HP Reverb VR goes head-to-head with Oculus & HTC
HP has just unveiled the HP Reverb; the latest competition for the Oculus and HTC VR headsets. HP’s latest device seems to be the next step towards crystal clear VR. Resolution on the HP Reverb is 2160 x 2160 pixels for each eye. It’s predecessor delivered 1440×1440 resolution, showing a significant upgrade in the clearness of the display. While the Rift and the Vive both boast 1080 x 1200 resolution per eye. The field of view (FOV) for the Reverb stands at 144 degrees. This gives the HP Reverb a slight advantage over both the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift as both headsets have a FOV of 110 degrees.
“As the commercial VR segment is expected to grow to $34 billion by 2022, customers are seeking lifelike VR viewing to help open doors to new business opportunities in product design, training, and engineering,” said Spike Huang, vice president and global lead of VR, HP Inc. in a statement. “The time for commercial VR is now and adding HP Reverb to our broader virtual reality portfolio is an important step in addressing this growing market.”
“With more than 2,500 VR experiences available and counting, Windows Mixed Reality continues to serve as the home for cutting-edge innovations that are fundamentally changing the way we work and play,” said Alex Kipman, Technical Fellow, Microsoft. “The HP Reverb headset is an amazing example of the type of innovation we are seeing take place as we push forward and bring the next era of computing – the era of mixed reality – to the masses.”
The HP Reverb will go on sale next month and should cost around $599, with an enterprise edition available for a reported $649. Could this be bested by HTC’s upcoming Vive Cosmos VR headset?