Pimax Vision 8K Plus

the hardware delivers. the only problems with it are distortion and no full overlap of both screens, resulting in 2 black patches, but both of those will disappear as you get used to it. the software could use some work tho.
it would be ideal if pitool is not even needed but that everything can be done trough steamVR. i can see though that pitool is needed for some settings. i would have 1 wish for 4 stars: add an option to put lighthouses to sleepmode when pitool is closed.

Since setting up the 8K plus i have never had a good image in the HMD that has looked good in any of the sim racing games that i use, and my Artisan has looked a lot better. i have been in contact with the support team to try and fix these problems that i have, but nothing that i have tried seems to help.
now i am waiting for a response to see what the next step is to fix this far from pleasant experience.

Tony

This is my second Pimax the first was the 5K+. I got this for the higher resolution and it didn't disappoint me. Screen door effect is barely perceptible and the colors are better. Everything about it is great. But either I'm a pin head or Pimax didn't consider the rest of the worlds population to have smaller IPDs then what they designed into there head sets. It was the same way with the 5K+. This time I searched the internet and found a reddit post where someone performed what they called an Extreme IPD mod to they're Pimax head set. I was a little hesitant a first but vivid clarity is something I cannot go without. So I took my time and disassembled the 8KX and modified the lens so they could be adjusted closer to where the lens cradles are actually touching each other and boy does everything look vivid now!! I got the 5K+ back from my brother and did the same mod to it.

After weeks of trying to actual get a picture with no clarity issues, I gave up. The 8K+ IPD is all wrong and many buyers have experienced it. The best return Pimax offered me was an extension to their policy, but I would take a near $100 loss. It isn't worth taking it all down and boxing it back up just to take a loss. I am just hoping as time goes on I can try different things and maybe get it working better.

I own the 8kplus, and i'm very happy with it - the FOV alone in simulators like MSFS2020 and DCS is an absolute joy. The level of immersion i've been experiencing is beyond parallel. All I can say is that I will never be going back to flat-screen flight simulations again. Landing is now an absolute breeze, as you can track your vision naturally as you're turning onto final approach (rather than 90deg vision snaps). With the head-tracking i'm also able to lean my head out of the cockpit and look down on the scenery below. With the 4k per eye, I can clearly read all of the gauges from my seated position in the cockpit - even with the smallest fonts I only need to lean forward slightly to be able to read them, just as I would in real life.

The only issue I have with the headset is that putting it on and starting a flight seems to act as a trigger for my wife to come and tap me on the shoulder to ask none-time-sensitive questions.

I've found customer service to be highly responsive considering the difference in time-zones between Shanghai/Singapore and the US. I can type a question into the "chat" window (bottom right of the website) and it'll either be answered immediately, or the second someone gets into work the following morning (their time). I'm not sure why some people reported having issues with customer service, I've found them to be highly professional and responsive.

Since purchasing, i've also purchased the leap-motion hand tracker, and the KDMAS head-strap so I don't have to use a separate set of head-phones (even more things to take off when I get tapped on the shoulder!)..