Auto-on on Pimax 8K

Pimax 8K Series
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looking at the Pimax 8K I see an on/off button, does that mean it has no auto on/off sensor that the major VR headsets have, so in a ways its a bit like the Oculus Rift DK2.

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It has both sensor and button. The button is for standby :slight_smile:

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thank christ for that, they should clarify that somewhere.

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The 4k has both as well. Though with any headset best to have off/unplugged when not in use.

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my vive has been plugged in since launch day. woops

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Just more of a precaution. If the sensor is blocked one could end up with a screen burn in; if a static image remains on for long periods of time.

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@SweViver did you just broke NDA ?!?!?!?!??!!? :joy::joy::joy:
Kidding Mate

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If the 8k uses lcd panels, shouldn’t burn-in be very unlikely/impossibel? Same for the 4k right?

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We did have a user potenially get burn in on the 4k with sensor blocked.

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How? I’ve read that lcds can’t get burn in. Only persistence, but that’s not always permanent.

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I thought the same

https://www-techhive-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.techhive.com/article/3147408/displays/how-to-get-rid-of-image-burn-in-on-an-lcd-display.amp.html?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCCAE%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techhive.com%2Farticle%2F3147408%2Fdisplays%2Fhow-to-get-rid-of-image-burn-in-on-an-lcd-display.html

Oled apparrently can get it as well. Probably one of the reasons dell cancelled their oled computer monitor.

My guess really long period of time & appears to be fixable to sime degree to completely on lcd.

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Here is the oled BE model

http://community.openmr.ai/t/pimax-logo-burn-in/2594?u=heliosurge

Here is the 4k lcd model

http://community.openmr.ai/t/the-pimax-logo-is-causing-screen-burn/1846?u=heliosurge

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Oled burnin Article.

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There’s a power button on the 4K but it’s inactive. And that’s a good thing because it’s next to the volume buttons and I regularly miss

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Press & hold it powers off. Not just a quick press. Lol

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Lol, that’s more technical sophistication than I gave Pimax credit for I guess

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You can’t get burn in on a Pimax 8K the screens aren’t OLED.

But it still sounds nice to have a dedicated button for standby mode.

Edit: oh wow didn’t see later comments. I never knew that was even possible.

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I don’t have personal experience with this, but I don’t believe that LCD burn-in is permanent (unlike OLED). I’ve read that you can get rid of it by cycling through white and black images, leaving each one up for a while.

Here’s the first article I found on it…

Here’s a YouTube video that might fix it… “This video is a basic but effective way to help get rid of screen burn in or a stuck pixels on your screen.”

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I left my 8K on and running for more than 8 hours a few weeks ago with SteamVR dashboard on-screen. I have no power-savings enabled in SteamVR or my PC, so it was projecting the same image all the time.

No burn in at all, as far as I can see :slight_smile:

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is there no end to the depth of your testing

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