r/HPReverb

So okay for context, I got a VERY good deal on the reverb G2 v2. It was £130 for the headset, 2 vr covers and 2 sets of controllers, plus all the original packaging.

I hated the tracking however... So I wanted an upgrade. So I bought a HTC Vive kit which also came with 4 controllers, running theme here. That was £100. For base stations and everything, cheaper than everything individual.

I use a controller for continuous calibration on my head, it's positioned further back on my head for balance, whist not being too back heavy.

The wands themselves are worse than the reverbs besides in terms of tracking and maybe durability. But it makes vrchat much much nicer.

The fourth wand is just propping the headteao up so you can see how it'd look on your head

So here is basically my hyper budget index setup. Half the features for 1/4 of the price :D

Hi everyone, I recently acquired a secondhand HP Reverb G2, but it came with the original V1 cable, which doesn't work. Yeah, I got scammed the seller blocked me from everywhere.

I wanted to check if anyone in the Paris/France area or in all Europe happens to have a spare V2 cable from a retired headset that they'd be willing to pass along.

Got this for 75 bucks today it's in really good condition came with the original box and all pretty happy with it thought about getting a quest 3s but I can't bring my self to support metas ecosystem

Picked up this VR headset for the 4K fidelity and also pairing this thing with index controllers and also fbt for socialising in VRChat.

I am using this headset on Windows 11 with the Oasis driver on a Radeon RX 6900 XT at 150% in steamVR and the visuals are just chef’s kiss. Pairing that with the index controllers and the experience is just god tier.

There’s a few tweaks I need to make to it such as the earpieces cracking randomly which I think the pogo pins just need a clean. I also just bought the face cover from a reverb G2 V2 to use on my V1 since I heard V2 parts are interchangeable with the V1 because it seems like the previous owner custom shaped the face plate adapter to his head? But I’m able to get around that by using a HTC Vive fabric cover since it’s a custom faceplate. It should feel better too. It really does feel like a valve index. And the sound is phenomenal.

I used to use a dell visor back in 2020 and the 2nd gen wmr controllers feel better than those old things back then from the 1st gen lineup. I’m also suprised that my tracking with those controllers is actually better than I expected since I heard that they tend to lose tracking easily on the G2 V1 but I never had that issue. Buuut I still wanna use my index controllers.

Is there anything I need to be aware of about the headset I should take into consideration for the near future?

I bought a used HP Reverb G2 with a V1 cable, and it doesn't work. It keeps connecting and disconnecting, and it looks like it's failing to switch to USB 3 speeds. Whenever it does, it lasts a split second before disconnecting, and it just loops like this. I tried it on an Intel laptop as well, and the same issue occurred. So, I'm guessing the cable is bad, even though, honestly, the whole thing came with the box and looks like it was never used. I still have doubts that the cable could be bad, but I still want to ask where I can buy a replacement cable, preferably a V2, so I won't have any issues that are present with the V1. I want the cheapest price, by the way; I'm in France. Or maybe someone knows any troubleshooting or diagnostics I could do on my current cable to see if it's really bad or if the problem is somewhere else and fixable, because honestly, I would like not to spend more money on a cable, as these cost a lot.