Pimax

All I really want from a next gen headset is to have better image clarity. Expanded Fov is a nice to have feature, but really I just want to be rid of the SDE.

Give me 2x 4k displays with good optics, upscale the image from a resolution that your average VR user can handle with their rigs (the rest can use SS or whatever to make better use of that extra res if they have the grunt).

That would make me a happy chappy
 
Devrij said:
All I really want from a next gen headset is to have better image clarity. Expanded Fov is a nice to have feature, but really I just want to be rid of the SDE.

Give me 2x 4k displays with good optics, upscale the image from a resolution that your average VR user can handle with their rigs (the rest can use SS or whatever to make better use of that extra res if they have the grunt).

That would make me a happy chappy
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That pretty much describes the Pimax 8K? Sure, they're stretching those two 4K panels over a wider fov, but most reports say that's a bigger game changer than simply reducing SDE (which is already reduced in the Pimax as it is).

With the Vive Pro releasing soon and Pimax waiting in the wings, it's going to be a great year VR-wise I think.
 
After using the original pimax, I have absolutely no desire for the new one, it’s was bloody awful.

For me, all I really want is an Oculus wireless adapter, all this talk of mega high resolutions is a waste because the graphics cards would t be able to hands anything other the simple games/experiences, VR is talking off and we will see more and more AAA devs and games.

Save the high resolution headsets until the tech is available to even run them
 
ArmitageShanks said:
That pretty much describes the Pimax 8K? Sure, they're stretching those two 4K panels over a wider fov, but most reports say that's a bigger game changer than simply reducing SDE (which is already reduced in the Pimax as it is).

With the Vive Pro releasing soon and Pimax waiting in the wings, it's going to be a great year VR-wise I think.
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I mean less ambitious on the fov front. That seems to be the cause of the teething issues so far. That and the tracking/latency.
 
DONOHUE07 said:
After using the original pimax, I have absolutely no desire for the new one, it’s was bloody awful.

For me, all I really want is an Oculus wireless adapter, all this talk of mega high resolutions is a waste because the graphics cards would t be able to hands anything other the simple games/experiences, VR is talking off and we will see more and more AAA devs and games.

Save the high resolution headsets until the tech is available to even run them
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thought these have an hardware upscaler so current gen cards will work OK. Native res for watching movies will probably be good.
 
Mr_Sukebe said:
Time to resurrect this thread.

Here's the latest on the Prototype Pimax 8k:
https://www.roadtovr.com/ces-2018-pimax-8k-hands-on-long-way-kinks-to-iron/

In short, has promise, but still some "areas of opportunity".
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Falsely advertised, it is 4k on each eye as I am sure you know. Watched a Youtube video on this before from Linus. There is no 8k vr headset from these guys and this is false advertising. Linus said the FOV is great but the headset has a long way to go.
 
The aspect ratio of HMDs don't use the same conventions as regular monitors so it's unreasonable to expect the naming conventions to do likewise.

I think it's perfectly fine to describe an 8,000 pixel-wide display as 8k. What else would be suitable?
 
I can't say I have been confused by the 8K branding. It seems a pretty sensible term given the lack of defined standards to describe HMDs
 
Oh come on, I think we can cut Pimax a break here.

Otherwise that 4K monitor you're using? Rubbish. It's only 3840 pixels wide, and technically UHD, not 4K. A 400Hz display? Yeah, right. I won't go into the terms harddrive manufacturers use to inflate their advertised capacities. They all do it...
 
Its just made these numbers and terms meaningless.
We lost some meaning when 2160p was named 4k when its less. But i think it totally lost its meaning with pimax 8k. 4k,2160p,1080p are all 16:9 so many many pixels. However, the trend pimax is starting can have an extremely large variation in number of pixels.
A 1080p screen has 2million pixels, 4k has 4x this.
Pimax naming convention could mean as little as 7680pixels.
 
Sc00p007 said:
Its just made these numbers and terms meaningless.
We lost some meaning when 2160p was named 4k when its less. But i think it totally lost its meaning with pimax 8k. 4k,2160p,1080p are all 16:9 so many many pixels. However, the trend pimax is starting can have an extremely large variation in number of pixels.
A 1080p screen has 2million pixels, 4k has 4x this.
Pimax naming convention could mean as little as 7680pixels.
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The terms were already meaningless, there was a 4k standard before UHD that was actually 4000 pixels, the tv industry also used 5k for a 21:9 screen. PC reviewers have done triple-4k reviews and called them 12k, the same reviewers who then criticise pimax, oh my.
 
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