Did you see this? Star VR one - Hands on vid
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He's the reason I got a Lenovo Explorer. Good reviwer. What's the eventual price expected to be?
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No idea.. Probably allot more than the Vive Pro [where is it]
look at those lenses...
€2000 is about €2500 less than what they first said a few years ago, and since they are business oriented, that would also not include VAT.
I honestly have a very hard time seeing this becoming any form of large scale success unless the Pimax 8k completely flops as a near unusable device, and considering the Berlin demo that seems even more unlikely and it will certainly not be more expensive than a vive pro and include the full kit.
Sure it might have slightly more FOV but if it is going to 6-7x more expensive, I have a very hard time seeing how an arcade would say "hey I'd buy one of these, instead of six of those, even if we charge half as much for a session I could still make twice as much money"..
The 200 degree FOV was huge three years ago, now, the main difference for StarVR is they supposedly support a much larger area of play than valve's lighthouse system.
Then again how many here are capable of fully using that much ?
The two main benefits over the Pimax 5k/8k are integrated eye tracking with foveated rendering which can eliminate distortion with active correction software and boost performance,
and custom RGB strip Oled screens so great pixel fill, black levels, brightness, and contrast, is that worth 6-7x the cost? IMO probably not as a Pimax 8k backer, we are due to receive the eye tracking anyway (software dependent if it will have distortion correction/foveated rendering) and time will tell if I can live with the LCD screens on the 8k M2 (after using the vive for so long) I may switch to the 5k+ depending on reviews.
Exciting times for us VR enthusiasts
and custom RGB strip Oled screens so great pixel fill, black levels, brightness, and contrast, is that worth 6-7x the cost? IMO probably not as a Pimax 8k backer, we are due to receive the eye tracking anyway (software dependent if it will have distortion correction/foveated rendering) and time will tell if I can live with the LCD screens on the 8k M2 (after using the vive for so long) I may switch to the 5k+ depending on reviews.
Exciting times for us VR enthusiasts
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I'm definitely keen on the Pimax, either the 8K or the 5K+, it will just be a matter of how easily my computer can be upgraded to handle it, or whether I'll need a whole new machine.
I would be surprised if they charge more than their equivalent pledge package plus 25%.
So if that, the 8k + controllers and lighthouses would be about $900.
Pricy yes. And time will tell if it's worth it.
I paid on the other about $650 in my pledge, but that was also with extra for the leap module, figured why not.
And if I can use that for some basic stuff, like for instance BigScreen.
Great for HOTAS use since I wouldn't need to find controllers to do desktop stuff etc.
Still compared to this the price difference would cover a monster PC.
Something like a 2080ti with an i7 9900k etc build.
So if that, the 8k + controllers and lighthouses would be about $900.
Pricy yes. And time will tell if it's worth it.
I paid on the other about $650 in my pledge, but that was also with extra for the leap module, figured why not.
And if I can use that for some basic stuff, like for instance BigScreen.
Great for HOTAS use since I wouldn't need to find controllers to do desktop stuff etc.
Still compared to this the price difference would cover a monster PC.
Something like a 2080ti with an i7 9900k etc build.
Does it come in a hammerhead shark or wierd bounty hunter from The Last Starfighter color scheme?
Wireless as well eh? You're not easily pleased are you
I'm quite easy to please. I have the Lenovo Explorer and it gives me an amassing ED experience.
Just laying out the stretch goals for the industry.