All other headsets work the same way.
Your headset is refreshing at 75hz in native resolution smart smoothing mode with 37 normal frames and 37 synthetic frames.
But it reduces the required performance from 75fps to 37fps.
The panels can also do up to 118hz if you are happy to run in upscaled mode. And that would be 59 normal frames and 59 synthetic frames if you enabled smart smoothing.
One Pimax representative or other stated a while ago that the originally proposed frame interleaving feature, from the kicktarter campaign, has been dropped. “Smart Smoothing” is now an umbrella term for all the various trixy bits in the runtime.(EDIT-the-day-after: …ok, “Brainwarp” was the buzzword - not smart smoothing… -None the less… :7)
EDIT: On a side note; I wonder why we are yet to see an optical video connector standard, utilised in all graphics cards and monitors… How long has toslink been a thing for audio? :7
technically that layer would be PE. But Its useful and not annoying.
I noticed this yesterday but I didn’t know it was a bug, weird.
Yup. I was saying before that the options Pimax gives you are a pro not a con like some haters would have you believe,
I have been using the HP exclusively for the last week and I am going to start switching back and forth between the two next week.
I am happy to say that it seems the HP may not stand a chance. The 8KX is winning on every level so far. I have discovered a whole bunch of little things that nobody seems to have mentioned about the G2 that is going to make it very easy for me to return it.
So stay tuned … 
While I agree with most of your points. Some of them could easily go both ways. (Seen as a pro or a con depending on your point of View)
examples
You might not want to though since things such as eye tracking don’t quite work.
You will need them because the SMAS sucks
see above
Reliance on Pimax for future VR support. 
Its all in good humour though. My G2 trial / comparison with the 8KX is going in the best way possible so far and the G2 is woefully inadequate.
I think the problem with all of the glowing G2 reviews pre launch and the claims that the G2 is the best visuals you can get in a consumer headset are all missing one thing. None of them have tried the 8KX.
Which begs the question… when is the marketing push going to happen?
Truth is though that the Index being $500 (disregarding controllers and basestations because its the same for both) and $1300 for the 8KX is a little much if the 8KX was say $1000 it would turn alot of heads.
I think the big marketing push should come when they have:
When Pimax has all of the above down pat, then they should push for marketing a new headset refresh, 8KX with new lenses with better clarity and 120hz native capability with HDMI 2.1, but with the whole package, controllers, ligjthouses, wireless, working hand tracking and eyetracking, stable software, stable hardware and good support. Not before then, because it will go to waste as people will still have concerns about them.
you are absolutely correct here. And you are not the only reviewer to mention it. I noticed that in dead center its sharp and crisp but as soon as you look even a little away from center it turns into a Samsung Odyssey Plus.
You’re right. The problem is nothing is actually stopping reviewers from buying it themselves and reviewing it right now. (Except for contempt)
Anyway when this stuff is all ready… if they wait that long. Im afraid the competition may have caught up by then or 8KX will be old news and Pimax will be looking ahead again. (As they always do)
If they do a marketing push halfway through 2021 for the 8kx it would have to be seen as some sort of relaunch.
Well, let’s give Pimax the benefit of the doubt and say they will have in 2021:
So the primary things which need to be done are
Hopefully by the time the bridge chip is available, Pimax can finish the controllers which are almost done, the wireless module and redesign their lenses, and in the meantime focus on improving synergy of workers, consistency of policy, ensuring they have enough workers and parts to meet demand and to ship orders in a reasonable time, better logistics to ensure tracking numbers are always sent to customers when products are sent, and to make sure their hardware and software is more reliable and more stable.
My point is it’s not like this list isn’t stuff Pimax hasn’t been doing, it shouldn’t take that long for them to finish it and it wouldn’t be right to say that Pimax hasn’t improved or isn’t working on those things on that list, they should just have it all done before marketing a new headset or before marketing at all.
Honestly I’m most worried about Pimax’s support and logistics improving as they haven’t had a good track record, but I’m hopeful that they will work out their logistics and support disorganisation.
So if you placed the G2 and 8KX lenses next to each other, how would you compare them, for:
BTW thanks very much for this - it is making me feel better about having taken the gamble on Pimax.
If I may slide in a side question for Kevin here…:
We already know that the throughput of the expansion port at the bottom of the device is insufficient for the eyetracking module at full clip, necessitating adding a separate USB cable for that accessory,
What about the handtracking module, which is built for that position, though – does the throughput suffice for that, without compromise, and if it does not: Can the module be configured to reroute its traffic from the integrated module port, to the port on its side, so that one can strap yet another USB cable for it, to the growing trunk between the headset and the host computer?
I already have to choose either headset speaker audio, or microphone, because there is apparently a USB resource shortage somewhere along the line, for some reason (EDIT: This, with a dedicated, discrete,.high speed USB PCI card, which serves only the HMD)… :7
As the X only has one USB port (bottom one) as opposed to the two ports on any other Pimax 5K/8K model, it’s not possible to connect both the HT and ET module at the same time without using an extra cable from the PC to the ET module as the HT module attaches directly to the bottom USB port (it sits flush to the headset).
They could make a USB hub module/adapter that had the same form as the HT module which attached to the bottom like the HT module does which the HT module could then be attached to. On the left side of the module they could place a USB-C port (or one on each side).
Thanks - looking forward to trying my handtracking module to its full capabilities, when it arrives.
Hope you don’t mind a follow-up question…
Do we have any idea what they are anticipating, that could gobble up what margins remain?
New modules? Data from existing sensors not currently transmitted, or transmitted at reduced rate?
…or did you just mean the possibility of them coming to discover they were being overly optimistic and having to dial back back a bit, for the sake of stability, or more on-device processing sapping cycles?
I do recall there was a thread, some while back, where somebody had analysed the tracking data that SteamVR receives, and had noticed that it was incomplete - apparently with either the headset or piserver consistently substituting null values in some fields – Don’t recall whether there was also something about the IMU/lighthouse sensor sampling rate…
The problem you are having is that your 70 ipd is out of the range of the headset. Before I did my ipd mod I had the same problem. After modding it the problem is solved. Really s*cks that hp chose to go with such narrow ipd range and didn’t make an eye relief system but it is what it is…
many users have this Lens problem. with and without mod.
hmm…they were “close to finished” last year too
I would actually hope they would either tool a new housing or make this bridge chip smaller so that you get 2 usb-c ports as the 5k+ because no matter how good the bridge chip is its meaningless if you can only plug one thing in at a time.
If they did go to the trouble of making a new housing they should go all out and make it look cooler. To assist with a rebrand/relaunch of the 8kX
Also they should have already modified the gasket to have the pre cut hole for eyetracking the second they realized it.
This goes for me personally as everyone here will tell you differently.
I am 95% satisfied with the Pimax lenses. Especially now that i’ve experienced the G2 for myself.
My ipd is 70mm and I will say that after adjusting the ipd to around 67-68 I sharp spot of the Pimax lenses are the entire size of the G2 lens.
Where the G2 its probably about the size of a dime.
During gameplay when not reading text, it’s not as noticible, but if you are reading anything regardless of size or if you stop and lock your eyes on sonething away from center and then rotate your head to get it into the middle you will clearly see the sharpening of the object as it enters the center.
It’s like fixed foveated rendering minus the framerate benefits.
Discovering this yesterday was honestly a deal breaker for me. This headaet has ONE thing going for it and this messes that up for me.
Chromatic abberation:
All if the above is with or without the fov mod by removing the gasket and using a thick VR cover so my eyelashes are almost touching the lens.
When in FOV mod mode. You can see alot more vertically. HOWEVER for me looking down you can clearly see the R G B separation. Its pretty bad actually. Not an issue with the gasket on. No such issue on the 8KX for me.
Eye Strain:
I have no eyestrain or lack of depth on the Pimax its basically great. Something about the G2’s lenses though, I haven’t quite put my finger on it yet …but while its on It feels a little like the lenses are misaligned to my eyes kind of slightly blurry or cross eyed its not as bad as it sounds but its slightly uncomfortable. Less noticible when not trying to read.
HLA looks stunning but so does the 8KX i feel like it would be a tie except for the FOVeated thing happening on the G2. Even with that whe playing HLA its kike looking through a window. I cannot oerceive the screen.
Reflections and bloom:
No reflections or blooming on either. But if you put the eyetracking on the 8kx its reflection city ( can be solved by padding the sides of the foam)
One thing I thought i’d debunk. The g2 black levels are good. Great even. But I have a couple of dark areas in HLA and AW i use for testing this and it’s still obviously an LCD.
Technolust is a great game to test as well for black levels and audio. Now that i’ve tried these Index speakers I will say that while they are good. They dont offer the ear-gasmic experience some people say.
I still prefer the sound of a good pair of headphones. The CV1 has the best sounding audio to date. What I will say about the index headphones is what they lack in “oomph” it makes uo for slightly with convincing spacial audio.
There are better options for playing games with audio your meant to rock to.
Yeah well , if I have to do all of that to get the G2 usuable I may as well stick with Pimax as the rewards are MUCH greater.
Besides im only sampling this headset while im in the return window. Hard-Mods are out of the question.
EDIT: The quest 2 is nowhere as bad as the G2 in this regard. The lenses do not exhibit the dime sized sweet spot. Pretty sure the quest 2 has better lenses.
Sure I can understand. But just saying, your bad experience is mostly caused by the fact that you are out of the IPD range
I’m bookmarking this under “Promises” 
True that’s why I prefaced it with. These are “my” experiences.
There was a guy on here a couole of weeks ago claiming that the G2 made him want to switch and sell his 8KX because the Pimax had
So from his POV the G2 must have been heaven for him and must be taken with a grain of salt. All impressions including mine must be taken with a Grain of Salt.
Some people find different headsets unusable due to differences in physiology. It doesn’t make them wrong just different.
I swear Pimax is so unlucky that Mike from VR Oasis is one of the guys who find it unusable.
Also the reason why sometimes you just need to try things yourself instead of relying on others or TTL videos.
As much as I love @Tyrielwood hes amazing. I also find it odd that of all the VR channels ive watched review the headset only him and MRTV seem to have Zero issues with the tracking.
But you can’t trust Eric For Pesident’s review on the G2. here
I have led strips on my ceiling just like he does and for the majority of my testing I have them off and the lights are dim ( only a desk lamp and the light from the stair case leading into my man-cave)
perfect tracking while in view.
If it lower my hands they only do 3dof. But when I put them back in view quickly they snap back into place perfectly 95% of the time.
Today i noticed that Eric that eric may have been playing with his led strips on.
This is a big no no.
The second I turned my led strips on OMG it was the cosmos level tracking Eric described in his review. It was BAAAAAD.
I love Eric’s Channel, but this proves that you still need to read between the lines with these reviewers sometimes even if you trust them.