People also forget that those who backed the 8KX did so at a time of high risk when it wasn’t even close on the horizon. They also put their money towards that risk. Those wanting this upgrade path seem to want to have their cake and eat it too.
If this pathway was to be put in place I would be asking myself why I even bothered to back the higher tier at all. It would also mean I would never ever want to back the highest tier in future for Pimax products.
But in the meantime you are enjoying a loaner unit… And still complain…
Exactly. Like other people getting into an 8kx for cheaper diminishes his experience any 
@SweViver :Pimax has a trade in offer for buying Pimax. Can you help us backers with a trade in offer from 5k+ or 8k to 8KX when it gets available?
Well I could ask and try to push it, but in the end Im not taking the big decisions 
Who is buying RE versions for $500 more ?
Why they are spending time and resources for this ?
It has sense only if Pimax 8K X is RE
As @SweViver said: “professional[s] and arcades”
If I had a VR arcade, I’d surely buy the ruggedized version. My 8K has a small crack and I’ve treated it very gingerly.
Wrong.
I paid for an 8KX and paid full price for an 8K “Loan Unit” (which i downgraded to a 5k+)…
The fact that I paid in full for a “Loan Unit” doesn’t really make it a “Loan Unit” to me because…well I own it outright…
My other annoyance would also be that if an upgrade pathway was confirmed for the 8k well back then… I wouldn’t have downgraded to 5k+…
You paid 699 for the loaner unit? Why would you do that…
And if so when you receive the 8Kx you send the loaner back and get the money back…
If not I would say you have been ripped off…
But it’s not like other people getting into an 8kx for cheaper diminishes my experience any right.
But the extra 8K cost $499 USD from memory.
8KX backers were given some choices… and there wasn’t a lot of clarity in regards to loaners in regards to condition, and cost to send back. As such a bunch of backers chose to purchase outright the ‘loaner’…to avoid having to deal with potential problems…
Currently, as far as I know, Pimax doesnt sent out any more loaners, as we can expect the 8K X being ready (whenever it gets ready, I dont have any specific date yet). Especially as backers are the first ones to get their 8K X of course.
I was within the first 500 backers. Not sure why everyone has these fancy backer tags but i dont
edit: Actually I just double checked and found out I was backer number 601 (so was quite off)
That’s indeed a bit strange and you are the first one I know who paid for the loaner… But maybe everyone paid and we didn’t know…
Do you have a clue in what stage pimax is with the 8kx?
Sweviver, it would be awesome if you could pass along my suggestion for a monoscopic rendering mode, that I have made threads about.
It would be a sure fire way to overcome bandwidth limits, and also the scaler in the 8K.
If you were only rendering one image, you could drive 5120x1440 at 80hz
Your video where you used VORPX with fallout 4 demonstrated the value monoscopic rendering could bring.
Even if such a thing was only implemented for apps like bigscreen, or Virtual Desktop, it would be a huge win.
https://community.openmr.ai/t/treat-both-eyes-as-half-of-a-single-display-like-dji-fpv-goggles/20356
@Heliosurge, do your job man! 
Because some 8kX users wanted to keep the loaner.
Backer Tagvis an easy answer. I apply them manually. Usually after one identifies which headset they have received or by request.
Have you received your 5k+? Have completed partial tag.
There are quite a few actually that paid to keep the loaner & even paid for a 3rd headset.
@Heliosurge thanks, I backed 8KX and also a received 5k+ (which is the loaner paid outright)