PICO 4 vs HP REVERB G2: WHICH IS BETTER? MSFS 13900K, RTX 4090

hello folks and welcome back to the channel in this video we're going to compare the Pico 4 to the HP Reverb G2 and the only way I know how and that is to go for a flight and have a chat so we're going to take off from a very gloomy and frosty Manchester have a play in the Derbyshire Hills and hopefully by the end of this video you'll have a clear indication of whether you should upgrade or keep your review of G2 because I've been asked this question so many times recently I think it's important now that I've had the headset for a good week or so and quite honestly been using it non-stop um I've got a good idea I've got a handle on what I think is good about the Pico and what isn't so good and how it compares to the G2 so if you're interested stick around stay tuned for this video I just want to say a massive shout out to today's sponsor which is FS Academy they do provide the best tutorials you can find for this Sim and right now they've got a 40 discount code last say right now it 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actually depicts the weather I mean look at all these you know areas of Frost superb so I can even feel the afterburner kicking in there as well right let's get straight into this video I'm going to talk about the things I love better about the pk4 and the things that I think the Riva D2 does better and at the end of it I'm gonna recommend to you depending on your system whether you should upgrade or not and in my own personal opinion on whether I prefer this the G2 and hopefully I'm gonna do all that in about five six minutes here we go then so first of all what is better about the pk4 than the Reverb well there's two probably three main factors here for me the first one this is the Shocker okay is that the visuals even though the G2 is a native pcvr headset if you've got a very fast GPU and you can use god mode I personally prefer this to the G2 that is the first time I've ever said that let alone a headset that's not even a native PC VR headset that is mind-blowing to me and there's two main factors for that one virtual desktop is an absolute Game Changer dare I say it for VR with this headset it is absolutely fantastic I'm getting a you know a butter smooth 45 reprojected frames per second and it's locked and sometimes it jumps up to 60 frames per second whilst recording it feels so smooth and the performance is better than if I use the Riva G2 even on my system because the windows mixed reality platform while it's pretty decent especially as it's open XR as well virtual desktops better even with steamvr in this SIM can you believe that folks I cannot believe I'm even saying that but it definitely is better it's so gloomy today in it look at this this is ladybower I've got ultra settings on pretty much everything apart from Lord um and yeah it's running so well hopefully it's going to show on the mirror image so yeah first of all the performance if you've got a fast GPU is better with the pk4 than it is with the rivo D2 the second big thing this is probably the most obvious thing of all the pancake lenses of the Pico means that I've got about 75 percent totally Clear Vision I can move my eyes around instead of my head so you'll probably notice that I'm not moving my head around so much that's because I can see the entire console in front of me it's thanks to those pancake lenses they are absolutely beautiful and it makes a huge difference really does and here's the thing even though I don't think that pk4 even in god mode is quite as sharp as the G2 it doesn't matter because it's sharp enough over more of the image and I would take that any day over just a tiny little sweet spot that's about 10 15 of your vision because it's just so blurry folks that's my personal opinion but as I say you might think differently you might prefer that real pin shop Center and for that the G2 still wins but only by a smidge and if you're able to upscale a little bit in Steam VR then it's basically the same in terms of resolution and sharpness but you get that huge massive wide sweet spot as well as the field of view that's another thing actually the field of view in the pk4 is much better than it is in the G2 in my opinion as well so let's just recap the three main points are if you've got a pretty decent fast GPU okay then the PK wins on performance in my opinion it's better Clarity over a wider field of view and of course the pancake lenses means you get a better sweet spot as well what isn't so good well this is where things get a bit tricky and I think it's important for you to know this if you've got anything other than say a 40 series graphics card so let's say you haven't got a 40 80 40 90 which is pretty much most of you I'd imagine then I would still recommend the G2 because the pico4 demands a lot of power because bear in mind this is not a native PC VR headset so if you've got a 30 series car perhaps anything loading the 3090 then I'd recommend you stick with your G2 absolutely because you're going to get better performance simply because the encoding that's needed to be done for the GPU especially on Godlike mode which is the highest resolution in Virtual desktop it's just too much secondly I'd still say the G2 has better audio however I must admit the Pico 4 audio is pretty damn good actually it's not bad at all it's very impressive considering it's just firing out of this sort of strap here the base frequency isn't nowhere near as good as a G2 but it does a fairly decent job but if audio is important to you then absolutely the G2 wins on that one as well I think the other thing to mention that right now at the Times recording the pk4 doesn't have many accessories so um the G2 is definitely more comfortable however I do think that the pk4 don't get me wrong it's still a very comfortable headset I mean it's so well balanced and it feels so light and Tiny so even though the facial interface is a bit hard in fact mine's getting softer actually as you can see I don't really wear it very very tight it's like very loose on my head because I'm not like playing Beat saber or anything so I'm just sat in a cockpit look at that cloud layer there let's punch right through that as we talk about my final verdict so if you've got a 30 series graphics card then I would recommend the G2 over the pico4 simply because you're going to get better performance um and also it's going to be very taxing for your GPU since the Pico 4 is not a native PC for a headset however if you've already got a 40 series graphics card say a 40 80 40 90 which I appreciate or very expensive if more people are going to buy them over time so this video you know it's going to still be applicable in say six months time um then get a pk4 because you'll find with virtual desktop it runs smooth in the G2 with open XR which is mind-blowing can't believe that you have a much wider sweet spot like 75 percent of those lenses because pancake lenses are absolutely beautifully clear and you're gonna get about 90 95 of the sharpness of the G2 not only that it's a very versatile headset and it does standalone brilliantly like for instance red matter 2 in Standalone on this headset it's like it's a PC VR title however if you've got a 30 series graphics card and you can't run Godlike mode which is very taxing for your GPU then stick with the Riva D2 it's still a fantastic headset it's still really the best bang for your book for most simies without a doubt and it is slightly clearer than the pico4 but of course you've got those blurry fresnel based lenses and to be honest in 2023 which we're getting very close to now for now lenses are just just don't think they should be a thing anymore quite honestly the VR industry should be moving now to Pancake lenses and historical lenses look at that right on the edge now of the speed of sound fantastic but I'll just round out the video with my own personal preference for my own slimming needs I absolutely prefer the pk4 over the Riva D2 with my system without a doubt I just love it I think it's a fantastic headset it shows where the future is going thank you so much for watching as always I really appreciate it please feel free to subscribe and I'll see you again very soon take care and bye for now tell you what let's go and intercept that airliner over there see the contrails look at this I can't wait for CJ simulations to upgrade the engine sounds on this because I think it's going to be very special indeed

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Id: 1dHLInuxhaE

Length: 10min 43sec (643 seconds)

Published: Sun Dec 18 2022

Reddit Comments

[u/Flat_Stick5806]

I also have both. Reverb G2 is more clear for the image and sound is good. The rest of the positives go to the Pico. I grab my Pico now every time when I play and use wireless VD.

[u/MisterTe123]

good stuff