10-24-2017 08:42 AM
09-17-2018 01:34 AM
Wildt said:
Any good price estimates for the entire 5k+ package with controllers and whatnot?
The kickstarter pledge for the 8K package was $799 and the 5K package $699. Buying 2 Vive controllers and 2 sensors separately would currently set you back $530.
I'm guessing the retail price for a Pimax 5K+ full package will be somewhere around the $1,000 mark maybe less. Depends how much money they need to claw back from the development process or if they're still in the black.
09-17-2018 03:07 AM
09-17-2018 03:29 AM
09-17-2018 04:19 AM
I'm willing to go with the reviewers opinion that distortion is just around the periphery and not really a distraction.
I'd personally put more importance on black levels, godrays and GPU requirements if I were considering this, The Pimax seems to have the lowest level of godrays so far but maybe the worst black levels.
If CV2 has 140 deg FOV but a noticeably better level of detail over the 5K+, and if it has the same level of blacks and godrays as the Go, that would make it my choice for an upgrade.
Some will take the opposite view which is understandable, FOV does more to increase immersion, detail does more to make a game more playable I think. Godrays and black levels just make for a more enjoyable experience.
We don't know yet what Pimax's customer service is like or the reliability of the hardware but i think they should be given the benefit of the doubt until we know otherwise.
09-17-2018 06:26 AM
09-17-2018 06:33 AM
09-17-2018 06:48 AM
Zenbane said:
The big issue with Distortion is that the solution requires lowering the FOV even further, to about 155 degrees.Current FOV playable categories are: 170,155, 125.While those are improved over the current Rift and Vive, they are a far cry from the 200 FOV promised, on top of the fact that the highest end GPU is required as a bare minimum.In truth, the promised 8K HMD is still not being delivered. Users have to wait until next year for what Pimax has branded the "8K-X" along with the new hand-controllers. The only recommended product right now between the released 8K and 5K-Plus is the 5K version.
True, I think the bottom line is that this is really all in Oculus' court to win or lose.
Actually I hate that winning or losing analogy, scrub that, too many us/them arguments of the past. Pimax's entrance, despite the quibbles, injects some optimism in PC VR, I'm sure Oculus will inject some more soon enough. It's reason enough to be enthusiastic again.
@Shadowmask72 you deserves a well played for braving out our doubts and holding your nerve with the backing. Are you going with the 5K+ ? When do you expect to get your hands on it?
09-17-2018 07:23 AM
Zenbane said:
The big issue with Distortion is that the solution requires lowering the FOV even further, to about 155 degrees.Current FOV playable categories are: 170,155, 125.While those are improved over the current Rift and Vive, they are a far cry from the 200 FOV promised, on top of the fact that the highest end GPU is required as a bare minimum.In truth, the promised 8K HMD is still not being delivered. Users have to wait until next year for what Pimax has branded the "8K-X" along with the new hand-controllers. The only recommended product right now between the released 8K and 5K-Plus is the 5K version.
09-17-2018 07:24 AM
snowdog said:I don't think anyone who knows anything about HMDs was expecting 200 degrees horizontal FOV tbh.
09-17-2018 07:31 AM
Well, Star-VR has managed it, according to the first impressions, mind you I wonder what they ran their demos on!
snowdog said:
Zenbane said:
The big issue with Distortion is that the solution requires lowering the FOV even further, to about 155 degrees.Current FOV playable categories are: 170,155, 125.While those are improved over the current Rift and Vive, they are a far cry from the 200 FOV promised, on top of the fact that the highest end GPU is required as a bare minimum.In truth, the promised 8K HMD is still not being delivered. Users have to wait until next year for what Pimax has branded the "8K-X" along with the new hand-controllers. The only recommended product right now between the released 8K and 5K-Plus is the 5K version.
I don't think anyone who knows anything about HMDs was expecting 200 degrees horizontal FOV tbh.