Pimax 8K & 5K VR Headsets Coming to Kickstarter Later This Month

HiFlyer · September 12, 2017 at 1:05 AM

So, is it hot air? Can they pull it off? Could it become a simming must-have? The headset is certainly not a looker: in fact, to me it's actively ugly, but I suppose it's what's inside that counts.......

This might be interesting; and could certainly light a fire under of some of the competition..... https://www.roadtovr.com/pimax-8k-vr-he…er-later-month/

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Oldar · September 12, 2017 at 1:49 AM

This sort of headset is inevitable as long as there is a demand for it. There's the rub though. My impression is that VR is only going to survive if Google, Valve, and other manufacturers are willing to absorb losses for the foreseeable future.

HiFlyer · September 12, 2017 at 5:32 AM

My biggest thing is that I can't find anywhere that mentions the expected pricing on these things, and even the kickstarter page has no tiers listed, everything is $1

Spit40 · September 12, 2017 at 9:56 AM

I don't think pricing will be unreasonable based on their 4k. The bigger issue is whether there is any quality behind the headline specifications. The 4k wasn't really 4k, didn't have full tracking and the refresh was too slow. Also the seamless blending of images from 2 screens must be difficult to pull off well. Then there's screen brightness. If they've really cracked all these problems i'll be at the front of the queue, but i'm very cautious.

HiFlyer · September 13, 2017 at 12:59 AM

Should I even ask what a scent module is.........?

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Spit40 · September 19, 2017 at 10:45 PM

Its live on kickstarter. $449 for the 8k res. I'd really like to get some clarification of their functionality as this is tempting.

How good is the dual angled display thing - does it feel natural?
What's this 75/90 refresh. Which is it?
Would FS2 support it?
Exactly what is the resolution increase v. Oculus? Its a bit confusing
Does it really have full motion tracking using steam lighthouse?
Is the display bright enough or a bit dull like i think some earlier pimax was?

https://www.roadtovr.com/pimax-8k-vr-he…er-later-month/

Update: if you go to the kickstarter page you can see that there's an 8k and an 8k x, the latter supporting 90hz and requiring at least a 1080ti. Also it clarifies the actual pixel count v vive/oculus. If you need full lighthouse tracking the total price is quite a bit more than $449. As for the effectiveness of dual angled display and the lcd screen brightness, who knows.

whitav8 · September 20, 2017 at 1:45 AM

Sorry, too late for the $449 - sold out. I'm very interested too - but I need to see some serious reviews while running FS 2 at least at 75 HZ. I would need a new CPU and a new GPU anyway - i7 7900X@5Ghz (6 or more cores) and a 1180ti running at 3940x2160!

Time to dream

Dave W.

HiFlyer · September 20, 2017 at 8:35 PM

Quote from whitav8

Sorry, too late for the $449 - sold out. I'm very interested too - but I need to see some serious reviews while running FS 2 at least at 75 HZ. I would need a new CPU and a new GPU anyway - i7 7900X@5Ghz (6 or more cores) and a 1180ti running at 3940x2160!

Time to dream

Dave W.

This might help: https://www.roadtovr.com/hands-pimaxs-8…-fov-vr-coming/

frui · September 21, 2017 at 8:27 AM

I might get one next month, and I will give my impression.

Spit40 · September 21, 2017 at 9:17 AM

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I might get one next month, and I will give my impression.

Great to hear. That impression is eagerly awaited.

Spit40 · September 25, 2017 at 7:05 PM

Some hands on experience here, including some discussion about whether games need to be recoded to provide the extended field of view

http://www.tested.com/tech/784924-pr…headset-hands-/

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