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Pimax Op Bezoek Bij Unbound VR

Pimax visiting Unbound XR

Pimax (spreek uit: "pie(π)-max" ) is een technologiebedrijf dat gespecialiseerd is in hardware- en softwareproducten van Virtual Reality. Pimax is currently one of the largest VR hardware manufacturers in the Chinese market. A little retrospective in the history of Pimax shows us that in 2016 the first product, the Pimax 4K Virtual reality glasses, was released; with this, Pimax had provided the first commercially available 4K glasses for Consumers. In 2017, they ran a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for the Pimax 8K Glasses, with raising approximately .7 million. On December 19, 2017, Pimax announced that they had closed a .5 million Series A funding round. In the following year in May 2018, Pimax indicated to develop a 'knuckle style' Controller that is fully compatible with with SteamVR 2.0 and VIVE accessories and they are now [[ MD5_23]] many more VR related things going on.

Al with al Pimax is a very successful VR company that started small, but is slowly trying to take over the VR market. On August 19, 2019, we welcomed the Pimax team at our office in Nijmegen. They gave us a demonstration of the Pimax products and explained to us what kind of company they are. In this blog we explain the products of Pimax for you and describe our experience with this successful, originally Californian, VR start-up.

Pimax 4K

The company's first product, launched in 2016. The Headset has an image resolution of 1920 x 2160 pixels per eye, for a total resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. Together this is the first Headset with a resolution of 4K.

Pimax 8K

The Pimax 8K is the company's flagship product. The Headset features two 4K displays, one for each eye, with a 200-degree field of view. However, the Pimax 8K does not use the most common 8K resolution standard - 8K UHD - which contains four times the number of pixels as 4K UHD. Because the Pimax 8K contains two 4K UHD screens, it only has half the number of pixels as that of 8K UHD. Due to bandwidth limitations in the connecting cable, the input from the Headset is therefore limited to 2560 x 1440 pixels for each of the two displays. This is then scaled up in the device to the actual resolution of the screen, so that you - with have a powerful video card - still have a particularly sharp and clear image quality.

The Headset uses the SteamVR tracking system - the base stations 2.0. This means that existing Vive base stations and Controllers are compatible with the Pimax goggles, eliminating the need for existing Vive users to set up an additional tracking system or buy new Controllers, but can only upgrade to the Pimax glasses. The Pimax 5K Plus and Pimax 8K are also compatible with with the new Valve Knuckles. The Headset is compatible with with SteamVR and Oculus software, enabling it to offer a wide range of VR games and apps. Thanks to the included software platform 'PiTool', all VR games and apps can be easily found and started in one library.

Pimax 5K Plus

The Pimax 5K Plus is based on similar hardware to the Pimax 8K, but has a lower resolution of 2560 × 1440 screens per eye instead of 4K. Since this resolution is accepted as input, the Headset eliminates the need for upscaling. Users of the Pimax 5K Plus noticed that the 5K Plus had a sharper image compared to the Pimax 8K, but that the screen-door effect was significantly less present with the 8K.

Pimax Full Line Up

Our experience with Pimax

As mentioned earlier, we welcomed the team of Pimax at our office in Nijmegen. At the reception were the vice president of Pimax, the sales director (Ariana Wang), YouTuber SweViver (Martin Lammi) and commercial advisor to Unbound XR (Diederik Hermsen) present. We immediately noticed that the Pimax team really stands behind their product: they are enthusiastic VR enthusiasts who want to build the very best Headset possible. The Pimax 8K was therefore developed in part based on feedback from users. After a discussion about who the people behind Pimax and Unbound were, we proceeded to a demonstration of the Pimax products. Pimax brought two VR headsets: the Pimax 8K and a new version: the Pimax RE (rugged edition). The Pimax RE is the Headset that we were able to test. In terms of specifications, the Pimax RE is exactly the same as the Pimax 8K, but there are indeed differences in appearance and design. The first thing you immediately notice about the Pimax RE is the matte purple color. It looks a lot more luxurious, and the matte material makes it feel a lot firmer right away. The sturdiness is therefore what distinguishes the Pimax RE: for VR arcades and other commercial environments it is necessary to have a Headset that will not immediately break if you accidentally bump it or drop it on the floor. Together with the high image resolution and extreme field of view of 200 degrees make the Pimax RE a very welcome addition to the commercial and business VR landscape.

After our personal experience, we are certainly pleased with Pimax. In addition to making incredibly good VR headsets, it is also a company that listens carefully to customer feedback and strives for perfection. We can therefore wholeheartedly recommend the headsets of Pimax to anyone looking for a high-end VR Headset! We also think the Pimax RE is a very welcome addition for VR arcades and other business users who want to offer the unique VR experience of Pimax to customers.

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