Rift s whos getting one?

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Apparently its getting officially announced this week at Gdc hope the specs are good step up from cv1.

 

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Still no news yet. Apparently theres an nda until tomorrow.

 

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Nda lifts at 3pm GMT so we will know more then. Fingers crossed it will be a stellar upgrade over cv1.

 

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Feels more like a reboot than a full blown sequel.
I cant quite fathom why the quest has more res and oled while the more powerful platform(PC) is neutered.

 

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I'll pass. Total disappointment as far as I'm concerned. The big killer for me is the LCD panel. I can look past a lot of stuff when it comes to panels, but LCD black levels just don't cut it for me in a HMD.

This^ if its the same panel they use in the GO then the black levels will be awful, infact they should be renamed to 50 shades of grey levels.

 

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There's a good review on Reddit by a guy who received his Rift S early:

https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/com...omparaison/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

Looking pretty good hyped for the release date now.

 

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Despite the specs for the S being no great shakes, just read a review that was very positive regarding perceived resolution and the legibility of say text in a cockpit.
As such, have pre-ordered for the 21st. If it’s not a genuine improvement on the current Rift, I’ll simply return it.

Same here if its not an upgrade then back it goes. Iam still keeping an eye on the reverb and index though as a back up plan.

 

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Has anyones shipped yet? Mine just says arriving tomorrow.

 

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Rainforest just sent me an email saying it's delayed till the 27th.
Guess I'll go elsewhere then.

What!!!!! When did you order?

 

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Got my dispatch email from amazon will be here tomorrow. Ordered on the 30th april.

 

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Its out for delivery let the waiting commence.

 

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Its here time to play.

 

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First impressions
The good:
Easy to set up(no faffing with sensors).
Screen door is almost gone.
Fov slightly increased over cv1.
Clarity of the screen is very good especially if you use supersampling. Textures are much more defined and fine detail is easier to see.
Halo headstrap is quite comfy.
Godrays greatly reduced.
No external sensors.

The bad:
The built in speakers are rubbish. My over ear headphone fit just fine though.
The foam they use for the face cushion is quite rough will be getting a vr cover replacement.
Blacks are worse than the cv1 but not too far behind.
When asw kicks in fps goes down to 40 which is too low. (Maybe a bug?)

Should you buy one? If you want inside out tracking and the clarity/res/no sde then yes.

 

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Tried a bit of elite dangerous ss set to 1.6 and wow it looks fantastic, everything is so sharp and txt is nice and clear. Assetto corsa and project cars 2 were just as impressive the detail in the cars and livery was just wow the textures just seem to pop compared to the cv1. If this is considered a small upgrade i cant imagine what the hp reverb looks like with its 2k panels.

 

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I hadn't been in elite for a while. Thought there was supersampling in built but I can't see the option any more . Had to use the oculus tray tool?

It does look much better though.

There are 2 options in the ed menu supersampling and hmd quality i think its called. I just used oculus tray tools though.

 

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gutted my batteries have died already and dont have anymore until pay day next week im assuming its safe to use rechargeables in the controllers? as may just get a few rechargeable sets

Batteries should last weeks not days? yes rechargeable are fine.

 

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CV1 is going back. Rift S is a big big big step up visually. However ASW in skyrim isn't doing too well anymore..

Asw will now be 40fps. Maybe lower supersampling or turn asw off see if it helps.

 

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i have white glitches on screen at times. happens in batman arkham vr at the rocksteady screen.

also have the random white noise screen or whatever... its annoying AF.

any fixes or help?

Its a bug in the firmware oculus know .

 

[danoliver1]

Try these setting for better sound.

 

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Are you getting the white static flashes?