DavidE

The latest post from system active re the G2 'We are still waiting for HP to officially announce the release date of the HP Reverb G2. We have been told the announcement is imminent. We will of course update you immediately. Our full allocation of Reverb G2s for the first release has now sold out. So you are one of the lucky ones :) For your peace of mind I'd like to bring your attention to the HP 3 year Next Business Day Exchange VR Headset Service for HP Reverb G2 - priced £72. Should your headset develop problems in the next 3 years HP will advance exchange it to be delivered the next business day. Please follow this link to our website where you can see the full details and buy this extra cover. HP Reverb G2 Carepack If you have any other questions or wish to contact us please email reverb@systemactive.com The SystemActive team' The 3 year next day replacement for £72 sounds not a bad deal given that VR sets are not always reliable. Not sure what the normal guarantee is. What are others thoughts on this.

The leaked specs on the new series of Nvidia cards seem to be pointing towards the 3080 being the key card in the line but this comes with only 10GB of VRAM. My existing 1080ti has 11 so this seems a strange choice. Rumours are that a higher VRAM version of the 3080 may come later from third party manufactures, a lot depending on what AMD bring to the party. A key debating point I think will be whether DCS and other sims, particularly recent ones, require more VRAM than 10GB, particularly with VR (have the G2 on order). Would be interested to hear the views of those with the existing Reverb or with a detailed knowledge on the subject.

Just realised that I have replied to my own post of some time time ago!

My IPD is R 36.5 L 37.5, total 74, I pondered for a long time about IPD , decided to try the index as valve had a good returns policy, should not have worried, managed to get an index in the last release and absolutely no problems for me. If I wished I could probably get another 1 or 2 mm by using a spacer but have not found the need. Did consider the Pimax but the returns issue and not being available via amazon in the UK at present pushed me to the index. Was a pure simmer until I got the index but since having get the full bundle, I have ventured into the dark side with, Alyx,beat saber, pavlov etc, VTOL is also good fun and while nothing like a sim, is still quite detailed. Construction of the Index is very good. Also picked up some prescription inserts which has improved my effective resolution. I did come from a CV1 and tried using that at about 65 which was OK which gave me the confidence to go ahead. Don't tend to get motion sick so may be different for you. Remember going mackerel fishing on a school holiday, whist all my class mates, accept one, were throwing up, me and my friend had a great time! Hope this helps David

The fact you can buy from Amazon in the UK is a big plus on the support concerns. Not sure how much of a price premium you pay for the privilege. The fact it copes with my 73 IPD makes me feel happier as well Just watched the eye tracking stream, while too early for most games now, the fact that its an option is a plus. On Amazon will you get the choice of the deluxe audio star, also do you buy the controllers and base stations from Valve direct, once again reduces some of the support concerns. Glad the Index went out of stock just as I was going to buy it, the 8KX looks a longer term solution. Just need to sell off some old HiFi and camera gear to pay the extra cost! Once again thanks for all the comments.

I have been watching the CES streams on the Pimax 8K X, looks like the comfort, build quality and distortion issues have been mostly overcome. The IPD is within range and the clarity sounds amazing. See that it also has a dual mode so if the 1080Ti is a bit below spec, I can use it in upscaler mode or small screen so should be usable. The upgrade options in the future for things like eye tracking is also a big plus. Does sound that Pimax may be coming of age and hopefully the support and professionalism will increase over time. The basic audio sounds poor but the deluxe version may help, if not I already have a good set of steelseries wireless headphones. The only problem is the price but if I forgo the controllers and use just one base station initially, then not so bad, easier to justify things like the controllers for Christmas presents at a later date. Decision made, I will wait for the 8KX and see what the DCS reviews are like in April / May. Always have the Index route to fall back on if the delivery schedule slips again. Thanks for all the help and comments.

The 8KX looks like a long term possibility but buying the index as a package saves circa £80 so that makes the headset well under £400 if I keep the controllers and stations in the longer term. Will in a year or so be able to sell the Index for say £150 so only drop say a loss of £200 ish and in the mean time the 8KX or generation 2 should be getting sorted out. Sounds like a sensible plan to me.

Baldrick Thanks, just the sort of response i was hoping for, suspect the Index will be the way to go but did see a post here that suggests the reverb could get a revamp at CES - maybe manual IPD - unlikely but you never know. cheers David

Ideally I would like the reverb but with an IPD of 73, this is a non starter. The Index is also outside this range but I am OK with the original Rift, even when set at 68 or 69 so think I may be OK. Valve also have a reliable returns policy so worth the risk. Was going to get the Index pre Christmas but on the day I decided to go for it, it went out of stock, hopefully will be back in stock over the next month. In the meantime, I revisited the Pimax offerings. The 5K+ does have the fov, IPD and potentially higher resolution but seems let down by build quality, service, outer distortion and software. To me clarity over fov would be the priority but as always would be good to have both. I am running a 4790k / 1080Ti/ 24GB setup which may be a tad weak but would upgrade these components when the next generations come out with hopefully a 50% + improvement over my current gear. I known things change over time and was wondering whether users have a better experience more recently than some of the older reviews of the Pimax, due to software changes etc. The 8kX looks interesting with a better build quality but is very costly, not out yet and above my current PC specs. Still could be worth waiting a bit, for a longer term solution. If you run the Pimax on small fov, presumably that increases the frame rate, I could get the 8kX and run it on small until the rest of my hardware catches up but that could be some time. I live in the UK, does Pimax only sell in dollar pricing, do they cost a lot to ship to the UK? I was hoping that that the Acer concept D ojo might solve the dilemma but that looks questionable as to whether it will ever be released. Also don't know of any other hires headsets due out this year. The Index looks the safer choice and whilst I am mainly DCS / IL2, I will probably delve into a few non sim games. then again no controllers would offset the higher 8KX. As you can see I am going round in circles here. Any thoughts from longer term Primax or Index owners thanks David

Thanks for the comments, still sitting on the fence but the Cosmos is a definite a no go for me now. The index is looking the way to go at present, in particular it has a wide sweet spot which would help. I am also OK with the original rift which is about 71 IPD, have tried dialling that in a bit to about 68 - 69 and its still OK. I am very right eye dominant and that eye is more 72/2 and the left 74+/2, so that may make a difference. A Half life 3 Christmas bundle would probably tip me over the fence, can only live in hope. Still a chance the ojo may turn up, but even that may have other issues. Interesting that some users have chosen the index over the reverb, even with no IPD issues.

I have a high measured IPD of 74 (36.5, 37.5), are there any users of the Reverb or the Index who have a similar IPD who have tried either set, either successfully or not. Was looking at waiting to see the acer ojo specs as really wanted the reverb resolution but the rumour is it will not be available in Europe. If similar IPD users have not been able to use the Reverb or Index then the Cosmos may be the fallback position. Would be good to be able to try a headset out but not aware of any shops that have demonstration units in the UK. Does anyone know of any trade shows etc coming up in the UK where you are able to try different headsets? At least I can't be accused of having my eyes too close together. thanks David

I am using a 3440 x 1440 monitor which is great for DCS, in missions I can change the font size to read messages etc. The problem is that the text and the menu icons in the mission editor are really small and very difficult to read and use. Is there a way to increase the size without resetting the size of the whole game. Apologies if a very basic question. thanks David