I'm BACK in the Pimax SUPER W I D E FOV 8KX and OMG! 3 HOUR Flight UK-USA Duke LEG 4 | MSFS
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- What is it like trying the widest FOV consumer VR headset on the market? How does it compare to everything else in 2024? Well let's find out as we embark on our next leg flying the Black Square Turbine Duke, all the way from the UK to America in MSFS 2020!
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I ran the 8KX for years until recently. I tried upgrading to the Crystal, but it was too buggy and unstable, so I went back to the 8KX. Now I've moved to the Bigscreen Beyond which has been rock stable. But I still miss that wide FOV of the 8KX. And frankly, the 8KX still holds its own against modern headsets which are 5 years newer. The Beyond, Crystal, or Quest 3 are in many ways a lateral move from the 8KX, and whether these newer headsets are overall better is a judgement call.
Of note is that the 8KX has been out long enough to be mature and relatively stable despite being a Pimax product. I'm sure there will be commenters that say otherwise, but they probably didn't run one recently or with Pimax's newer software.
I wish Pimax wouldn't have targeted the 12K as such a grandiose upgrade over the 8KX. A modernized 8KX with just modern lenses and QLED panels would be a killer product and could have been actually out on the market by now. But Pimax is always going after more than it can chew.
I've always wanted full FOV and can't wait for that day. I don't care if the 12k is the size of a shoebox, as long as it is as clear as the Crystal with full fov
it's the FOV for me, when you fly out of grand canyon airport and dive over the rim of the grand canyon you'll see, you'll feel the earth drop away. Waiting for the Pimax 12K
38:09 "Let me know in the comments below what VR headset would you like me to showcase for our next leg across Canada. "
The Pimax 12k QLED of course! Do you think you could arrange that? 😂
I can try 😅
Love my 8Kx ... have tried a crystal and was blown away with how sharp it was but in sim racing and you have this running well it's just so good... I'll let some of that sharpness go for such a realistic experience ... it's still a amazing headset and will stay my daily driver till pimax release a replacement ... thanks for the reviews
Imagine what dynamic foveated rendering could do to a wide FoV headset
Like in XRToolkit?
Imagine?
The 8KX has an eye tracking module. The thing you're imagining exists.
Still have my 8kx..People underestimate the optimal immersion of having this level of fov.. it's still the hmd with the closest fov to actual real human eye fov so in that aspect it has optimal realistic immersion (wider fov also gives much greater situational awareness and a greater sense of speed).. you can also add extra clarity with reshade sharpening which is a great combo of pretty decent clarity and optimal fov immersion.. still waiting on the 12k qled which will have at least crystal clarity and 8kx fov simultaneously but even pimax thinks a 5090 will be needed minimum to run that.. but hopefully pimax will still honor their trade in offer to put the original purchase price of the 8kx towards paying for the 12k qled
yes I think the 8kx is still fantastic . even owing the Cystal also. Yes it is older in tech but I still use it.
I still have my Pimax5KSuper and it is good for racing. Having that extra window in the game world really makes a big difference and enhances the sense of speed. The image quality isn’t no where near as good as on my Pimax Crystal Light but, that FOV is still amazing. 😉👌
Please can you do a leg in the Bigscreen Beyond - we haven't seen it in a while.
Still holding mine for the upgrade as well.
Awesome Steve, im still fallen in Love with the 8kx🎉🎉🎉 So i'll wait for the 12kx for the Upgrade 😂
Unfortunately, I think the 12kx is still gonna be small fov. Basically the same headset as the current crystal but with more secondary features
@@lacedchemist1295This would be really bad. Please Pimax, dont forget where you came from
@@andyydna5330 lol but that's what they said when they first announced the 12kx. And then they released the crystal for some reason.
@@lacedchemist1295 They announced wide fiv, right?
@@andyydna5330 not in the original keynote that I watched. Maybe they changed it though.
Thanks so much for the retro video Steve! Your work is always amazingly fun and informative. Though I have the 8kx, I bought the Quest 3 and use it exclusively now. (Mostly running Elite Dangerous these days). I've given serious thought to the Beyond; however, I'm still holding out for what the market may bring in the next year.
Thanks Richard that means a lot!
I recently got a hand-me-down Pimax 8KX and I can't get over this FOV especially for following the merge on a dogfight. For me it's just what I have been looking for coming from trackIR but sadly for me the comfort is not there, my head just isn't shaped correctly for this headset apparently. I really wish that Pimax could make a remastered version of this headset with OLED or QLED panels and better comfort and I would be happy.
I'm still rockin the 8kx 👍
I would love to try this. I've been flying with a real helicopter pilot lately and he has pointed out that I fly like I have tunnel vision. And I realize it's in part because I wear a VR headset in the flightsim and that visually amounts to wearing a scuba mask which naturally impedes your peripheral sensitivity. I did my own video about that referring to waiting for a wide FOV VR set, but maybe that already exists in this product.
I'd love to see you fly one of these legs in the Reverb G2. Also looks like you'll have to get a PSVR2 sometime soon lol
Loved your landing. Better check your tyres and gears before take off mate :-)
Hahaha I proper carrier landing that 😅 Thanks for watching mate
I bought the 8kx with high hopes and could never get the headset to look right. There was always an issue with the lenses not looking right and being very uncomfortable. I tried for a whole year straight and could not make it work. I still have it and planned to trade it in. The g2, aero, psvr1 and 2, quest1, 2 and 3 and know the crystal never gave me optical issues like the 8kx.
And this folks, is why I'm still holding out for the 12K QLED. 😀😀😀
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Pity you can't buy them from Pimax anymore though. I was going to buy there no stick anymore and no plans to replace from what I can see
Where is the elusive 12KX? Come on Pimax! I gave up and went with the Somnium VR1.
I'm holding out for the 16KX 😎
The Crystal super is far more of a competitive product than the 12k. Not sure why you would compare them
LOVED this headset but it’s unstable. The software/lighthouses are a pita
I want a headset witll the advantages of the crystal, the quest3/pro the 8kx and the bigscreen beyond all in 1 and none of the disadvantages with good fps performance so i can run dcs
Great channel! I’ve been using a G2 and an RTX3090ti for a few years mainly for IL2 Sturmovik. I want to upgrade to something with a bit more clarity/resolution but it seems to be a minefield out there unless you have a bottomless wallet. Is there any one headset that stands out over the rest for the £1000 price range?
That's very kind of you thankyou. The Quest 3 is a really great all rounder, but for PC VR simulation, I feel the Crystal Light is the best bang for your buck. Get the local dimming version though as it has better panels. Cheers!"
@@VRFlightSimGuy one thing I don’t understand is how the integrated audio works on the Pimax crystal Light. Does it have speakers at all or do you need to wear your own headphones. Or should I just buy the DMAS set up?
@@Avetorro Buy the DMAS, you won't regret it.
Have you done any flying in the UK since you got back Steve, what do you think of the update?
Not yet. Planning on checking it out this next few days
Only thing is you cant even buy it anymore and gpus are still not fast enough for the 8k X lol😅
I actually ran my 8k X on a 2080ti . If it had eye tracking it would be no problem at all
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hi everyone . can anyone help me i have a new crystal light . with pc 3090 and 32gb of ram and intel 3.4gb 6700 . pi service uses 35percent cpu idle . when i play games games run fine but tracking starts to fail and in many different ways lag stutter and horrible unless i set setting resolution low . even virtual desktop watching 4k movies has issues . when i view task manager in game gpu 20 percent cpu 75 percent . any ideas?
The worst headset on the market i found and despite the advertised FOV it had poor focus until you turned the FOV down to 120 degrees where it improved a little. They also will deny that their headsets have issues and dont do what they advertise.
Why? I love my 8kx. I have a quest 3 but the fov of 8kx Is incredibile e more more immersive! Is not plug'n'play headset but after many tweak is absolutely (in 2024) a very good choice