Why it takes longer than expected (M1 update April 23 2018)

Pimax 8K Series
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@deletedpimaxrep1: Now I see your plan is to start with 100 HMDs in a week in June, then you want to add every week after some 100 HMDs to ramp up production. Backers will get a new HMD starting some time in June and the order follows the backing number.

Here is the question: What about backers that pledged money for the Pimax 5k?

My assumption is the lenses are the very same, everything else is. So the production would just need to mount the other display type and logo to make those in the 2nd or 3rd week of production. Correct?

in case my calculation is correct there are some 350 HMDs with 5k display panels. Will you produce and ship those rather early or have 5k backers to wait until 5000s of 8k HMDs have been produced?

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@deletedpimaxrep1 There’s a lot to chew on here.

So, closed beta testing is pushed to 'May and ‘open’ beta testing with ‘Road Show’ in June. Who are the ‘open beta’ testers, exactly, and how will the ‘road show’ impact shipping to backers?

Overall, when will you be shipping to backers?

If you’re expecting max production to be 500 per week, you’re looking at 3+ months from start of shipping before the last backer will have his order satisfied? Is it a reasonable statement that the last backer shouldn’t expect shipment of his headset until August/September? If so, are you okay with this?

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5K will be arranged in the production schedule along with 8K.

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Open beta means events, roadshows, and backer hands-on testings to have backers try out the headsets before their units arrive. It won’t impact the shipping schedule.

Yes it may takes 3+ months to produce all the headsets. When the final design locked down, the mass production will scale up progressively.

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Hi xunshu , what about the controllers

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Agreed - a lot of people are going as far as replacing the Vive lenses in the hope of getting better optical quality and here we have people moaning about Pimax pursuing better quality. WTF, seriously.

@deletedpimaxrep1 - please continue to strive for better quality. We can wait a few weeks more. Any news about the 8K-X timeline though?

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X version - we don’t have an exact timeline yet
Controllers - there will be an update soon.
[EDIT] Base stations - estimated in Q3

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Thanks , what about the base stations?

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Again folks please only questions to xunshu. Thanks can be accomplished with “like” button.

Please discuss in Community discussion topic.

Thank you. :v::sunglasses::+1::sparkles:

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Okay. @deletedpimaxrep1. Can you give is clarity on what “Open beta” is?

Presuming the closed beta goes well; do you mean open beta as in Headsets ship & community testing & feedback begins?

I personally can’t see a series of roadshows beimg necessary or effective to be used as an open beta.

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We were thinking about roadshows and offline events for backers before everyone get their units.

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Anything that gives you positive exposure is a good thing.

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Hello there,

will the audio headstrap be ready when the M1 launches?

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M1 will be shipped with the cloth strap.
the audio headstrap needs tooling as well.

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Hi xunshu. About delays on the 2.0 base stations. It seems HTC is having the same problem with shipping not expected untill q3

Is Valve delaying supply to all headset manufactures to later this year?

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I’m not sure about this though.

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Sorry my mistake. Vive 2.0 base stations are now available. Hope valve will supply to Pimax so you can ship with the first batch of headsets. It would be a waste of shipping costs if you have to send them sperately

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right, ship separate packages will cost more, but still, we will ship asap, not necessarily to wait for all the accessories to ship together.

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