what’s your IPD?..
I’ve just looked at the latest MTV video of the G2 with Alyx and compared directly to the detail on the gloves with my 8KX and there is no way there’s more detail being shown with the G2 - in that video anyway! On high settings I can see clearly absolutely everything there is to be seen on the gloves from the coloured lines on the resistors to the arrays of solder drops. And the colours are not bad as well - especially with the latest beta Pitool that allows you to adjust the backlighting.
I know I’m starting to sound like an 8KX fanboy but it’s starting to annoy me that the 8KX is getting so much stick when it’s the only consumer headset that is having a go at pushing the FOV boundaries. Clearly there are lots of challenges to achieve this including lens technology and processing power requirements so compromises have to be made but for gods sake Sebastian put some time into setting up the 8KX and give credit where it’s due.
Edit: if you do read this Sebastian note that your video comparing the 8KX to the Artisan is still the number one video that comes up on Google if you google 8KX videos which I think does disservice to the 8KX (I own both and the 8KX is in a different league). If the industry thinks the 8KX is not a good headset because of your video then that’s simply not correct and not good for the consumer or the industry - it misleads them and lets the competition off the hook.
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Around 68mm (I didnt’t measure it).
In the Quest 1 I have the IPD in 69-70mm, in the Quest 2 I have to put it in the 3 position, and the Pimax 8KX it works fine Out of the Box. And when I checked the IDP slicer, it appears that is configured to 66mm, so I think that’s incorrect, but I have a crisp image in both eyes 
Wait, I thought the firmware neccessary for this to work wasn’t avilable yet?
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That explains a lot - I keep asking people who can/can’t get Pimax headset clear and over 65 it seems to be fine, under that and it requires either a lot of work and custom face plate, or it still doesn’t work at all… problem is under 65mm covers about 60% of the population.
Everyone says to run the Pimax 3mm+ lower than their real IPD, so you could probably go to 65mm yourself and it might be an improvement
I complained (via opening a ticket) about it looking dark a couple of weeks ago and Pimax sent me a firmware update. I think this brightened things up a little but it wasn’t until this morning that I tried this beta pitool version that they sent me on general email (that I presume they sent to everyone) that I had an option to increase brightness:
Download link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OL5kNU4CehXc1t6BNpRqsLTL9WoV7W3-/view?usp=sharing
I’m not sure if you need the firmware update I got though for it to work. This version of Pitool also seems unstable as get a lot of sort of re-sets in steam home. Also, my controllers started to loose connection while in applications this morning when I was trying it with Alyx but not sure if that is due to the Pitool or my controllers - need to do some more testing on that one.
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Thanks for sharing!
Increasing backlight is a meaningful improvment that together with an actual guide to ideal IPD settings via PE as welll as, fingers crossed, a 90hz mode will make the 8KX even better.
I’m one of the few (IPD 68mm) that actually really enjoy their 8KX.
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