would be one of these solely dedicated to pc stuff then a quest for portable fun. When I get my dedicated games room, think that's the aim.

kevman · 7 Jul 2020 at 22:25

Wonder if valve have a royalty deal on these?

peahead · 7 Jul 2020 at 23:05

If i did not already have a quest i would have given this a chance. price seems ok.

Ravenger · 8 Jul 2020 at 09:47

That's a good price. Well worth it if you're into sims and have the hardware to do it justice.

lokiss · 8 Jul 2020 at 10:08

I'm ordering one when i get home tonight. The price is decent, and September isn't a million miles away.

Lokken86 · 8 Jul 2020 at 17:01

It should look glorious with so many pixels but I'm kinda hoping for more of a middle ground headset. Something that won't require a 2080ti run smoothly.

Ravenger · 8 Jul 2020 at 17:56

Lokken86 said:
It should look glorious with so many pixels but I'm kinda hoping for more of a middle ground headset. Something that won't require a 2080ti run smoothly.

It's got a half resolution mode, which should allow use of less demanding hardware but still get the benefit of the almost non-existent SDE.

Lokken86 · 8 Jul 2020 at 22:37

Ravenger said:
It's got a half resolution mode, which should allow use of less demanding hardware but still get the benefit of the almost non-existent SDE.

That could work. The main thing for me is for the pixels not to be noticeable through the lenses. It's like running 720p on a 1080p display it's doesn't make the pixels on the screen any more viable so I'd be happy to run half res if possible.

danswan · 8 Jul 2020 at 23:36

Not much we don't already know, but there's a hands on preview up: https://youtu.be/8HGxh_K5jMM

danswan · 9 Jul 2020 at 09:43

After some thought I've pre-ordered. I was in two minds having only just got a Quest, but my main use is sim racing so I think it'll be worth it. My only concern is will my system be able to drive it - got a 3700X/5700XT setup at the min but have best part of a grand in a next gen GFX fund, which I'm expecting to be used on some new card or other in order to get the full benefit of this HMD.

On the subject of the pre-order, anyone else do this? I chose the direct bank transfer option, but it's not given me any details to actually make the transfer. So I'm assuming they don't want the money until closer to release?