Received pimax 5k +

Hi, i pick up the 5k+ headset today. This night i will try it.

Want to know what version of pitool i should install and configurations i should use with a gtx 1080 .

I will do a review when play a little with it.

thanks

REVIEW

BOX

The box its very nice and with premium feeling. Arrived in good condition and not very dirty but with some marks because of the shipping carton. I think pimax could put the box in some plastic to avoid this.

HEADSET

The headset / foam have an intense and uncomfortable chemical smell that i hope that reduce with time.

The plastic seems reasonably good and light but not so good like a vive pro. For now I dont have any cracks. its heavier than lenovo explorer but with a good headstrap i think could be fine.

I use glasses and i think my glasses touch or almost touches in lens and for this i think pimax should send a thicker foam. @PimaxUSA its possible?

In the lenovo my glasses fit perfectly and without problems

Light enter in the nose space can disturbes sometimes.

HEADSTRAP

I think the headstrap its the worst in pimax headset, i have a small head. i tried everything to fit well but cant.
The headset always falls on my nose which causes pain. I tried to put the foam of gear vr over the foam of pimax and helps a little but its not a solution. I think a thiker foam will help a little but pimax should send fast the rigid headstrap like psvr (the weight should fall on the back of the head and not on the nose). in this moment for me its a pain in the *** to use the headset only because of this.

LENS

I think they are very good for what its possible with the price and tecnology that exists.

I dont see many distortions but i see two vertical black line in the middle of vision that could disappear with a better position in the head. But for that i need a ticker foam and rigid headstrap. In the edges its blurry but not disturbing.

Changin IPD the only thing that do for me its to do more or less space between the two black vertical lines. this effect its very similar to rift than only have one vertical line and its more intense.

I see world moving when i rotate my head , but if i stay in the same position works fine and its not disturbing.
I dont now if with bases will be better.

Better sweet spot than lenovo

Almost no glare effect much better than lenovo

Didnt saw any god rays

SCREEN

No black dots :slight_smile:

Blacks are the same than lenovo (more grey) but colors and SDE a little better.

I can see mura effect when the screen is black or grey but in colors no.

I am having flickering white dots . They are more visible in blacks. maybe the problem its the cable?

FOV
Strangely normal and large FOV didnt gave me much WOW effect despite almost fills my vision. I think because we focus better in the middle than the sides, so dont matter if they are black or with game vision. i think its something that when i play more i will apreciate for sure.

PERFOMANCE

I have a gtx 1080 . Some games run fine like beat saber or lucky tale other very bad like redout even with smooth on. Need a better Gpu to full potential.

SOFTWARE
the installation was easy and user friendly but i dont have lighthouses and controllers so i did not have tracking problems.

FINAL TOUGHTS

For me the headset its not perfect but for sure its a step further than lenovo explorer so im happy with that. Some people will apreciate more than others because of the headshape. In this moment i cant apreciate because of the horrible headstrap and dont have money to buy one or do one with 3d print. I need a thiker foam or lens frame and I need a better machine.

Pimax you have to hurry with the rigid headstrap, lighthouses and controllers. Send now at least one thiker foam for backers that use glasses and send lens frame. this will help many users to be more happy with the headset.

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Congrats! Your a Backer?

Pitool 91 or latest beta 13r191(has smart smoothing, brightness control)

New version likely out this week. New version will make old ones obsolete with new video drivers being released.

@spamenigma might have some good settings suggestions based on games you list.

yes i am, i did some posts here in pimax forum. one of them was that wanted pimax to resolve my problem because i wanted the 8k. but today i receive the 5k+

The latest beta is stable? dont have problems in lens? where i can download because the website says “The Pitool is temporarily unavailable, we will restore the driver as soon as possible.”

thanks for the help

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I don’t have LHes but myself haven’t had problems on r7 2700x with 1080ti.

But results may vary. Some still prefer 91.

106 is likely going to be released this week graphic card vendors are testing.

Here is a link to it on my google drive

https://community.openmr.ai/t/pimax-official-1-0-1-103-beta-test-release-for-brainwarp-1-0/14256/442?u=heliosurge

@anon74848233 please add to earlybackers

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thanks i will try :slight_smile:

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I heard the beta will make the hmd go into a auto firmware update if it needs one. On the redit forum, some guy bricked his HMD yesterday since the beta launch the firmware upgrade on its own and got stuck for 35 minutes. Stick with a stable version is my recommendation.

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I didn’t experience that but a couple of folks have. Why I reccommend install pitool 103r191 with headset disconnected. Reboot launch pitool then attach headset.

The troubleshooting wiki in the 5k 8k directory has a couple of methods to unbrick the headset if a dfu problem occurs.

At a guess there might have been file corruption in the download.

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@Heliosurge so i should install first the pitool and next i connect the headset?

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The firmware update with the PiTool has to be fixed as soon as possible, hopefully the are already working on it.
Maybe manually updating the firmware before upgrading PiTool could help.

I would install pitool first. Reboot then connect headset.

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i will try that way. just hope dont have problems.

thanks

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I think the firmware was installed. Can you say whats the last firmware? i think was successfully installed but i have a wobble effect / Moving world issue when i move my head and cant change the fov size. Even after restarting the pi tool and steam vr.

Any help?

thanks

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If you instaled 103r191. The firmware is 191.

You might need a sensor calibration/adjustment.

yes i istalled the pitool beta. Where i do the calibration? i dont have base stations neither controllers.

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You will need a teamviewer session setup with @Doman.Chen

So what is the recommended firmware at this time ?

That will depend on pitool version. If downgrading pitool from 103. Ensure refresh is at headset orig value 80/90.

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I myself have stuck with the beta.

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I am having problems to access my account. in google chrome dont see the button to access. in edge i see but with errors. anyway i sent message to @Doman.Chen. i will wait an answer.

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I did a review. :sunglasses:

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