Pimax
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The Pimax 4K headset has a combined resolution of 3840×2160 running at 60 Hz.[1] In 2017, Pimax ran a Kickstarter campaign for the Pimax 8K headset, raising approximately $4.2 million.[2] Due to cable bandwidth limits, the headset's input is limited to 2560×1440 per display, which is then upscaled.[3] The Pimax Vision 8K X was selected as Top Tech of CES: AR/VR by Digital Trends on 8 January 2020.[2]
According to the manufacturer, the Pimax 8K provides a 200-degree field of view and incorporates two separate 4K displays.[3] A $15 million series A funding round was completed by Pimax, as announced on 19 December 2017.[2] Series B financing worth $20 million was received by Pimax on 18 October 2020.[2]
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An Engadget journalist reported that the Pimax 8K uses CLPL panels instead of OLED, which Pimax claims has eliminated ghosting and improved brightness.[4] The same journalist described the Pimax 8K as the most immersive VR gameplay they had ever experienced.[4] Pimax confirmed to Engadget that CLPL uses an RGB sub-pixel arrangement, which is denser than the PenTile arrangement used on the Vive and Rift.[4] The Crystal includes headset-tracked controllers and inside-out tracking out of the box at that price point.[5]
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- Wikipedia, "Pimax" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: 何旖旎, "Pimax launches 4K VR device in Beijing", China Daily (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pimax" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Xiaopai Technology, a leading company in the domestic VR industry, announced the completion of US$20 million in Series B financing", 2020-10-18; 何旖旎, "Pimax launches 4K VR device in Beijing", China Daily; Zelenika, "Hands On Review: PIMAX 4K VR Headset", VR World, 10 November 2016; "Pimax Launches World's First 8K VR Headset", Business Insider, September 19, 2017; "Pimax: The World's First 8K VR Headset", Kickstarter; "Showing Off VR 2.0 at #CES2019", techtrends.tech, 12 January 2019; Hayden, "Pimax Completes $15M Series A Funding Round", Road t en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Pimax" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Chinese startup's '8K' VR headset is surprisingly advanced", engadget.com, 12 October 2017 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Chinese startup's '8K' VR headset is surprisingly advanced", engadget.com, 12 October 2017. facts only, no text reused. engadget.com
- Lang, "Pimax's New Headset is Priced & Positioned to Take on Varjo's Ultra-enthusiast Aero", Road to VR, 2022-06-01. facts only, no text reused. roadtovr.com
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- Wikipedia: Pimax (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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