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CES 2019: Pimax Displays Knuckles-Like Controller Prototype

CES 2019: Pimax Displays Knuckles-Like Controller Prototype

Pimax is showing off its latest VR hardware at CES 2019 with Knuckles-like controllers “designed to free your hand for an open-palm immersive experience.”

We scheduled an appointment to see Pimax hardware later today but a lack of clarity in the company’s press release leaves open the question of whether these controllers — either the thumbstick or touchpad versions — will actually be shown with hands-on time at CES this year. The release refers to “prototypes on the stand” and the company did not answer a follow-up question from UploadVR seeking clarity.

Image provided by Pimax showing its hand-strapped controllers with a thumbstick.

The “8K series VR headsets with brand new Pimax controllers” also come embedded with Leap Motion hand-tracking and 7invensun eye-tracking technology, according to the company. 

“All the Pimax 5K Plus, 8K, and 5K BE headsets now have Leap Motion’s embedded modules, which feature a 180-degree FoV,” the press release states. “This is a perfect match with Pimax’s 200 degree FoV for a natural user-experience.”

We recently recommended not buying a Pimax headset until the company fulfills its Kickstarter backer orders, which the company claimed a few days ago would happen by month’s end. We plan on reviewing the Pimax 5K+ this month and we’ll bring you impressions of whatever hardware we end up trying at CES 2019 in Las Vegas.

Image provided by Pimax showing its controllers with a touchpad.

For reference, here is a photo of the latest version of the Knuckles controllers Valve Corporation is seeding to developers “in quantity” which include both touchpad and thumbstick.

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Pimax to Showcase its 8K Headset and New Controllers at CES 2019

It’s almost time for CES 2019, with the gigantic technology event opening its doors today in Las Vegas. There’s going to be plenty of virtual reality (VR) tech at the show, with Pimax announcing that it would be demonstrating its 8K headset alongside the very latest Pimax Controllers.

Pimax controllerLooking very similar to Valve’s Knuckles design, the Pimax controllers come in two variations, with a touchpad on both or joysticks on both controllers. Pimax will showcase a prototype of both the thumbstick and trackpad open-palm controllers at CES 2019, designed for a natural fit and compatible with multiple devices including the Steam VR tracking 1.0 and 2.0.

With headsets like HTC VIve and Oculus Rift now coming into their third year, Pimax is positioning its new 5K Plus, 5K Business Edition and 8K headsets as the next step in VR’s evolution. Not only do they have higher resolution displays to combat the screendoor effect, they also feature 200-degree field of view (FoV).

“Science fiction stories like Minority Report and more recently Ready Player One gave us a glimpse into the future for immersive experiences and UI control,” said Kevin Henderson, Head of US Operations of Pimax VR, in a statement. “Today we’re ready to prove that era is closer than ever before by bringing VR 2.0 to the industry. As a contributor to VR 2.0, we are closely working with our partners to bring innovation to the industry and finally give VR enthusiasts and gamers what they have been dreaming of.”

Pimax 8K Series

Also at the event, Pimax will be demoing new VR expansion modules which include Leap Motion hand tracking and 7invensun eye tracking. All of Pimax’s head-mounted displays (HMDs) can embed the modules, with Leap Motion offering 180-degree hand tracking, whilst 7invensun’s eye tracking is there to implement foveated rendering.

“As a contributor to the industry, we are eager to work with our partners to integrate more innovative technologies into our headsets and make these features easily accessible,” Henderson adds. “We want to provide world-leading technologies to our community and users with a highly effective global customer service and support system and help VR enthusiasts realize their dreams in VR.”

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Pimax Showing Production Headsets, Controllers, and More at CES

At CES 2019 this week, Pimax is showing off the production versions of their “8K” and “5K” Plus headsets, their upcoming Knuckles-style controllers, as well as hand-tracking and eye-tracking modules.

Pimax has begun delivering its ultrawide crowd-funded “8K” and “5K” Plus headsets to Kickstarter backers, and has also begun taking open orders. And while headsets are slowing getting into backers hands, they’re still missing a handful of additional components that were promised as part of the crowdfunding campaign.

At CES 2019 this week, the company is showing off its latest progress with the headsets and additional components. On the show floor the company intends to demonstrate the production versions of the Pimax “8K” and “5K” Plus headsets, and functional ‘open-palm’ controllers for the first time. Additionally they’re showing two of the modules that will extend the functionality of the headsets: controller-less hand-tracking from Leap Motion, and eye-tracking from 7invensun.

The Leap Motion module, which attaches to the underside of the headset, can be seen here. | Image courtesy Pimax

Other modules (like the promised wireless transmitter) are still in the works, the company says, but won’t be shown off at CES this week.

Pimax’s controllers, which look like a mashup between Oculus Touch and Valve’s Knuckles controllers, are said to support an ‘open-palm’ design, meaning a strap will keep the controller attached to the hand even when the user is not ‘holding’ it. Though the controller purportedly includes capacitive sensing on the handle for finger tracking (like Knuckles), it also has a grip trigger (like Touch).

Image courtesy Pimax

Pimax plans to offer the controllers in two variations, one with thumbsticks (like Touch) and one with trackpads (like the Vive wands). The company will also offer mixed-and-matched options—one thumbstick controller and one trackpad controller—though we’re struggling to think of practical reasons to have one of each rather than a matching pair.

The controllers use SteamVR Tracking, and Pimax indicates that they will be headset agnostic (among headsets using SteamVR Tracking), meaning Vive users could use them as an upgrade to the Vive wands.

Pimax says that the controllers will work with both 1.0 and 2.0 base stations, and plans to ship two 2.0 base stations together with the pair of controllers for $300 (though Vive users eyeing up this package should be aware that 2.0 base stations do not support the original Vive).

Photo by Road to VR

Last year at CES we dove deep into Pimax’s latest headsets and came away impressed with the company’s progress but noted that there was still some real kinks to iron out before launch. This week we’ll be going hands-on with the company’s latest kit to see what kind of progress they’ve made in a year’s time. Stay tuned.

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Pimax Apologizes For 8K Delays, Intends To Ship To All Backers By Month’s End

Pimax Apologizes For 8K Delays, Intends To Ship To All Backers By Month’s End

Chinese VR company Pimax is looking to begin the year with a clean slate, starting with an apology for Pimax 8K delays.

Just ahead of this week’s CES event in Las Vegas, Pimax took to its forums to apologize to its Kickstarter campaign backers. In 2017 the company raised $4,236,618 to manufacture a high-end VR headset with an 8K resolution. Pimax initially said headsets would ship in May 2018. Numerous delays stopped that from happening. Some backers pledged as much as $10,000 to get multiple headsets. The company’s silence on the matter has made some backers restless.

“We are extremely sorry for the delays with Kickstarter campaign,” the team wrote in a forum post. “Please accept our sincere apologies for being overly optimistic and providing only sporadic official communications.”

Moving on, Pimax explained that it had produced a total of 4,650 headsets thus far, but managing to ship out 2,027 units to backers. One of the main reasons for the delay is due to raised quality standards following feedback from initial backer reports.

“We know that our backers and customers have high expectations for quality products so we instituted a series of new systems to both insure [sic] the best quality but also for QA reports to properly flow to the production and assembly teams for adjustments to reduce the incidence of any issues that are discovered,” the post reads.

Pimax also cited issues with packaging materials and customer service as other reasons for the delay.

Going forward, the company pledges to be more transparent with its shipping. It also wants to expand its QA team to be able to test a total of 280 headsets per day.

So, when will you get your headset? The company hopes to complete production in mid-January and finishing shipping “by the end of this month.”

We’ll see Pimax at CES this week so we’ll look to update you further asap.

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Pimax Announces General Sales of “8K” & “5K” Headsets with 80+ Day Waiting Period

Pimax today announced the end of pre-orders and the beginning of general sales of the Pimax “8K”, “5K” Plus, and “5K” Business Edition (BE) headsets. With a current waiting period of 81 days until Pimax begins shipping the headsets though, the company seems to be blurring the line between pre-orders and official sales.

Pimax maintains that Kickstarter orders should be entirely shipped by “mid January to mid-late January.” A chart provided by the company shows that they’ve already opened two production lines to fulfill Kickstarter orders, with a third opening in late December to help with the final push.

According to the chart, pre-order delivery is expected to begin somewhere between January 13th and January 27th. Pimax isn’t allowing queue-jumping with general orders though, as it remains steadfast in fulfilling Kickstarter orders first, then pre-orders, then general sales orders.

Image courtesy Pimax

Currently, the company has quoted an 81-day waiting period for customers looking to order the headset today, requiring prepayment in full. It’s unclear what distinction the company is trying to make as it announces general sales with a lengthy waiting period; anyone could already pre-order all three headsets since late October at the same price.

If you were to hypothetically pre-order today, November 30th, the company estimates they’ll ship your headset on February 19th, 2019. The Pimax “8K” site notes that customers will receive their orders “within 90 days.” You can check out Pimax’s store page here.

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Quick History & Specs

Here’s some backstory in case you missed all the hubbub about Pimax’s wide FOV headsets:

The Pimax “8K” headset was the result of VR’s most successful Kickstarter campaign, beating out all others, including Oculus, with $4.23 million raised when the campaign concluded in November 2017. It’s primary claims to fame were its impressively wide FOV, high-resolution panels, and incorporation of SteamVR tracking.

Pimax “8K” V5 prototype | Photo by Road to VR

The company has weathered its fair share of delays over the course of the 2018, including lens redesigns that set back production of the final version well past the January 2018 estimated delivery date. The inclusion of a Knuckles-style, SteamVR-tracked motion controller was also devised, which the company is selling alongside SteamVR 2.0 base stations for a $300 deposit. No shipping date for the tracking/controller bundle is available at this time.

In a surprise move one month before pre-orders went live, the company shifted their plans to provide Kickstarters with the original “5K” headsets, instead tossing in an improved display in their newly christened “5K” Plus and “5K” Business Edition (BE) headsets, which offer native resolutions of 2,560 × 1,440 pixel count per lens (5,120 × 1,440 total).

Kickstarters then began seeing the first wave of headsets trickle in starting in late September. Now that you’re mostly caught up, here’s the specs:

Pimax “8K” Specs – $900

  • Display: CLPL (Customized low persistence liquid)
  • Resolution: 3,840 × 2,160 per display (7,680 × 2,160 total)
  • Input content: upscaled from 2,560 × 1,440
  • Motion to Photon latency: <15ms
  • Refresh Rate: 80 Hz, Brainwarp Support
  • FOV: ~200 degree diagonal
  • Audio: 3.5mm audio jack, integrated microphone
  • Output: USB 2.0/3.0, DP 1.4
  • Tracking: SteamVR 1.0 and 2.0 tracking
  • Content: SteamVR and Oculus Home
  • Fit: Adjustable headset strap (deluxe headstrap optional), IPD adjustment, VR frame
  • Minimum Recommended GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti and AMD equivalent or above

Pimax “5K” Plus – $700

  • Display type: CLPL(Customized low persistence liquid)
  • Resolution: 2,560 × 1,440 per (5,120 × 1,440 total)
  • Input content: delivered at native 2,560 × 1,440
  • Motion to Photon latency: <15ms
  • Refresh Rate: 90 Hz, Brainwarp Support
  • FOV: ~200 degree diagonal
  • Audio: 3.5mm audio jack, integrated microphone
  • Output: USB 2.0/3.0, DP 1.4
  • Tracking: support for SteamVR 1.0 and 2.0 tracking
  • Content: SteamVR and Oculus Home
  • Fit: Adjustable headset strap (deluxe headstrap optional), IPD adjustment, VR frame
  • Minimum Recommended GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and AMD equivalent or above

Pimax “5K” BE, costing $1,000, has the same specs as the “5K” Plus outside of an OLED display, clocked at 85Hz. The Pimax “5K” BE is said to be a limited time offer.

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Pimax Controllers Look A Lot Like Valve’s Early ‘Knuckles’ Prototypes

Pimax Controllers Look A Lot Like Valve’s Early ‘Knuckles’ Prototypes

China-based VR company Pimax recently put up a listing on its website for upcoming controllers for its “5K Plus” and “8K” PC headsets. Pimax plans to ship them sometime next year paired with base stations for $300.

In its 2017 Kickstarter for the “8K” ultra-wide FoV VR headset, Pimax promised simple VR controllers for $200 extra, with buttons, a thumbstick, and trigger, however the ergonomics did not seem to match more advanced VR controllers like Oculus’ Touch and Valve’s “Knuckles” prototypes.

Pimax original controllers from the Kickstarter.

In April of this year, Pimax scrapped its old controller design and revealed new ones, seemingly based on Valve’s early “Knuckles” prototypes of the time. The new controller promised an ergonomic design and is strapped onto the user’s hand directly, letting them open their hands and throw objects naturally, as well as a grip button and capacitive finger position detection.

Valve’s early “Knuckles” design.

With the recent store listing, Pimax has now refined its design. While they should have input parity with HTC’s Vive wands, the lack of a thumbstick may put some potential buyers off, and may be missed in a future where Oculus Touch and “Knuckles” could dominate the PC VR install base.

This animation shows the Pimax controllers compared to Valve’s latest “Knuckles” design. While Valve made significant changes to “Knuckles”, adding a thumbstick and 2 buttons as well as changing the trackpad into a “track button”, Pimax kept with the same basic design as the earlier “Knuckles” prototypes. It is possible Pimax chose not to emulate Valve with the final design simply because the controllers were too far along in development, or because they prefer this iteration. We reached out to Pimax to ask about the inspiration for the controllers but we didn’t hear back.

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Pimax’s 8K Consumer VR Headset now Available to Pre-Order

Chinese virtual reality (VR) company had a highly successful Kickstarter campaign in 2017, raising over $4 million for its 8K and 5K head-mounted displays (HMDs). There have been issues along the way but Pimax has begun shipping in the last few weeks. Today, the company has announced the start of pre-orders for regular consumers.

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There are three versions of the headset available, the 8K, 5K Plus and 5K Business Edition with prices starting from $699 USD. For regular customers the 5K Plus and 8K series offers users a 200-degrees field of view (FOV) – the most of any consumer headset – with support for both Steam VR 1.0 and 2.0 and its larger scale tracking.

“There are two purposes for the pre-order. First, many VR enthusiasts missed the Kickstarter campaign but are very interested and have followed Pimax VR from last year,” Robin Weng, the founder of Pimax in a statement. “We want to make the headsets available for them via pre-order. The orders are from different countries and regions, and moreover, the lead time of the key components usually last for around 3 months. We would need to start to prepare from now, so the enthusiasts can get their hands on the second generation headsets earlier.”

All the Pimax headsets are available on their own or with extendable with modules and accessories. These include wireless transmission, hand motion, eye tracking, scent enabling, deluxe headstraps integrated with earphones, and more. Additionally, Pimax is offering bundles including NVIDIA RTX 2080Ti and RTX 2080 graphics cards.

 Pimax

“The enthusiasts are eagerly waiting for the second generation VR headsets,” continues Weng. “Pre-order will help us in speeding up production and deliver the headsets to the backers faster, and the pre-order consumers will benefit from the faster delivery as well. We are actively preparing the production line and workers as planned. With more predictable and accurate numbers of orders, Pimax can better forecast and plan the resources and production cycle, make the lead time shorter, and request the vendors to prepare resources in a more planned and efficient manner.”

You’ll need to head to the official website to place a pre-order, with orders only going out once the Kickstarter orders have been fulfilled. For further updates from Pimax, keep reading VRFocus.

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Pimax Headset Preorders Now Open: 5K Plus is $699 / 8K is $899

Pimax Headset Preorders Now Open: 5K Plus is $699 / 8K is $899

Pimax today opened up preorders for its upcoming wide field of view PC VR headsets.

The Pimax “5K Plus” can be preordered for $699, the Pimax “8K” is $799, and the OLED Pimax “5K BE” (Business Edition) is $999. Note these prices are for the headset only. While Pimax plans to offer its own controllers and base stations some time in 2019, the preorder and launch are just the headsets. Because the Pimax headsets use SteamVR “Lighthouse” tracking, current HTC Vive owners should be able to simply swap their current headset out and use their existing HTC base stations and controllers. Those who don’t already own a HTC Vive, however, would need to purchase a pair of controllers and base stations from HTC. That’s an added cost of around $530, bringing the total price of a Pimax “5K Plus” with headset and controllers to just over $1200.

Keep in mind, though, this total price will likely be significantly lower if or when Pimax offers its own complete set. Pimax is also offering an option to add Leap Motion finger-tracking for any of the three headsets for $169 extra, as well as bundles with the RTX 2080 line of NIVIDA graphics cards.

According to the company, preorders will begin shipping after all Kickstarter backer orders have been fulfilled and preorders will be shipped in order of when they were placed. Based on the monthly production schedule Pimax provided in June, this suggests preorders should start shipping no earlier than January. However, Pimax failed to meet shipping targets multiple times over the past year, so if you’re thinking about preordering we suggest keeping this in mind.

Pimax monthly production ramp-up schedule, which indicates preorders should expect their headsets in January at the earliest

For those in the dark, Pimax is a Chinese company making VR headsets with significantly higher resolution and field of view than those on the market today. In 2017, the organization launched a Kickstarter for the ‘Pimax 8K’ and ‘Pimax 5K’ headsets, each boasting a field of view of 200 degrees, and total horizontal pixel counts of 8K and 5K respectively. The Kickstarter exceeded its goal and Pimax added stretch ones like a wireless add-on and eye tracking. Pimax also hasn’t clearly communicated the hardware specifications for its various headset efforts, and the company is apparently planning controllers which resemble the earlier designs for Valve’s Knuckles.

Originally Pimax claimed that they would begin shipping to backers in January of 2018, and that they would have custom controllers based of Valve’s “Knuckles” design. This target was missed and, as of October, Pimax have now begun shipping the first headsets to their backers. They plan to have all backer headsets shipped by the end of the year.

Last month, Pimax unveiled a 3rd headset in its lineup, the “5K Plus”. This headset uses high quality native 1440p LCD panels instead of the PenTile OLED of “5K”, or lower quality LCD of the “8K.” Pimax will only be shipping the original “5K” to backers, it is not available for preorder, as the “5K Plus” replaces it. The Pimax headsets have a significantly higher pixel count and field of view than current consumer VR headsets, and thus are significantly more expensive to run. Tom’s Hardware recently benchmarked the Pimax “5K Plus” and found that even an RTX 2080 could not hit full framerate in games like Space Pirate Trainer or Arizona Sunshine, even with the field of view and resolution reduced to save performance.

We should note developing and shipping a consumer product at scale is incredibly challenging. Most hardware Kickstarters completely fail, with the backers getting either a refund or nothing at all. It’s a risk, not a preorder. After multiple missed deadlines, Pimax is finally shipping what they first teased over a year ago. The challenge now is to keep the production rate high enough to fulfill all backer orders by Christmas, and next year, fulfilling these preorders.

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Heute Nacht starten die Vorbestellungen der VR-Brillen von Pimax

Zwar warten großteils die Unterstützer der Kickstarter-Kampagne noch auf ihre VR-Brille von Pimax, doch dies hält das Unternehmen nicht davon ab, in wenigen Stunden den Vorverkauf für verschiedene Modelle zu starten.

Heute Nacht starten die Vorbestellungen der VR-Brillen von Pimax

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Die Webseite ist bereits online verrät alle Details. Heute Nacht (gegen 01:00 Uhr) werdet ihr dann die Pimax 8K für 789 Euro , die 5K Plus für 619 Euro und die 5K BE für 879 Euro vorbestellen können. In diesem Preis ist jedoch keine Lösung für das Tracking der Brille oder Controller enthalten. Ihr erhaltet nur die VR-Brille und die nötigen Kabel. Wenn ihr also keine HTC Vive im Schrank habt, müsst ihr zusätzlich von HTC das Tracking-System bestellen oder gleich eine komplette VR-Brille bei HTC kaufen.  Wer jedoch ein HTC Vive-System besitzt und auf die Vive Pro upgraden will, der sollte auch die Pimax 5K Plus im Auge behalten, denn diese schneidet bei den Testern bisher recht gut ab.

Wer nicht genug von der Virtual Reality bekommen kann, für den hat Pimax auch interessante Bundle im Angebot. Beispielsweise kann ein Modul für Hand-Tracking und/oder eine RTX 2080 oder 2080Ti direkt mitbestellt werden. Bei den Leistungsanforderungen der Pimax 8K wohl auch empfehlenswert. Kickstarter-Unterstützer können jedoch Ruhe bewahren, denn Pimax hat versprochen, zuerst diese Supporter mit Hardware zu beliefern. Bei der Pimax 5K BE handelt es sich um eine limitierte Edition, welche weitestgehend die selben Spezifikationen wie die 5K Plus besitzt, jedoch anstatt eines CLPL-Bildschirms (Customized low persistence liquid) mit 90Hz soll ein OLED mit 85Hz zum Einsatz kommen.

Alle weiteren Details zu den VR-Brillen findet ihr im Shop vom Pimax.

Der Beitrag Heute Nacht starten die Vorbestellungen der VR-Brillen von Pimax zuerst gesehen auf VR∙Nerds. VR·Nerds am Werk!

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Pimax Launches Pre-orders for “8K” & “5K” VR Headsets, Pricing & Specs Here

The Pimax “8K” headset was the result of VR’s most successful Kickstarter campaign, beating out all others, including Oculus, with a whopping $4.23 million raised when the campaign concluded in November 2017. It’s been a bit of a bumpy road over the past year, with some shipping setbacks and several changes made to the final product lineup, but Pimax has now announced that pre-orders are starting today for the “8K”, “5K” Plus, and “5K” Business Edition (BE) headsets.

Update (2:05 PM ET):  Contrary to the countdown clock seen on the company’s landing page, which indicated that launch was scheduled for later this afternoon, it appears that pre-orders are now live. Pimax’s site is however down, so check back soon.

Update (4:50 PM ET): Controller and Steam VR base stations are now available with a deposit of $300. It’s unclear if these are based on Steam VR 1.0 or 2.0 however.

Pre-order pages are now live, although it appears pre-orders officially start today at 7PM ET / 4PM PT (see update).

Cutting to the chase, here’s the prices of each headset. The prices below are for the headset only, and don’t include motion controllers or SteamVR tracking base stations:

  • Pimax “8K” – $900
  • Pimax “5K” Plus – $700
  • Pimax “5K” BE – $1,000

Pimax is offering a few bundled items including additional optical hand-tracking modules for $170, and both NVIDIA RTX 2080 and RTX 2080Ti for an additional price. All three headsets can be extended with modules including wireless transmission, eye-tracking, a scent module, and a deluxe headstrap with better ergonomics and integrated audio, although these don’t appear to be currently available for pre-order.

Notably missing is any mention of availability on SteamVR tracking base stations or the company’s Knuckles-style controllers. We aren’t sure when Pimax will include these as a purchasable option, as both are required to fully interact in VR games, although there’s a page on the company store (see update).

Image courtesy Pimax

There’s still no clear launch date, although it appears, as Pimax has stated in the past, that Kickstarter backers will receive their units first, with pre-order customers following.

While the final prices are likely to cause some sticker shock—Kickstarter backers originally purchased “8K” at $450 – $500 and “5K” at $350 – $400 through the campaign—to put it into perspective, a Pimax “5K” Plus is $100 cheaper than the HTC Vive Pro, offering a substantially larger field of view (FOV) over Vive Pro’s ~110 FOV.

Image courtesy Pimax

The originally advertised “5K” headset was scrapped just last month in favor of the new “5K” Plus, which uses an RGB-stripe pixel layout with rectangular pixels as opposed to a PenTile-like layout, the former being a better choice for text legibility. Backers who elected for a “5K” headset are being automatically upgraded to the “5K” Plus however—and while it’s pretty confusing, it seems to be a no harm, no foul situation for those who got on board early.

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Before we get to the specs (listed below): if you’re wondering why we put Pimax’s headsets in quotes, it’s because the company has taken some creative license in their naming scheme. Their names (“8K”, “5K”) reflect the combined resolutions of both display panels; VR headsets are typically quantified by the resolution of only a single display, because when the user puts on the headset the pictures are combined to form a stereoscopic view—you aren’t seeing 8K resolution, but rather something closer to 4K (minus some pixels), which is then stretched and refocused to fit the headset’s ~200 degree FOV. In reality, a measurement based on pixels per degree is a more accurate estimation of the final viewing experience, but you’re probably not here for that, and just want to know the raw specs.

Pimax “8K” Specs – $900

  • Display: CLPL (Customized low persistence liquid)
  • Resolution: 3,840 × 2,160 per display (7,680 × 2,160 total)
  • Input content: upscaled from 2,560 × 1,440
  • Motion to Photon latency: <15ms
  • Refresh Rate: 80 Hz, Brainwarp Support
  • FOV: ~200 degree diagonal
  • Audio: 3.5mm audio jack, integrated microphone
  • Output: USB 2.0/3.0, DP 1.4
  • Tracking: SteamVR 1.0 and 2.0 tracking
  • Content: SteamVR and Oculus Home
  • Fit: Adjustable headset strap (deluxe headstrap optional), IPD adjustment, VR frame
  • Minimum Recommended GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti and AMD equivalent or above

Pimax “5K” Plus – $700

  • Display type: CLPL(Customized low persistence liquid)
  • Resolution: 2,560 × 1,440 per (5,120 × 1,440 total)
  • Input content: delivered at native 2,560 × 1,440
  • Motion to Photon latency: <15ms
  • Refresh Rate: 90 Hz, Brainwarp Support
  • FOV: ~200 degree diagonal
  • Audio: 3.5mm audio jack, integrated microphone
  • Output: USB 2.0/3.0, DP 1.4
  • Tracking: support for SteamVR 1.0 and 2.0 tracking
  • Content: SteamVR and Oculus Home
  • Fit: Adjustable headset strap (deluxe headstrap optional), IPD adjustment, VR frame
  • Minimum Recommended GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 and AMD equivalent or above

Pimax “5K” BE, costing $1,000, has the same specs as the “5K” Plus outside of an OLED display, clocked at 85Hz. The Pimax “5K” BE is said to be a limited time offer.

Update (12:51 PM ET): In a previous version of this article, Pimax “8K”  was quoted as having an OLED display. This is an error, as only the “5K” BE has an OLED. It was also incorrectly supposed the 200 degree FOV was horizontal, when it is indeed a measurement of the diagonal FOV. Both have been corrected in the body of the piece.

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