You misread my intention man. I’m not dishing out any money until I can actually buy the thing when bugs are worked out and it will be in my hands in a week.
My point was people should ground their expectations off of what they’ve shown, not what they’ve promised or an optimistic time table. They’ve shown us a lot, it’s just time that’s in question.
I don’t buy pre-orders ever, and I don’t listen to company estimates. Product development like this is a lot like stocks. Until that $$$ is in your bank account and no longer in the Market, you may as well be gambling.
I look at what has been shown working on camera.
@PimaxUSA showed the 12K on a live stream way back a while ago with its different lenses, Etc in prototype form.
The crystal has the same housing as the 12K. They’ve showed Crystal with working full array local dimming. They managed to handle the exchangeable lens design . That means that whatever the covid situation is, I know they are working on it.
The 12K is different by degree, not kind. When the core mechanics of the crystal have been demonstrated, we know that other panels and the same software will be ready for the 12K. It’s just a question of time.
@hammerhead_gal just posted pictures of "some"crystal components ready to be assembled, probably for testers units, that means they are working on it.
I know to ignore it when they give an optimistic date. Anyone who’s been on the forum for any length of time should know to ignore those estimates until you actually see something.
I know however, in spite of dates that are too optimistic, pimax will deliver a working product because they have done it successfully several times.
That knowledge doesn’t mean I’m going to just give them $1,600 right out the gate, or even pay the small pre-order amount they collected.
You should never buy pre-orders even from reputable brands that have been around for a very long time. The era of online shopping has made this even more clear as Sound Advice. Only give people money when you’re sure of what you’re getting.
I hear people freaking out about pimax’s estimates, but not paying attention to what we’ve actually been shown.
Lighthouse tracking module working, exchangeable lenses working, core inside our tracking working, display algorithm for local dimming working.
People are upset about Wireless not being shown, but people are being unrealistic in expectations for wireless.
I understand the value of no tether, but I know for a fact digital compression over Wi-Fi will never be as good as sending the signal through DisplayPort.
If anyone is worried about standalone on this device you’re buying it for the wrong reason. That is a feature by definition that will take time.
They have showed us a lot of the core working aspects of the product, and throngs of people are telling them to work faster, not to do testing groups, to abandon exchangeable lenses, just work on it internally, all the while saying release it when it’s ready, meanwhile they paid pre-orders.
That’s a jumble of conflicting contradictory information, because people simultaneously want it now, want it faster, but want it fully done right. That means time guys. It will take time.
I understand people being upset when they have money in the game, but it’s up to a customer not to buy until a product is ready.
Even reputable companies like meta are increasing their prices, showing prototypes that won’t necessarily become products for years, just to generate the hype Etc because covid put us in an unprecedented situation that have made I guess only a few people cautious with their wallet.
If you’re wondering why there’s delays in the era of covid, you been living under a rock.
Everyone has been acting like this virus isn’t out there anymore still evolving, still killing, and everything should just be able to go back to normal, when the entire global supply chain has been affected not just by covid but by the Ukraine war. Add to that companies seizing on that to raise prices more than is strictly necessary.
Anything having to do with computer manufacturing, or computer like components has been adversely affected in an insane way across Industries.
In my country right now eggs are going for seven bucks for a dozen instead of the usual three because of bird flu requiring culling of millions of animals, Plus covid.
Various people are blaming political blah blah every which way, because they need to feel in control instead of truly considering the impact of a once in a century event. Instead of considering the impact of less actual raw materials to go around. More expensive gas, more expensive shipping, how expensive it is to buy a vehicle Etc.
If you consider what pimax has actually showed us that is in working order, that has been demonstrated to us, the stuff that we haven’t seen comes across as the fluff part of the product.
The Wishful Thinking part of the product. Was it painfully stupid for pimax to promise all that stuff in a marketing hype video way before it was ready? 100%. Does that mean any human being living in the world today should be surprised that stuff isn’t ready? Absolutely not. The one thing you should be 100% prepared for is delays.
