I’m pretty sure that we already found out from earlier threads of pixel structure, that these ‘4k’ panels are not quite right.
It would seem that they have half the pixels of a true 4k panel either horizontally or vertically (more likely vertically) & have the pixels shifted up & down from line to line in an attempt to immitate true 4k.
Apparently this is not new & TV manufacturers have done this, claiming full resolution.
I believe this also causes an annoying pixel structure & problems with wasted input resolution sent to the panels & non ideal scaling of the resolution possibly creating the blur.
Bear in mind, none of this is confirmed. Just educated presumptions from looking at a small area of pixel structure.
IF this is the case, then the 8k will never reach its potential while these screens are inside it.
best guess is that we’ll need about 16k panels screens to get a real “perfect” image where you can’t see individual pixels anymore. The 8K is much improved over the gen 1 headsets, but only about 25 pecent higher horizontal pixel density over the vive pro. So yeah, it’ll be a while. You may consider getting an Odyssey+, the anti sde technique makes it’s pixels bigger but harder to see the edge between them.
I think it can be done with much less than that as companies like xtal & starvr have proven with their prototypes.
From what I’ve heard, full rgb quality panels, different type of lense & a good utilisation seem to do wonders with relatively low res panels.
That’s another argument though, as these are the panels pimax have, & these are the lens they have, so we have to accept the limitations
Totally agree, low fps would be an indicator of poor performance not image quality itself.
Despite not understanding what the guy in the video is really talking about, I’ll go out on a limb and suggest you should try it, if you haven’t yet.
I wear glasses and can almost see too sharply. I also see the round pixel structure of my 8k at any time. I own a lenovo Explorer, and there the SDE is less conspicuous.
Especially with white, the small pixels are very far apart. But it can already be seen on the macro shots of sweviver.
Sometimes I regret my decision for the 8k and tend to the 5k+…on the other hand you always want what you don’t have. If I had the 5k+, I would probably miss the natural colors of the 8k and other advantages…
pre order a 5k from alternate and sell one after testing 
ive been wondering about this alot myself. I have an intel 4790.(not K) and I have a 2080ti.
I was going to update the cpu mobo ram ( I almost did it, but I already spent way too much on that vcard).
I was hoping the cpu wouldn’t be a factor because its not a bottleneck at pancake res 1440p and higher
but your CPU was higher than mine and you are saying that it makes a huge difference.?
Ah. Well as with the very first review by Tested. The 8k has a pentile like sub ixel structure. If your sight is acute enough you will see the diagonal pattern at times. But not as much as you would see the 5k+ pixel pattern. Aftet a bit of use you should find that the pattern mutes as you get more focused on playing.
Just when you said as bad as vive pro suggested performance issues.
The 5k+ is more blocky looking compared to the 8k.
The pimax 4k screen with the rainbow rgb imho still best pixel arrangement vs both the 5k+ & 8k. However it doesn’t seem available in higher refresh rates.
You might be fine. But on my i5-6500 just wasn’t cutting it for 4k type input.
My friend whom builds Extremepc said for 4k at high refresh gaming you want 6 cores.
Now the 2700x is likely overkill. But aliasing issues & other visual issues on the 4 core i5 most vanished & the 1080 ti was more stable.
@yanfeng had a i7 4790 non k I believe mixed with a 2080ti & found a difference i believe when he upgraded cpu.