Yes. That’s a little bit confusing. I guess with no pre-order I’m not a target group of that announcement
This is not beta-testing software that you can download and start testing for free.
This is to test an expensive headset which cost over $1500. Of course it will be much better if the testers themselves intended to buy them in the first place.
I think Pimax is being careful and smart: they know there will be potential problems with a headset that’s pushing the boundary, so have a few beta testers, or beta buyers, to test the device and iron out problems, is much better than selling thousands of headsets then find them stuck with some huge deal-breaking defects.
The impression given, though, is that this beta program will run alongside thousands of headsets shipping to end customers – not ironing things out first at all.
If this turns out to be the case, and I hope not, I certainly hope there will not be any hardware issues cropping up, which can not be satisfactorily worked around in software. Thousands of recalls, or reneged, couldn’t-get-them-to-work features, would be unfortunate.
They said they anounce who is selected for the beta testing today,so lets hope they do… @PimaxQuorra @PimaxUSA
Probably not public, just private.
Hello,
We will ship the unit to your place if you’re in.
There will be a list of assessments, guidelines, and so on.
A month.
Hardware, software and others.
Ok, boys/girls. Now you have the duty to do aaaallll the hard questions and test carefully aaallll the gadgets on Crystal.
‘In you we trust’
So, normal units release will be after finish this test month?
It seems like that would be the case. I really had hoped to see some feedback from people who’re going to get their units at the end of January but I can’t imagine any units actually shipping without beta tests being done. I won’t be buying without seeing reviews first. That’s a bummer.
Well. I’ll be very surprised if all the bugs found in testing can be found, reported, fixed and verified before the headsets go out.
Barring no ‘hardware’ issues, and assuming all bugs can be resolved with software, then we’ll see the headsets sooner.
They may even (likely) send out ‘normal units’ during a tail-end of the beta phase and there may be several software/firmware updates that even we would also need to perform.
Perhaps I wasn’t chosen due to having a 6900XT GPU.
Yep i’m agree
Congrats to all those selected. Look forward to your assessments .
HI
Yes greats all
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Yes, Pimax down for the usual 2 weeks. Well deserved holiday wishes for everybody.
Hopefully they can ship Crystals out in february. Would love to hear opinions from the beta testers!
We beta testers will get the crystal in februari… Lets hope they bring out something special with the pimax crystal… And indeed happy holiday pimax !
Yeah, happy new year to all at Pimax! This is probably the company’s most important year to date, exciting times ahead.
Have Pimax taken your money yet?
I think this is Pimaxes make or break year.
2023, the year of the Rabbit and Pimax might be going down the Rabbit hole.