Pimax Vision 8K X

I got the Pimax 8KX on Amazon with the KDMAS just before Christmas. The delivery was prompt. Unfortunately, the DisplayPort cable was heavily bent from the factory. Thus, the sound was initially scratchy and the image often gone. One day later, the display port fiber cable arrived. I can recommend this to everyone. It is expensive, but it is lighter, more flexible and has a much better transmission. I must admit I am really spoiled after almost two years on my old Valve Index. At first I was hesitant to send the HMD back. 90Hz did not work, the sound of the KDMAS is dull and bassless compared to the Index. I didn't have lens inserts for my vision like on the Index and I had tracking problems. Also the micro was way too quiet. Also, you have to get used to the glasses first. If you feel the image distorts too much when turning your head try the thicker foam attachment. You lose some FOV, but the angle of the eyes to the lens is better. After contacting support I was helped quickly though. I got a new dev firmware. 90Hz now worked natively. Using a 3D printer, I printed a lens adapter and mounts for my glasses (from VROptican) and the VR Ears (with speakers like in the Index) from Rebuff Reality. After Valve also patched Steam VR, my tracking problems have virtually disappeared. I fixed the audio problems with the tool Equalizer APO 1.2.1. Now I can finally enjoy my racing simulator in 4K. After I understood what the functions in the pi tool all mean and especially when you have to activate the Parallel Projection Compatibility and when not. I have also brought the performance of my games to an acceptable level. On my system with AMD 5900x, 32GB Ram and RTX 3090 I can finally play Automobilista 2 in 90fps with normal FOV. (Also thanks to OpenVR FSR Mod). Half Life Alyx runs in large FOV even at 100% scaling with maximum details. As I said at first I thought about sending it back. Today I can no longer imagine using another headset. I'm also eagerly awaiting the RTX 4000 and the Pimax 12K with OLED. I had the index on again the other day and felt like I had blinders on. With the Pimax, however, you can see all three mirrors in the car without having to turn your head. Please Pimax license the Index speakers, everything else is a waste of resources. I got the glasses because of the wide FOV and the high resolution. Both of which Pimax delivered. The sweet spot is also nice. The rest can be easily fixed as a resourceful hobbyist and Pimax is also designed for hobbyists. As I said, I come from the Index - here everything is plug & play. For my exciting VR evenings in high res, I thank Pimax and therefore also award 5 stars. Anything else would not do justice to the displays.

Best regards from Germany.

I’ve owned the 5k, the 5K+ the 8K and finally 8Kx.
If you are tech savvy and willing to invest some time in getting all the setting right, there is NOTHING on the market as crystal clear as this HMD.
I primarily use it for iRacing, where I have a guide for the 8Kx pinned in the official forums. This headset is UNREAL for iRacing and Sims.
Again, if you take the time to get the settings right for each game the wow factor is through the roof. If you have no clue what you’re doing, and dont bother adjusting settings, I’d question why you were shopping for high end VR.
Lastly despite what the salty individual said above, I’ve dealt with very few companies as a professional in the industry that have the customer service Pimax does. The bend over backwards to help and will continually follow up proactively for open support tickets. Truly top notch people, and amazing engineering team.
If you want high end VR, especially for sims, and will configure it properly per game, there is simply no other choice that can compete on its level. This is the current benchmark in VR. Period.

As soon as i got my refund for this piece of junk they deleted my review without even asking. the customer service was terrible, the product wasnt even close to being worth the price tag. this deleting reviews is not only illegal but makes it clear that these guys have no problem lying to theyr customers. all the reviews are either positive or deleted by pimax they didnt think i would check to see if mine was still here.

SNEAKY, UNTRUSTWORTHY, UNDESERVING OF YOUR MONEY FOR A LOUSY PRODUCT AND WORSE SERVICE!
attaches is a picture of the review they decided to delete.

Amazing headset. Shows vr porn in very high quality, very realistic 10/10.

This is my second PiMax HMD. My first is the 5K XR. I was not ready for just how much better the 8KX would be. There is no comparison other than the shape and the field of view. Color, washout (lack of), ZERO Z-E-R-O screen door, 99% no distortion, and the long range fidelity. It's got the same fidelity down track (iRacing) as my friends triple screens. I put the thing on and spent probably a solid 5 minutes just sitting in pits looking around the car and the world outside with a "oh...my...god" thought process.

If you are on the fence if you want to get this HMD or not. Do it. The strap is funky, I don't care. I will get that little detail sorted just fine. I will duct tape the thing to my face if I have to LOL. It's not worth losing this vision.

If it has the same reliability as my 5KXR, that'll be great. I have had the 5k for about 1.5 years and that thing has been thrown off my wheel a couple of times, love that boot up calibration. It has been smashed into my microphone multiple times when I would snap my head around for a target that flew by in Project Wingman. It's taken quite a few hits and been used A LOT.