JAV VR: News, comments about releases, recommendations, hardware

[akibaun]

I've been eyeing the Pimax Crystal Light for a while, but I can't quite make up my mind... Which ones do you have? The Pimax 8K X?

I currently use a Pimax8KX. The added immersion you get when you can actually see (and feel) the other girls at your side, in your periphery... it's a total game changer. And it's just less claustrophobic overall (even in 1on1 scenes).

I also have perfect vision (well, I don't need glasses at least), so when the video is recorded/lit/encoded properly, I swear the clarity is indistinguishable from real life. I don't see any advantage in more pixels/better screens.

I don't care that it's not OLED (there are rarely any 'true blacks' in porn). I also don't care that it's not inside out tracking (I have base stations, but I don't use them, since VR porn doesn't benefit from positional tracking).

My only real complaint about the 8KX is maybe the comfort. It's bulky compared to other headsets, and requires some DIY face/nose padding to get the fit just right. These are solvable problems though (especially if you watch porn in a stationary/laying down position, as I suspect most of us do).

Like I said, it's hands down the best way to experience VR porn.

Now here's the bad news. The people running Pimax are complete idiots. They had a total monopoly on the wide FOV market, and squandered it. If they just pressed their advantage, it would have forced Meta/Valve/etc to also adopt wide FOV. Instead, Pimax decided to focus on stuff nobody asked for.

I don't think you can even get a Pimax8KX anymore. The 'Crystal' is your next best option I guess. The FOV is less than the 8KX, but still better than the alternatives.

*and just to clarify, I'm not saying VR porn sucks without a wide FOV. In fact, I would probably recommend a Quest3 to anyone who is new to VR porn (for the simplicity/convenience factor). I'm just saying... damn I wish the HMD manufacturer's cared more about VR porn, so they would care more about FOV.

 

[SamKook]

Right now, for me, the 4K vs. 2K resolution per eye is more important than the greater FOV width

My point is that it's basically the same resolution, it only crops the width. They're both 4k(2160p) if you look at the height.

 

[Walle12]

I also don't care that it's not inside out tracking (I have base stations, but I don't use them, since VR porn doesn't benefit from positional tracking).

I didn't remember that they need base stations. In that case, they're no use to me, since I also play games in VR and inside-out tracking is much more convenient.

After my disappointment with Steam Frame, my next headset will be 4K per eye, so I can take advantage of current 8K movies. Something like Pimax Crystal or similar. I need a good FOV because I have a high IPD. The problem is that they're very expensive and outside my budget.

My point is that it's basically the same resolution, it only crops the width. They're both 4k(2160p) if you look at the height.

OK, I understand, but it's not exactly like that. In VR, you don't cut the image on the sides if you have a smaller FOV. The entire image is always displayed, as it is in 3D, even if you have a small FOV. Since the image surrounds you, when you move your eyes or head slightly, you can see everything.

Although Steam Frame and Pimax 8K X have the same width (2160 pixels), Pimax has a higher pixel density, there are more pixels on the screen, and everything looks much sharper. In VR, everything is magnified, the pixels are huge because you have a screen that covers your entire field of vision, so having more pixels per inch means a huge improvement in definition. The difference must be very noticeable, which is why I want to switch to a headset with 4K per eye.