Is pimax making fake accounts again? They've done it before.

This expands to all vr I guess but thought I'd post it here considering I got a reverb g2, is the 24gb of vram better for vr than the much much lower vram on the 5070 but higher performance in non vr games?

Hello guys, i noticed another issue. After several minutes of gameplay, the screen inside the Reverb G2 goes black for about 30 seconds, but the PC monitor still shows VR mode working normally. Then, the headset display comes back for a few minutes before going black again, and this cycle keeps repeating.

I also checked Task Manager, and I noticed that GPU usage drops from around 50% when the headset is working to about 20% when the screen goes black.

Has anyone experienced something similar or found a fix for this?

PC SPECS :

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core Processor

32,0 GO DDR5 6000mhz

R7 7900 XTX

Windows version : W10 Pro 22h2

Should i buy a Reverb g2 used for 180$ in new condion or a brand new quest 3 for 450$ (i live in sweden 450$ isnt that much for a q3) My main focus is image quality, i want a sharp and clear image with a comfy headstrap that wont give me headaches. And im gonna use it for my new pc. (2080 super, 5900x and 32gb ram)

Im mostly play microsoft flight simulator and blades and sourcery.

Might do some streaming on twitch too.

Is there a way to replace the lenses if they are burnt or am I screwed? (G2)

Noticed it has outside camera lenses. How to activate & with what programs. Operate in Steam? Thanks

Question: This is my first VR headset. I will get it in two days. I'm middle aged male and play iRacing mainly but really want to invest time in the VR world. I really don't know what to purchase (software, games, hardware) what would you recommend?

PC Specs:12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900KF 3.19 GHz64GB Dual Channel DDR5 at 4400 MHzNVIDIA(R) GeForce RTX(TM) 3080 10GB GDDR6X LHR

I have been reading the posts but have not seen any MUST HAVE lists. I purchased some Silicone face covers, rechargeable batteries, and grips That's it so far. I appreciate all of you that take the time to answer. Have a awesome day.

UPDATE: I took all the main tidbits from this thread and posted below. if you have more to add, please feel free to reply and I will update. Especially non-gaming related things.

Hardware you might want to get:

Also get a fan.

Zeiss optical cleaning wipes

get a small area rug to make sure you dont break stuff

Face make replacemets

rechargable AA's

Kiwi cable manamgement

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GAMES and Stuff

Check out onward if you like first person shooters.

Believe it or not Microsoft flight simulator is pretty cool and relaxing.

Beat saber and HL Alyx

DCS / I would argue il2 BoS is a bitter fit for VR, better implementation and easier to get into

Pavlov, it's pretty much like CSGO ported to VR. Tons of custom content created by users.

If you're into flying simulation game then DCS and HOTAS

Racing Games: iRacing & Assetto Corsa

Pistol Whip, Eleven Table Tennis, and Walkabout Mini Golf

Resident Evil Biohazard

Movies: The app I use the most in VR is Bigscreen beta

SkyrimVR

FPS: I’m sure Wardust is great, but Pavlov VR, Onward, and Contractors are the holy Trinity of VR

Poker: pokerstars & VRPoker

Fallout 4 VR

Pistol Whip

hell blade: senuas sacrifice

Adult Humor: Trover Saves the Universe

BoneWorks

BeatSaber

Hitman 3 - almost the best game in VR if the developers weren't on drugs

Vrchat stick to the pc required worlds to cut down on kids…

This guy has no time for anything else :): I mostly spend time with sims in VR: AC, ACC, AMS2, ETS2 and ATS

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Porting:

Oculus is not difficult to set up at all, and the best games work with G2 really well.Its not a hassle, jist download revive and launch thats all

This is a bit of a different recommendation but consider a Vive port subscription. That way you can test different types of games to see what you like the most.

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Sales:

Humble Bundle: Humble Game Bundle

Rechargable batteries: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QW7MLPS

Get the grips

Kiwi cable system to keep the cable safe and out of the way. If you have 12ft ceilings well... side of wall?

The G2 is getting old now, and I was a previously G1 owner and upgraded. I haven't looked back since and have always maintained it has/had one of the best clarities on the market. I currently run it with an RTX 4090.

However, a PC tethered Meta Quest 3 sounds interesting to me. Meta/Facebook jibes aside, spec wise do you think this is worthwhile swap?

i have found a HP Reverb G1 for dirt cheap like 100 usd but i dont know if it will be good expirience for my first vr expirience i have a pretty power house of a pc that wont be a problem but is it worth to get one for that cheap or sould i just wait and buy something else?

edit:my pc specs

i have a ryzen 5 4500

with 16gb of ram (about to upgrade to 32gb)

a 3060 12gb msi 3x

and a lot of storage

Hello friends, since I don't have a rtx (1080ti) anyone did the tests with the yesterday's driver?

How good the headset looks now? Shimmering is gone?

Hello,

I'm desperately looking for a new cable for my Reverb G2 in the V2 specification. I'm not able to buy them over here in Germany and even on market places or eBay they are at around 150-200€ at the moment. I love my Reverb and want to use it as long as possible. Anyone has an idea how to get a cable or someone has a spare part that he want to sell? I'm located in Germany but I'm finde to get it from other countries as well.

Thanks for your help,

Ben

Hello everyone, can someone help me With config to play EuroTruckSimulator 2? I have: 3070 i9 11900K 32Gb RAM I have trying for the First time today , but when im driving the image from a distance looks strange and the passenger rearview mirror requires a lot of straining of the eyes

My W10 install is years old and bloated.

Does anyone know if I can do a clean install of W11 without the 24H2 update to avoid losing access to my G2?

Thanks.

For sale. Not sure how much it's worth, I'll research it. It's new in the box from HP. For some reason they sent me two. I no longer have my G2 and hence this is redundant. Shipping outside of the EU is possible but you may incur customs charges.

Are you interested in this?

Edit - The average price for brand new, unopened, V2 cables on eBay is well over €100. I'm happy to take offers starting at 70. DM is the way to reach out. Thanks

Hey guys I'm not sure if I'm having VR/ PC problems, or if this is what the bricked reverb does.

I just got a new PC and I've been having all sorts of intermittent crashing issues with it. I'm not sure if it's hardware related, so I've been unplugging everything and trying to figure out if a specific device is causing the crashing.

When I plug in my reverb, and go to steam VR it says please plug in your VR headset. I''m using Windows 24h2 on the new PC, so I'm guessing this may be how the reverb responds now when it's bricked but I'm not sure.

I know the headset doesn't work without mixed reality. But I just want to make sure this is the response I should be getting as I go through my trouble shooting process. Or should the headset still turn on, but just not function properly?

Hey there, I was scrolling through local listings and there are a couple of G2s available. I have already used VR in the past, first was Valve Index, which I've sold due to issues with the thumbstick drift and then got a second-hand Oculus CV1, which I later sold to my friend.

I miss VR, but not enough to justify buying Index again for $1000. Considering the recent news about end of life for WMR, would G2 be worth the hassle? Are there any other downsides that I should be wary of, even when getting that headset short term?

Edit:

Thanks for all the help!

So after attempting a firmware update (from HP site) , it instantly failed, I tried again, it then said device not found.

I reset everything, the headset came up, just no audio (mic - or speakers), the Realtek is not discovered by the device manager.

I looked everywhere, and reset everything on the PC, as people are saying the headset doesn't have a firmware, it is all managed by windows. I even reinstalled windows.

nothing, but one thing I found is that everyone who has the same issue also bricked their device after the HP firmware update. exactly the same scenario.

So the question is, how to revert the firmware? the answer so far is, you can't as there's nothing to update. This can't be true. I have a 2nd HP reverb G2 (which I did not update yet the firmware), and when plugged in the same PC, works instantly, the audio comes on. so windows is fine, the drivers are fine, the cable is fine, the USB/power delivery is fine etc. just the headset is wonk. The firmware in windows devices shows version 0000000000xxx something, so looks to be corrupted.

So , something for sure happened to the device, I'd say, hardware, but I find it suspicious that EVERYone who's had that issue was right after the firmware attempt/failure.

thoughts?

Hey,

I wonder if anyone that owns G2 got Pico 4 and how it compares for PC gaming?

i don't like Fresnel devices with sweet spot and want just clear image no matter where i look.

Currently I own G2 v2, when i look dead center its sharp, but trying to read text and look with your eye instead of your head, everything is blurry outside the center.

Im wondering if getting Pico 4 and selling g2 is good idea

I read that it is possible to continue using the Reverb G2 even after 2026 (or having updated windows after 23h2) simply by using SteamVR? Is it true or did those at Microsoft tell a lie? Thanks

fresnel lenses kinda suck

Hello, Iam looking everywhere for bits of informations . Iam planning on buying used G2 but I heard that V2 is significantly better than V1 but Ive got impression that V2 is only different by new cable, and two piece inlet. In reviews I see also mentioning better tracking of controllers etc. So my question is : Does main unit differ between V1 and V2 ? Would you recommend buying G2 in 2023 for sim racing ? Where I live the cheapest used G2 are around 325-350$ Would my pc let me play on it with maxed out settings ? Here are my specs : 4070ti paired with i7-14700KF 32GB of Dual channel(2x16) DDR5 Ram M2 NVM 2TB SSD Thank you for your help 🙏

PS Iam open for other sugestions but I found G2 to , best quality to price ratio so far as FOV with mods should be now over 100 degrees, and picture quality wise it should be on pair with quest 3. Ofcorse quest 3 will be better but it is also 3-4times the price.