“It also features two 2560×1440 OLED, low persistence displays with sub-20ms latency.”
“The kit can be pre-ordered for $599 and will start shipping to approved developers in the next few weeks.”
“Users will be able to tether their headset to a PC to access SteamVR content with six degrees of freedom (6DOF) Lighthouse tracking via base stations included with the kit.”
Yes, Upload says two screens, we are checking with Gameface Labs.
Probably they are two screens (or just one), with a total resolution of:
1 x 2560 x 1440 or 2 x 1280 x 1440.
Two displays would have been used. I have an experience with two panels made in such a way. They would eventually have to overlap about one third of the display to make the two images visible through the lens look like one. As a result, the size of the headset has become somewhat smaller, despite the use of two displays.
Just by looking at the screen shot of the unit, you can see the FOV is going to be closer to the 110 , not 200. The unit is barely as wide as the mans eyes/brow
One of the key features of the pimax 8k is the 200deg fov. The 100-110 fov headsets are going to be old hat once large fov rated HMDs go to market… Pimax being the closest but I suspect not the only brand coming soon!
Anybody know what the refresh rate is? 60 or 90. $599 is a little steep to be the guinea pig. Might wait until the Pimax 8k starts showing up on Ebay although I do like the immersion of the OLED panels better than the LCD panels!!
to be fair, the 8k will not not be using standard ‘common LCD’ but will be using CLPL which are custom designed by pimax to reduce ghosting and increase brightness to make is similar to OLED. you wont be getting the cheaper LCD we all hate with artifacts, ghosting, dull colours and uncrisp edges and below par gamma.
When i queried the panels in a PM to @deletedpimaxrep1 asking if the panels were still CLPL as mentioned on their main websie, she confirmed that they were still CLPL and this was confirmed while the M1 was being prepared to send to Beta testers - so i do not think they would of had time to change them.
Personally i would wait, the CLPL seem to have all the benefits of OLED but are LCD lowering the god rays etc… Customized Low Persistence Liquid displays (CLPL) will i think make its debut on the 8K etc.