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Techy111
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June 10, 2019
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The Index thread (please keep to subject)

As per the title, please respect the users who post here and keep it on topic, any nonsense and......grrr

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    TragicDelight
    Up and Coming
    September 16, 2019
    My Rift S vs Valve Index Experience now that I own both.
    First off a special Thx to REVIVE for EZ game sharing.
    First I had the Rift S and that was my 1st gaming experience in VR ever. Used it for 2 months and enjoyed over 15 games and movies/videos/SLR VR. When I first started thinking about the Index I would always say to others "for 999.99 i'm spending 600.00 more for different controllers and more setup (base stations) vs saving that 600.00 and buying more games and peripherals".
    Then I bought the Index anyway.
    Now I know what that 999.99 buys you.
    1. Superior build design and comfort.
    2. Clarity and Quality with custom resolution and manual IPD.
    3. The most comfortable and interesting controllers for VR. Innovative indeed.
    4. Sound quality and fidelity. They give healthy Bass and crystal clear sound quality, while floating over the ear reducing head thermals.
    The Rift S for the price is EXCELLENT especially with the inside out tracking, but the Index is special.
    Shadowmask72
    Shadowmask72
    Honored Contributor
    September 17, 2019
    Well Index lovers, it was my favourite VR headset but I think the Reverb might have it beat in some areas. It's quite a noticeable resolution bump playing it versus the Index. The controllers aren't as good obviously, and the colours don't seem as bold, audio is also not as good either at all then there is the lower refresh rate. However, no glare and a very nice crisp display despite a smaller area of focus and the lack of weight on the head  despite the heavy cable is quite pleasant. I feared the differences wouldn't be that massive but damn...they are.  When you look at something and just say, "holy shit" out loud then you know something is right.

     <3 
    System Specs: MSI NVIDIA RTX 4090 , i5 13700K CPU, 32GB DDR 4 RAM, Win 11 64 Bit OS.
    Luciferous
    Inspiring
    September 17, 2019
    You lost me at controllers :) but wait cant you use the Index Controllers with the HP?

    RuneSR2
    RuneSR2
    Honored Contributor
    September 17, 2019


    You lost me at controllers :) but wait cant you use the Index Controllers with the HP?



    Shadowmask72 may indeed be the first to answer that extremely interesting question!  B)

    Reverb is just $500 now in the US HP Store, so that's 1.1K with Knuckles and 2 base stations, but I'm done scuba diving and Index sound is growing on me.

    At $500 Reverb could be a real threat to both Rift-S and Cosmos.

    Feels like the real beginning of VR, the previous 3 years were just a warm-up, lol.
    Oculus Rift CV1, Valve Index & PSVR2, Asus Strix OC RTX™ 3090, i9-10900K (5.3Ghz), 32GB 3200MHz, 16TB SSD "Ask not what VR can do for you, but what you can do for VR"
    Techy111Author
    Honored Contributor
    September 17, 2019
    I see 649 us dollars on the US store, where does it say 500 ? And steam VR will let you mix and mate headsets and controllers very easily now, provided you have base stations.
    A PC with lots of gadgets inside and a thing to see in 3D that you put on your head.
    Techy111Author
    Honored Contributor
    September 17, 2019
    Hp Reverb US store = https://store.hp.com/app/pdp/hp-reverb-virtual-reality-headset-professional-edition?jumpid=cp_r12139_us/en/psg/vr_reverb_headset/products/reverb-shop-now
    A PC with lots of gadgets inside and a thing to see in 3D that you put on your head.
    RuneSR2
    RuneSR2
    Honored Contributor
    September 17, 2019
    Pro version is 649, standard version is just 499:

    https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-reverb-virtual-reality-headset
    Oculus Rift CV1, Valve Index & PSVR2, Asus Strix OC RTX™ 3090, i9-10900K (5.3Ghz), 32GB 3200MHz, 16TB SSD "Ask not what VR can do for you, but what you can do for VR"
    Techy111Author
    Honored Contributor
    September 17, 2019
    Ahhh interesting I didn't realise the consumer version was out... wonder if the UK will be selling that version??
    A PC with lots of gadgets inside and a thing to see in 3D that you put on your head.
    RuneSR2
    RuneSR2
    Honored Contributor
    September 17, 2019

    Techy111 said:

    Ahhh interesting I didn't realise the consumer version was out... wonder if the UK will be selling that version??


    Why not - I'd be surprised if they don't. Seems like HP is aggressive with the $500 price and getting ready to conquer the world ;)

    BTW, I just played Battlewake and Westworld, both games sometimes dip below 90 fps on my rig and the Index ss 100%. I'm still thinking you'll need at least 2080 Ti to drive the Reverb in 90 fps.
    Oculus Rift CV1, Valve Index & PSVR2, Asus Strix OC RTX™ 3090, i9-10900K (5.3Ghz), 32GB 3200MHz, 16TB SSD "Ask not what VR can do for you, but what you can do for VR"
    Techy111Author
    Honored Contributor
    September 17, 2019
    I got an MSI tri fan 2080ti ;)
    A PC with lots of gadgets inside and a thing to see in 3D that you put on your head.
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