Anyone else here tired of people saying the 8KX is lower quality because it has to support the 4k across a 170 deg FOV?
Thats pretty bogus
G2 2160x2160 @ 90 fov
8KX 3840x2160 @ 170 fov
basically it has (3840 - 2160)/2160 = 78% extra horizontal pixels to account for
170 - 90 / 90 = 88% extra fov so
at most maybe you could argue 10% less detail per degree
but that’s assuming the size of the panels and utilization are equal.
Anyway…
I still find it funny that despite the increase in detail of tge v3. The pimax headsets still can boast something that makes it unique and respectable in its own right …that FOV.
Even if I had a V3 i’d still be constantly eyeballing my 8kx missing that FOV. Which based on the $ would kind of bother me a bit.
It is really sad as he used to take decent pics through the lens in pimax headsets. If I had the ambition it would be interesting to find his 5k+ and og 8k pics; Iirc he dis some with the sneddon test that would demonstrate just how bad his 8kX not final capture is.
Exactly. I did the same as soon as I saw it and posted to discord and another topic here to show even a rushed attempt with my s9+ resulted in a much clearer image than the blurry mess that was shown in that vid.
No ttl will come close to what anyone actually see’s but are useful in some situations to help compare certain specifics… ‘if done well and equally fair’
I don’t think he is biased. I also went from 5K+ 204 to an 8KX and had a very difficult experience, getting cross-eyed and headaches even though it was set up correctly. I’ve been around for a while, early KS, so I knew how to set it up. Then … still no DMAS. There was also no 3D effect whatsoever.
I wish Pimax would fix the issues at hand and deliver the DMAS. I actually may become customer again then.
Currently on a VP2, which is working great, except for its motion smoothing which I hardly use. It’s sharper than the 8KX and has a good FOV (got a face that fits) and much better color representation. But if Pimax upgraded the 8KX or I could be certain to not receive one in which its lenses are even slightly off and the upper left side of the HMD gets cooked (European power settings guys), I’d buy another Pimax again.
MRTV redid the video here VARJO VR-3 vs. PIMAX 8KX vs. REVERB G2 - The Through-The-Lens Comparison! How Big Is The Difference? - YouTube as the 8kx and G2 still were not fair however in the new video the still image of the 8kx in the side by side at 3’58 still isn’t a fair comparison at all- it’s a still of the 8kx in motion and blurred because of the motion- the icon for hellsplit arena in the side by side comparison for the 8kx is blurred but when you go back to the actual 8kx footage when the hellsplit arena icon is still/not moving and in the sweet spot at 0’36 it’s much clearer and sharper than the G2 side by side still shot and very close to the vr-3 still shot in the side by side which is much more accurate- having the 8kx myself I know it’s tack sharp most of the time especially with sharpening added with the FSR mod- go back to those two points in the video as proof and watch in 4k on a large screen- also the vr-3 has better edge to edge clarity vertically but less so horizontally- blurs much sooner on the horizontal plane (which may be related to the distortion of the aspherical lenses)- so all in all the 8kx is much better value at less than a quarter the VR-3 price, especially when the 8kx comes with a much bigger, immersion enhancing fov with clarity which is one of the best going and almost as great as te VR-3- certainly great enough for 99% of all vr games - what resolution did you set the 8kx to? increase moderately above 100% steam resolution and the ppd matches or surpasses the G2 anyway
