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Pimax Hardware P1: (4k & B1)
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Yesterday, I got my pimax at last.

My system is

Intel Zeon 1230, 16G, AMD 290, Window 10 Korean.

First impression is that Pimax itself is better than I thought.
Its figure is solid. Well made. Don’t thing it will be the same as other Chinese android headsets.
after watching movies, It’s very wonderful, awesome crisp screen quality. (consider its cost)

but you want to avoid any mistake when install pimax to your computer,
you need to uninstall all JAVA in your computer first.
and install latest piplay in this site.
when installer asks if install java, click yes.

after install, reboot.

and enjoy.

Screen quality is quite excellent! especially good for watching movies.
working well with steam VR.
Virtual desktop and Simple VR player working well.

This product is not perfect. but better than any other VR headset when talking about watching movie experiences.

If there are any vive compatible controller, it will be nice.

only one problem is that this isn’t support any myopia adjustment menu, yet.

Forget about mobile VR, and if you looking for good vr headset and your first priority is watching movie, this is the best choice.

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Thanks for your advice about Java issue :slight_smile:

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Were you able to get it to work with SteamVR?

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You can use it with steamVR. Just install piplay-set it to direct mode and launch latest steam VR.
Worked for me. If not working, try reinstalling piplay. Installing to main drive helped me.

btw its possible to use this HMD with psmove kit using 2 or more ps eye cameras in steamVR. Check youtube for tutorials.

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I know, so awesome. I have all the instructions bookmarked and I’ve ordered the move kit from ebay already.

Does anyone know what the difference between asynchronous mode is? The specs says the pi max runs in 90hz asynchronous mode. What does that mean, is that some simulated form of 90hz?

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Hi There,

I want to buy this to Play Elite Dangerous space simulation game using Steam VR. Can you please tell me, What are the Black colors / Contrast like? Are the blacks really dark? The old Oculus rift Developer kits had some problems with dark black contrast. What is your opinion? does it look better?

Thanks

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Hi Pringles, Can you tell me what the contrast/ Deep black colour is like? Oculus CV1 and HTC vive have bright god rays because of the fresnal lenses they use and It makes dark space scenes look terrible. Is there any problem with the black contrast levels?

Thanks
Dave

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@Davobkk,
I have CV1 on hands. and i like playing Elite Dangerous and EVE Valkyrie too. As i know, Since CV1 resolution is only 1080*1200 per eye. to mitigate the “Screen Door Effect”, Oculus implemented two solutions: 1. add a scattering optical film on each display 2. use Fresnel Lens support light diffraction.
This two solutions could reduce SDE, but have some side-effects : you can see some bright Dots/layer in dark scene, it cause bad contrast in dark. another side-effect is you can not see clear through Fresnel Lens. Have you seen anybody wearing Fresnel Glasses? No
I got the Pimax 4K last week, the SDE almost gone. Since Pimax use traditional Aspheric lens, there is no scattering optical film i guess. the screen quality is quite good.
regarding the dark contrast, i think Pimax is much better CV1, at least base on my experience.

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Hi, Thankyou very much for the reply. Its so good to get answers from somone who has experience with this unit and can compare with Oculus CV1. Can you please tell me a couple of other things

When you play Elite dangerous does your FPS frame rate stay high enough for a smooth experience at 4K? I have a GTX 980Ti

Does the head tracking on the Pimax work OK for Elite Dangerous? I don’t think you need full positional tracking for Simulation games like that anyway? Just need to move your head around/ up and down

Thankyou so much for your opinion

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@Davobkk,
Same card with your. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
My Desktop is I5+GTX980Ti+8G, FPS frame is smooth while playing Elite Dangerous, but a little bit drop while playing Project Car with default game’s graphic setting.
yes, for sure, the head tracking on Pimax works fine for Elite Dangerous and other VR games

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Wow that is really good to hear. When running Elite dangerous on the CV1 I run the Oculus debug tool and set the super sampling to X 1.75. It does make the picture alot sharper but the resolution is still far too low. I was used to playing this game on a 4K monitor so I know how good it can look.

Does the Pimax automatically run the game in 4k (2K/2K per eye) when you start the game or do you have to set the resolution manually

I will go order one right now, Is gearbeast.com the best place to buy this?

Thanks again

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Black & White, contrast…etc. I don’t know. it’s totally up to each individuals, I think.
but it looks fine to me. better than normal lcd monitors.
also as I told, pimax is not perfect HMD for gaming yet. blur, shattering … etc.
If you want to play games, still you need high-end gpu. if not, amd 290 is much enough for movies.

I don’t know if each games have a centering option. Pimax doesn’t have positional tracking sensor, so if
a game doesn’t have a centering key, you will be hard to play.

Pimax has also center floating problem, but each movie players and virtual desktop have a option, so not
a big deal, but it’s a big problem for games.

Pimax is the best option for movies, not for gaming.

If you looking for perfect hmd (game, surfing, movies.etc), wait until next gen vive, oculus.

4K - no more screen door effect. good for movies.
8K - destination of VR, no more monitors you need.

Samsung announced 4K oled this year, so many manufacturers will produce tons of HMDs.

Remember, There are No perfect HMD, yet. Vive and oculus are over priced. screen quality is too bad.

Pimax + SteamVR + Virtual Desktop + Netflix + high-end headphone = Dream Theater~

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For the Flight Simulation Game, we tested DCS World and Elite Dangerous, EVE etc, the experience is very cool, hope you enjoy it.

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Hi guys,
you can use SteamVR setup to center your view. (select the stand mode)

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Hi I can understand it is not good for gaming because it has no positional tracking but what about simulation games where you are just sitting in 1 place looking up down and around, Car and flight games in sitting position? do you think it would be OK for that?

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HTC Vive is room-scale VR system, so you can walk around and play.
Oculus DK2/CV1 are seat-scale VR system (without Touch).
Pimax 4K is similar to DK2/CV1, you seat your chair and play VR game or Watch VR video. that’s it.

for simultion games that mentioned above: DCS world, Elite Dangerous, EVE, Project CAR etc.
they’re all seat-scale games. So Pimax 4K can play.

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As to Samsung 4K OLED, we also have good connection with them. actually, they just show the experiment samples. Due to the poor yield rate and high cost, it difficult for them to mass production this high PPI screen in the near future. current info indicate they won’t mass product until 2018. that’s why we didn’t hear any solid news talking about Oculus CV2 and HTC Vive2 schedule.
Anyway, 4K screen is not a easy cake for VR maker, as well as the supply chain.

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I’ve read a lot of people talking about drift and sensor jitter. Has anyone tried hooking up a freetrack or track IR sensor to combat the issue?

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Sounds good, can you share the link for the tutorials?:heart_eyes:

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Check this one: