HP's Reverb VR Pro Headset

Just ordered my Reverb today, so stoked. Should have it by next week I hope. Upgrading from a CV1. Hoping for a fairly massive improvement in clarity!

So I have a: i7-4790K, 16GB RAM, 1080Ti 16GB ....

 

Do you think I can take a HP Reverb? I run Rift S at 1.5 SS tolerably well ...

I ran an Index and Reverb on the same machine with near identical performance. I also tested the Index on another PC as it initially wouldn't work on my games PC and it was quite usable with DCS and IL2.

That machine is a 5820k @4GHz & 1080 (not Ti) 16GB RAM

Not sure what your 4790K runs at but I think you should be ok. Hopefully someone with similar specs can chip in.

I've read that you shouldn't use any soap or additives/chemicals on these lenses as it can damage them. Just soft microfiber cloth and maybe water to dampen the cloth and clean the lenses.

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I have a few Reverb questions I hope you all can help me with!

I got my Reverb today, I have been using a Rift S. I am super happy with the clarity of the display on the Reverb, I am seeing details in the cockpit I have never seen before!! It does have its quirks, but so does the Rift and Rift S. My system was pretty much state of the art a couple of years ago (see specs in signature) but now is probably more a high-midrange setup. So far though, performance is much better than I had expected! I am still tweaking and tuning but it looks like it will run as good as my Rift S did and still have a MUCH clearer display!

Couple questions: What should be my procedure for starting DCS? I have always used Skatezilla's tool, but the Reverb won't fire up unless I manually start the WMR portal for Steam VR first. Is that normal? Also, Oculus starts too....is that needed, and if not, how to stop it? Also...how do you set the IPD? I know its software on the Reverb but I haven't found the setting yet. Thanks!

So I have a: i7-4790K, 16GB RAM, 1080Ti 16GB ....

 

Do you think I can take a HP Reverb? I run Rift S at 1.5 SS tolerably well ...

I have an oc`ed 4790k, 24gb ram and a oc`ed 2080. The Reverb is not a problem, and runs better at it`s 2k per eye than my old CV1. DCS optimization is a BIG problem, and until we have Vulkan then the single thread bottleneck has GPU`s potential choked. A busy map and the GPU will likely be running at half steam. MSAA is also a big resource hog and there should be better AA options.

Can hover around 80/90fps near the ground on the Nevada map with the majority of planes bar the F-14, Viggen and maybe the MiG-21(haven`t flown it in a while). PG is also pretty good away from the city areas.

Couple questions: What should be my procedure for starting DCS? I have always used Skatezilla's tool, but the Reverb won't fire up unless I manually start the WMR portal for Steam VR first. Is that normal? Also, Oculus starts too....is that needed, and if not, how to stop it? Also...how do you set the IPD? I know its software on the Reverb but I haven't found the setting yet. Thanks!

WMR just starts automatically for me when I turn on my pc, I then click on the desktop icon for my standalone DCS and it automatically starts Steam VR and the game loads and starts in VR. If I closed down the WMR software for any reason before starting the game I just restart it again from the steam library/software and proceed as before.

You can stop the Oculus program from starting by right clicking on it and go into properties and alter its startup permissions.

IPD adjustment is done in your Windows setting -> mixed reality, on the desktop and not within the VR headset. Not sure it works as intended yet as it seems to make little difference atm.

You can also use shaving cream :-)

We VR Motionsim Simracer ,with 20Nm Direct Drive Wheels and 60kg brake pressure in our Simulators,sweat a lot on longs stints ,specially on the Nordschleife and it's for years approved now.

I use VR since the first DK2 Releaseday.

https://www.facebook.com/micsimracing/

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Use pure soap on the lenses and Fog was yesterday.

 

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Or, I can remove the nose seal like I already did. If I'm going to use anything on the lenses, I'll just use an old diver's trick and spit on them. ;) Removing the nose seal though had the added benefit of allowing me to peak at my keyboard when I need to. I have microfiber towels to clean the lenses with, and they don't need any help from any chemicals. :D

I always just use my hot breath and microfiber cloth on the lenses, seems to work well for me.

I always just use my hot breath and microfiber cloth on the lenses, seems to work well for me.

I always just use my hot breath and microfiber cloth on the lenses, seems to work well for me.

Reminds me of the days when i spit into a scuba mask to stop fogging :)

Not very scientific but...

 

I ran an Index and Reverb on the same machine with near identical performance. I also tested the Index on another PC as it initially wouldn't work on my games PC and it was quite usable with DCS and IL2.

 

That machine is a 5820k @4GHz & 1080 (not Ti) 16GB RAM

 

Not sure what your 4790K runs at but I think you should be ok. Hopefully someone with similar specs can chip in.

Thanks. I'm running at 4Ghz. So worth a shot ...

Reverb Pro over index?

Ive got an index but im still having trouble reading mfds gauges.Is the reverb pro worth it over the index? Thanks in advance

Ive got an index but im still having trouble reading mfds gauges.Is the reverb pro worth it over the index? Thanks in advance

Can't really say, since I've never tried an Index, but I have no trouble reading gauges with my Reverb. That's with 100% SteamVR SS, and DCS PD of 1.0. The thing just doesn't need any help with clarity. :D

Ive got an index but im still having trouble reading mfds gauges.Is the reverb pro worth it over the index? Thanks in advance

Can u guyz tell me if u can correctly see (in the sweet spot) just in front of you ? like if ur taking the controller close to you're eyes and see it clearly ? For me it's really blurry, same in the distance maybe 5 / 8m in front of the aircraft.

For me reverb is really good for reading the gauges despite the small sweet spot. I'm still trying to tweak it but it's quitte difficult. I really can't reach 45fps on dubai map, after following Thug's guid.

1080ti / 16gb ram / 7700k oc 4.5Ghz

Today again, after about 30 minutes of play the problems start.

 

 

Here everything is fine.

 

 

Here, moving the view a tiny bit down, HMD screen blackouts start to blink on/off. Moving the view back up by the same amount and the blackouts stop again.

 

Can this really be related to power supply?

I am still trying to figure out my blackouts when looking at the ground in DCS.

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Note the headset display going dark (blinking on-off in seconds interval) when the DCS in game view is shifted slightly down and the headset going back to normal when the view goes up again. The headset rests still on the table so no tracking is involved (view is controlled by mouse). The DCS scene is bare empty desert.

My suspicion now is that it might is also be related to heat. The fact that the problems start only after a while of playing might be related to the headset heating up. Today I could play for over 60 minutes before getting blackouts and it is indeed colder in my room than last week. Also I took the headset off and did some testing with the screens still running (e.g. to make the video above) and after a while the blackouts went away. Putting the headset back on my head, after some minutes the blackouts came again.

How the hell tough headset temperature and looking at the ground in DCS are related is beyond me.

I hired a reverb for the weekend just to see if it was any good on my system.After a lot of altering different things like turning asw on etc I got it running to an acceptable standard. I have a annoying and persistant problem though,not in game, that's okay ,its the loading screens shimmer and flicker, sometimes to the point where I get brassed off with it and flip the HMD up till the game screen appears.Does anybody else see this?

Yep,it's a Steam VR /WMR problem and we waiting for a fix.

Using the Steam VR Beta and the Steam WMR Beta, can reduce the Loadscreen-Flickering, but it's still not gone at all.

I close my eyes in Loadscreens.

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I flip up the headset until I see it load on the monitor, it is a minor annoyance but doesn't bother me now I know to expect it.

Hi guys, gonna desperately try and reach out again for help here.

Been away from DCS for a few weeks and now I’m encountering a problem that makes flying an extreme chore. Couple times every minute my view suddenly jerks and changes and my viewpoint/center point often changes. Sometimes it just briefly flashed as if I’m looking at the floor of the cockpit or something and then snaps back. And sometimes it recenters my view to something else entirely. I don’t believe it’s a tracking issue because my tracking otherwise seems buttery smooth. Light in my room hasn’t changed and adding more light didn’t help. This doesn’t happen in the Steam House or WMR room. Unfortunately I don’t really run any other VR programs to test. I should have specified this is in DCS latest beta with SteamVR beta and WMR beta for steam. I also don’t see any key info that would be mucking with the views.

I’m downloading the stable DCS to see if it happens there too as I wasn’t having this issue a month ago.

Guess I’m trying to figure out if it’s a headset issue, DCS issue or steam.

Any help would be most appreciated as I seem to be grounded til I get this resolved.

Thanks Jason

Addendum- The view flickering happens even in the stable release. And actually I am questioning whether or not it happens in the SteamVR room too. So maybe the problem is there. Anyone else having any issue like this?

Interestingly enough, I noticed that the every other second throttling issue with my GPU frametime doesn't happen in the stable release like it does in the beta. This also seemed to be a new thing over the last couple updates. Anyone find a solution for the picture/link below as well?

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=254023

thanks Jason

https://www.amazon.com/HP-Reverb-Virtual-Reality-Headset/product-reviews/B07R768KJP/ref=cm_cr_unknown?filterByStar=one_star&pageNumber=1

Read the reviews; that's where I start with any product. I'm always curious about how many 1 and 2 star reviews show up, and why.

If I can get past that as not applicable to my usage, I'm in.

Hp Reverb is sitting at 40% 1 + 2 star reviews.

Addendum- The view flickering happens even in the stable release. And actually I am questioning whether or not it happens in the SteamVR room too. So maybe the problem is there. Anyone else having any issue like this?

 

Interestingly enough, I noticed that the every other second throttling issue with my GPU frametime doesn't happen in the stable release like it does in the beta. This also seemed to be a new thing over the last couple updates. Anyone find a solution for the picture/link below as well?

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=254023

 

thanks Jason

Hi Jason,

I've had this problem recently too, but it didn't happen at all yesterday. Yesterday was different from my usual weekend routine in DCS though. I was flying a different aircraft, in a different scenario. What aircraft are you flying usually? Have you tried other aircraft, scenarios, terrains? I have seen exactly what you're talking about, and I agree that it was only in the last few updates that this became a problem.

mpdugas, so many bad reviews on Amazon are from people who didn't have any basic troubleshooting skills. Most of the problems listed are caused by improper setup and hardware that's not up to the task. Yes, there are legitimate issues, such as the fragile, unreliable nature of having not just 1 cheesy DP connection, but 2 of them. I had those issues myself, and they were fixed with a new cable from HP.

I knew this was essentially experimental technology, but the resolution increase made it worth it to me to participate in the development, troubleshooting, and growing pains that were inevitable. Overall, I'm so much happier with the Reverb from both a performance and clarity standpoint.

Hi eagle,

Guess it’s been mostly in the spitfire (custom mission) and F-18. Also tried the P-51 on the stable release.

I feel like it happens in the main hanger too. Very frustrating.

Cheers Jason