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HP Reverb G2 Review and comparisons

The original Reverb was my favorite VR headset. I even chose it over the otherwise great Index. The reason for this was obvious – the Reverb had the best screen clarity of any consumer grade headset. The Reverb G2 has the same industry leading screen resolution but it has a new and improved panel which reduces mura, improves colors and …

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Best Windows Mixed Reality VR Headsets (2024)

Microsoft has gone with a platform economy for its Virtual Reality push. What this means is that they create a platform (WMR) and let other manufacturers actually build the headsets. The massive advantage of this is that dozens of companies will be building headsets for your platform. Valve has done something similar with SteamVR. The point of all this is …

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HP Reverb Pre-Purchase FAQ

The Reverb is my favorite VR headset at the moment. I prefer it over the Index, Vive Pro, Rift S and others. This is obviously because I mostly play flight and racing games only which need as much screen clarity as possibly and you don’t need to use the meh hand controllers. But the Reverb is not perfect. There were …

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Improving Tracking on the HP Reverb G1/ G2

HP Reverb and its successor the Reverb G2 are Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) headsets and like most WMR headsets, they use inside-out tracking. This means that cameras on-board the headset track your position in 3D space. In addition to the cameras, there are also gyros that track your orientation (like mobile phones do), but can’t provide perfect full 6dof tracking. …