HP REVERB G2 SETUP TUTORIAL - How To Setup The Reverb G2 - All You Need To Get You Started! 

The reverb G3 will probably be released before my G2 arrives 😄

Still waiting for mine to arrive but this video has me prepared for when it does - thank you!

I just got mine today and so happy with it. I tried out the index befor this but the clarity on this is insane. I don't seem to have any issues with tracking so far but I've only played 2 games. So far so good. Really happy 👍 thanks for a great startup tutorial.

Great tutorial on how to setup HP G2. Thanks !!!

You could have mentioned that when setting up your height, placing the left controller on the floor and setting the height with the right thumbstick, much easier

HP Reverb G2, i7-8700, RTX 2080 TI ULTRA Sound & Graphics findings. Having tested the G2 in DCS first and having to reduce SS back down from 1.6 to 1.0 from my RIFT S I was very pleased with the Clarity although it did suffer on MP Server with 30 Players with one having a lag of 320 causing bad rubber banding! Onto Squadrons and I was trying to get my Audio much better. Getting the rear band to surround the curve of my head helped lower it closer to my ears to then adjust the side straps which only needing a stretch to settle in on the velcro. I was very disappointed they still did not come closer to my ears and lacked BASS but after much trying many settings I found I had set ingame to Binaural Headphones which both removed BASS and lowered the volume a lot! So use ingame ENHANCED STEREO for the G2 Audio but also add LOUDNESS EQ in the Audio Hardware>Enhanced Settings to sound amazing!!! This is most likely due to them using the daft Realtek Driver which is well known to alter sound to be "better" but isn't. Before my next full OS install Update to Win 2004 or 2009 I'll do a test to use instead the Windows Default HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO DEVICE Driver which will likely need to be done in Safe Mode so that the old Driver can be totally deleted to not update itself again upon booting. I did this already for my Motherboard Audio and it means you hear Music how it was made to be rather than all getting messed up with extra enhanced high EQ and too much compression. If any of you try this (make backups of your System to be safe) let me know. Graphics Settings needed reducing lots! From ULTRA to just LOW but then raise Ultra Texture Filtering, Shadows High, some others like TA & Ambience Occlusion could also be highest except for when I play Music in the background OR (not tried yet) on Multiplayer it may not like these. However, then I found SteamVR (which this uses to run NOT Oculus SDK but can open it at times...proved by closing SteamVR and game stops!), it has SS Setting of 110% for Each Eye when we select the Custom RES not the Auto Adjust RES Option! So perhaps after I have set this to 100% it should help in Multiplayer. When it gets too over-powered the display goes off briefly! I restored the Profile Default back to 75% in E:\Documents\STAR WARS Squadrons Steam\settings "GstRender.ResolutionScaleVR 0.750000". ALL THESE SS SETTINGS ACCUMULATE! There really so next to no change in quality on the VR Settings from ULTRA to LOW visually. It just makes it smooth and removes stutter. Tracking of HMD is excellent even in the dark without a IR LED however you will lose your Z-Axis doing this (you don't on other headsets). Although you can get it to work for just a short time by starting with a Room Light ON then switching OFF to play in the dark. Any small bedside lamp is ample! This explains why some say they move forward and the cockpit also moves forward. Hand Tracking seems ok as they are lit up so the dark does not affect them. However, on fast games like Beat Saber they are said to not keep up with other makes. I haven't tried as I just sit and sim ;) There is a Setting in the WMR APP in lower left "...", Headset Display>Experience Options to set from default 90Hz to 60Hz which has been said to be no visual difference but will get your settings higher or give you headroom or added fps. Also above this is another feature for Auto Upscalling for Quality or Performance. Plus there is a function in SteamVR to set Developer>Set SteamVR as OPENXR Runtime which adds a 3rd Pre-Frame for where supported e.g. MSFS2020 (like ASW but 3 frames not 2) to be smoother but run at 30fps. I haven't tried all these settings as I've always prefered actual frames personally. The changing to Desktop can get buggy due to SteamVR conflicting but best to set an option in WMR to use the WIN+Y even though it already suggests you to use it. ALT+TAB doesn't get your Mouse to Focus on the Desktop otherwise! Hope this helps you out. I am thrilled with this VR device after much tribulations. o7 * I found I need 60Hz for Elite:Dangerous in Combat Hazres and VR LOW only to rid stutter!!

This is a great headset. WMR is great and really simple to setup and use. Thanks Sebastian for showing people how great this product is despite all the prejudices and negativity being spread because of ignorance.

1. Plug in headset. 2. Plug cables into computer 3. Plug in power adapter. THIS is the correct order, HP is VERY clear on this even including an instruction sheet right on top in the package. Remoting is the reverse order.

For anyone having trouble removing the battery covers from the controllers and are afraid of damaging the controllers, then you're not alone. They are difficult to remove. I found that by moistening my thumbs then dabbing them on a towel and holding the controller with the ring resting gently on my stomach (be careful not to strain the ring) and using my thumbs to push away from me (towards the base of the controller) I eventually was able to remove the cover. You may need to try this several times, but trust me it does work and you are not damaging anything. I use the rechargeable batteries and charger Sebastian suggested and they are very good, I live in New Zealand and I got them from Amazon. Very good video Sabastian (as usual, in fact I used your channel for most of my information on the HP Reverb G2).

I am so happy to see that you are succeeding with RU-vid. I have been subscribed tp your channel since your early beginnings, back when you were worried about not being able to do RU-vid full time, Again, I am so happy for you that you made it. :) I do music with a smaller channel, but am blessed to not need the small income from my small channel, and just do it for a break from doing my professional music work. I own both the Reverb G2 and the Quest Pro, and really appreciate your VR knowledge. Keep up the good work. :)

I have been with 1.2V batteries for over half a year now. Thanks for letting us know.

I believe it's important to mention that you must go into the SteamVr settings and change the default resolution settings per eye for users with older gpus. SteamVr does not correctly set this value. On my pc it defaults to 3160x3096 per eye which is above spec for this headset (SteamVR supersampling). You must decrease the slider to around 50% or at least decrease until the resolution is close to that of the HP Reverb G2 of 2160x2160 per eye. Otherwise, you may have problems running games at steam's default resolution especially with older GPUs like the 1080ti. However, the 1080ti is more than capable of running this headset at full resolution of 2160x2160 per eye.

So excited - just picked this up for 225$ on ebay great condition - if you want one nows the time plenty for 200-300 on ebay!

This channel is underrated

Great short video for new users. I'm a new user with my G2, so I've had to figure this all out, as there doesn't seem to be many getting started guides. But it's also frustrating that there seems to be a lack of "Getting Started" guides for many VR Apps & Games. eg. My first experience with Pavlov VR wasn't good. I couldn't find which G2 controller button combination to bring up the menu, then I couldn't unholster my gun (so got stuck in teh tutorial). It took me a while to figure out I needed to change controller bindings (controls seem to default to Oculus?), something I still haven't found in any "Guide". Intro and review videos all seem to start off sucessfully running around in the game. ie. No actual "Getting Started" guide. Similar experience trying to get started with other games. I think so far Alyx has been the easiest game to get up and running with on the G2. Even Beat Saber had me initially stumped when I went into "Solo" on the menu, and there was no "Play" button? Seems I needed to go into Campaign to "Play" solo. So I guess the Solo menu is just a settings menu? I dunno, couldn't find any guide. LOL

Can you install easily without the controllers? (Getting the headset only, as only play Elite VR with a Hotas)

You just saved me hours of frustration and wasted time! Danke sehr!

Mine should hopefully arrive next week. I have a question though: since I only bought the G2 for DCS, I preordered the version without controllers - I have no need for those. But can the setup process be completed without controllers? I didn’t see a ‘skip’-button...

Still waiting on mine. Going to immediately hook up my index controllers after then get revive connected. Then I'll be done.

Great video - thanks, now finally got my G2 and very happy with it overall.

Just bought the Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition, hopefully this video applies the same setup

The question remains is it possible to open the internet browser in the cliff house, and check things like mail? I believe a nice user interface is very important, just like in the early days with the Samsung gear vr where you had everything beside games, like access to settings, socials and internet - it was great right up to the point where Facebook shut Oculus down..

You missed the step where you have to deal with endless USB connectivity issues, haha.

Is it likely for an update to ignore the batteries being 1.2v? I don't have and can't find 1.5v rechargeables

First time VR owner here, my G2 arrived this week. So far I'm a bit underwhelmed, specifically I feel that there is only a very small central section where focus is (very) clear. When moving my eyes (not head) only slightly off centre the picture is blurred, so much so that I'm surprised i haven't found much discussion of it. But I don't know if: 1) my physiology doesn't suit VR, 2) the G2 is indeed defective or 3) this is actually as good as it gets. Can anyone relate to this?!?

My G2 is on the way and this channel is just what I was looking for. Subbed!

I just ordered an HP Reverb G2. Thanks for the help with setup!

Was that tutorial helpful for you? Do you still have any questions?

Do you know if the setup and usage with SteamVR games is possible without the controllers? I want to buy the Reverb G2 without controllers, because I never use them in sim racing.

Please Sebastian, make a video teaching how to activate the motion reprojection on Steam for WMR. It can help a lot of people with problems with smoothness in games.

I do not even have it yet but I want to be prepared so I can get into VR even quicker lol

Still waiting for mine here in Wisconsin USA. I ordered mine at the beginning of September. I called HP connect customer support today and they told me it is supposed to ship out within the next two weeks. The guy also said they have been getting a lot of returns because of dead pixels, dead speaker on the headsets, Instantly breaking clips for the cable management. Hopefully these are rare occurrences though. Great and informative video as usual!

Thanks for the help! I look forward to playing some great games with my new headset!

No...still waiting for mine ordered late October..but since bots/scalpers are doing an Invasion on anything i guess ill receive mine next summer......just like my 6800XT -_- i hate this year so much.

When I took it out of the box I had a lot of problems it was just black until I followed a troubleshooting video, I've only had it two days on the first-day Steam VR home was all wobbling all over the place I just turned the visuals down to medium to sort this out, later I turned them up again and all was fine, so I played HLA then I plugged back in my Index just to check the difference TBH I don't see that's it's such a big upgrade from the Index!

Hi Sebastian, thank you for all your videos. Can you please make a detailed video explaining the sweet spot, because my impression from your previews was that it was very big, but I find that on the G2 it's quite small. My previous VR headset was a CV1. Would be helpful if you could put the sweet spot in context and explain where the boundary is before things start to get blurry. Seems like there is a disconnect between what reviewers are saying and what people like myself are actually seeing.

I literally have had my g2 set up for a week I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything lol. Great video Sebastian!!

I just got my G2 on Christmas Eve! HP Connection was totally clutch.

I didn’t just get my shiny new G2. Instead I got another email saying how excited HP is that the demand is so high for the G2. It’s also informing me for the third time I’ll be getting my G2 before the end of the month. “For the third time, for the third month in a row. It also says if I placed my order after Oct 27th i won’t be getting my G2 till next year. Thank god I placed my order early September right? How many weeks are left in this year?

You need to do a video on controller bindings before people lose their minds, there isn't much info on RU-vid or Steam, tried a few in Fallout VR that I didn't like, could have learned how to create my own but I just wanted to get in the game so just connected my O+ controllers.

please help me i feel so sad , i have rtx 3070 & i9 10900k with 16 ram , everything good with reverb g 2 but when i try to play Microsoft flight simulator 2020 it crush i set everything in default and i put the resolution under 50% but still crushing ,, bth i updated my pc to windows 11 !!

Hey Sebastian, absolutely loving your content, it's down to you and your videos on the hp reverb G2 that I preorder and have my own now! 😊 It really is amazing but the settings is a bit awkward compared to what I'm used too, I'm not sure if I'm in half resolution or full resolution as it does not say clearly, please could you do a video on going through all the windows mixed reality settings? That would be an amazing video as no one else has seemed to do it yet, anyways keep up the good work! 👍

Great video covering the basics in one place.

Thank goodness for this video- I was lost trying to set up this hp reverb G2. I didn't even know how to plug it in haha

Your description has a translation error. In the section for VR headset recommendations, it has the Dutch word for "I", "Ich"

awesome G2! I love the cliffhouse. You can put shortcuts to all your games in it.

Well. now I know how to set up a G2, if, or when I get one.

Danke 👍 I’m planning on getting one of these this week. I don’t actually know German, sorry 😅

6:01 in the video I would like to readjust my space area however, when I go back to headset up guide I get as far as pairing the controllers, then learn your controllers, and then it just exits out....

Great video . Finally got my shipping advice today so will be ready to go when it arrives - thank you!

One question is this vr compatible with a pc spec ntel Core i3-10105, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD

Great information, thanks for breaking it all down! Excited to get my new G2!

I personally don't have much experience with other platforms other than WMR. I have Lenovo Explorer WMR headset, that I bought already some years ago. And I think WMR software is total garbage. That alone makes me hesitant to upgrade to G2. It constantly forgets the room setup, so almost everytime you want to play, before you must crawl sideways the room perimeter like a crab on a chain. It's window with the Cliffhouse popups whenever you plug or unplug the headset, or updating drivers, or even just when it thinks by itself that it's a good idea to mess with your work or game at the moment. So it's a good idea to keep the headset disconnected from USB port when you're not playing. Steam not always sees the WMR app, so it's quiet frequent situation when the game runs somewhere, but you are sitting in the Cliffhouse without a way to switch to the game, because steam thinks that there is no headset present in the system. Helps only shutting down WMR app and SteamVR services by force thru Task Manager and trying again. Every time you finish your play session and exiting the game, wearing off and shutting down the headset, SteamVR services wouldn't be unload and will continue to eat system resources including GPU at 5-30% depending of the graphics card you have... And the list of problems may still go on. Mostly all this isn't something critical that may be a deal breaker by itself, but all this at the same time? At the time I bought my headset, VR was something new and I thought it's a child's illnesses and will be fixed in time. But the time passed and nothing at all has changed. Too bad that there is no alternative. Index is too expensive and Quest2 is a product from Facebook that I'll never buy or even use for free.

I just got mine, only took about a month! Thanks for the tutorial!

Bruh, they made update my pc and didnt even mention that you get mixed reality from steam lol. Thanks man.

So I got a shipping confirmation, it's currently at the local DPD depot and is going out for delivery tomorrow. Can't wait!

Great tutorial MRTV ! Do you know where to adjust the scale? I just got mine and in a car i definitely feel the steering wheel is smaller and the size of the cockpit in general. Any tips?

Hi Sebastian, thanks for the video. I have a very important question. I noticed your t-shirt, how do you rate the Disney Star Wars trilogy?

How do you change from standing to sitting

Great tutorial, but you left something kind of important out of the connecting cables section -- where to plug the DP connector into the headset itself! It's not at all obvious. You have to remove the face pad, and just above where your left eye goes is a recessed shaft at the end of which is a female DP socket. Can't believe nobody mentioned this in the comments, or at least not the first hundred or so. You're welcome.

Informative, to the point vid, thanks very much! Always enjoy your videos! Purchased those batteries too.

Hey thanks so much for your informative video! My g2 arrives tomorrow :D

Great thanks. Ordered on Amazon today in UAE. Arriving tomorrow apparently. Had to wait a while for stock but surprised with the delivery time once ordered.

Can you demonstrate the correct way to put the headset on to get the best image quality and wearing comfort?

How to turn off the display of the controller in the game ? Somehow it got turned on along with the visible hand.

Can I share DP slot with another monitor cause all four has been used?

thanks how do you take the headphones off?

Great timing, my g2 just arrived today

I just received my G2 today from Amazon HP Store but it still says Rev.1 when I heard they had Rev. 2 out? Have I been sold older version?

I’ve had to post on your Discord Channel for help. Mine died after two days due to a bad cable. Now got a long wait for a replacement. HP have sent a DOA letter for the supplier in the UK but they have no stock to send it from. Really gutted as I saw how much better it is than my Rift-S. It seems the G2 isn’t without issues despite the extended launch period - but it looks absolutely fantastic. It’s going to be worth it.

thank you for this tutorial, i'm going to buy the reverb g2 next jan ;)

great video, I'm getting this soon!

Glad you did this for people having any trouble...Is there any other program that can be used from the desktop without going through SteamVR?

Got mine on Tuesday and......actually Im disappointed and will be returning it. Compared to my Valve Index, the G2 is slightly less comfortable (due to face plate being less wide) but that is slightly offset by the reduced weight of the G2 which is noticeable. Doing an A vs B audio test - The speakers/headphones in the Index are noticeably superior in clarity and bass, the G2 headphones has distortion of low frequencies. The biggest issue though was the field of view which is much reduced in the G2 compared to the Index. I found this impacted immersion so much that despite the visual quality being superior in the G2 (although its already very good in the Index), I still preferred the Index. Shame as I was really hoping the G2 would win hands down but, for me, Index still is the king. Now the wait for Index 2!

Thanks. Got my G2 today and using a VR headset for the first time. Good to know we don't have to launch through the cliff. Nice view though! :D

thank you, kind man!

Hello, the tutorial was wonderful and made for an easy setup. The image I see is out of focus. How do you focus to make it crisper?

Does anyone know what VR stands Sebastian uses? I've only been able to find a black head with a metal base.

I have a 3080TI graphics card which has 3x displayport and 3x hdmi outputs. The displayport outputs are occupied by the connected 3 monitors. one hdmi output is occupied by the 4th monitor. 2 hdmi outputs remain free. is there any way to connect hp reverb g2 to graphics card via hdmi? I ask because I don't want to disconnect my 3 monitors every time I want to use VR. thank you very much for your answer.

If I want to play games like farcry 5 and DCS WORIL , what software shall I install to play in windows not the welcome room ? Please guide me . Thanks

Awesome tutorial! Can't wait to try my G2!

Hey my friend can I use Reverb g2 on Apple retina laptops with display port to use this pcvr as a second monitor only to watch my own movie from the hard drive of this same apple laptop?

@MRTV Thanks Sebastain. Just got my G2 today and sure enough the plug in the unit didn't seat completely and had to hunt for a USB port and that fixed it. I thought the UPS folks played Football with it at first. Good looking out for the community bro!

About to watch however is it possible to pin Oculus and origin games in the cliff House like you can steam games? I have a wall of games in my cliff House cinema room but would love to access Oculus games as well as.my origin copy of star wars squadrons. Thanks (I have Revive all up and running )

I like the transparency on your videos, none of that "let me know what you think" bullshit. You ask for comments to boost engagement to help with RU-vid's algorithm. Seems fair. Here's a comment ;)

Can you help explain the Video settings inside Steam for the resolution when using the G2? It gets confusing when the numbers don’t match what we would expect. Then games like Squadrons might not perform as expected even with auto settings for VR. Thanks Seb. You are awesome! Cheers

Brilliant demo. Thank you.

It says my 4080 has not been tested for compatibility so I can’t do the installation process that’s frustrating

Eventhough I have experience with other headsets I understand that this one has some quirks regarding installation, setup and in-game settings so it was helpfull nonetheless (because now I know it's not that big of a deal at all, only the installation of WMR for steam is extra). Thanks!

Great vids on the G2...offhand anyone know if there is a workaround to get Everest VR working on the G2? I ended up returning it(Via Steam)

I need help. my hp reverd controller is not pairing with bluetooth in the app for hp revard I always click on manual pairing but it doesn't connect then I look at the bluetooth the two control is connected, then I look at the program is not paired. i don't know but what to do i bought today but i can't make it work

Great job

Great Video Sebastian! btw. do you have in plan tutorial for playing Oculus games with Hp Reverb G2???

uhhh what do i do if the right controller isnt being tracked? theyre both paired, and the triggers register but only the left controller is being tracked also the light is just dimmer on it too.

Talk about good timing, mine arrives tomorrow! A question though, I have my playing area behind the PC not in front. Will the boundary setup still work?

Did they change the pair button that used to be inside the battery compartment of the old controllers? That's how I would put them in pair mode.

Thanks for this video - I ordered my G2 based on one of your previous videos I got my G2 today and I must say I'm a bit disappointed. 1. As I have an AMD X570 motherboard (Gigabyte Aorus Elite) - I had the same problem as all the other AMD users. The G2 didn't work on an USB port on my PC, but it did work when plugging in the USB cable in my USB hub (DeLock powered 7 UUSB hub) 2. The setup of the controllers didn't go as described, I had to use the manual pairing. 3. Clarity: The text is kind off blurry if not looking directly ahead. Any tips on how to improve this?

hi sebastian, I've read a few places that say the G2 requires a powered usb adapter. do you think I'll need one?

Great content

Is it not possible to play microsoft flight sim without steam using the reverb 2?