Re reviews  

 

Basically Reality is just a bridge and it does what is says in the packet, converts Poser files for use in Lux. It doesn't convert everything 100 percent as I already ran into issues there, but the main issues I encounter are with Luxrender and not so much Reality and reviews from people should only speak about what Reality does and not Luxrender, which is a free program after all. In how far the file conversion plays a role in how fast or good Lux performs is a hard one to answer. 

The free bridge does as good a job but needs more tweaking whilst Reality does most for you. Generally metals and glass need adjusting...The lights it ships with a really good and give a true natural feel...but there sadly remains the fact that Luxrender will take time, resources and might not work well on your system.

Maybe it is worth experimenting with the free one, render as you like and then consider whether you want to pay for another bridge which simplifies a few steps or not. It is on sale until May 5th which gives plenty of time, and then keeping an eye on RDNA's official forum should help you making a decision as if to buy, ask a refund, etc....especially since peeps ran into all sorts of other issues linked to Reality in combination with other installed content like Octane...just my two cents...off to work