1 - even if it does not work at its highest resolution and features, does it work nicely as an Oculus Rift clone?
2 - anyone managed to use it under Linux?
I am really considering purchasing one of these, I don’t care about 4k for now, if it can replace an Oculus as if it was one (even at “just” full hd), that is enough for me. I ask this because the Pimax costs half the price of the Oculus over here, and I’ll be using it for development purposes, I don’t really need 4k resolution, but I need perfect Oculus compatibility at least.
I’m really happy with mine but I’ve not tried a Rift or Vive. I have tried a Playstation one. I use it for Elite Dangerous, and it makes such a huge difference to the game. I simply don’t have the money for a Vive or Rift but for £250 I just took a gamble and it was well worth the money. Even just watching Netflix etc, its like being at your own Imax cinema (the screen kind of floats in front of you like a giant curved cinema screen). And, by all accounts the image is better with the Pimax anyway. Its certainly very clear and the colours are really bright and vibrant. You can sort of make out the screen door effect a bit I guess, when looking at very bright scenes but its minimal because the res is high.
Its a bit temperamental getting it to work sometimes but I’m hoping the software will mature. I just follow this routine each time I want to use it:
Start PiPlay and wait for it to recognise the headset
Start SteamVR and wait for that to say everything is ready
Start Elite (or virtual desktop etc)
Most of the times that works fine. If it doesn’t I just close everything, kill all the PiPlay-related services and then try again and it usually works.
Space Engine videos set to cool music are awesome to watch too
Sorry I just read your question properly and realised my answer doesn’t really address what your asking for, but that’s my thought/experiences so far anyway so hope its at least partly helpful
If you want cheap oculus for development, i think Oculus DK2 better choice for you. It’s has positional tracking and has native support Oculus SDK yet. It’s support oculus technology such as Asynchronous Spacewarp. Just buy Razer Hydra and you has positional tracking and controllers also.
