He answered it on MRTV recording, not sure if it made the cute do, for now no 5m is max but they have a new Cable that should be the final version and when SweViver had that he would test to add 2m more.
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Where I have noticed it has been with ground and sky texturing in both Il2 Great Battles and DCS. Also at 1.75 with hand altered SteamVR Vid setting of 25% - there seems, on the 8K to be better clarity and more vibrant colours with no colour banding.
I wonder if the PiTool Render setting affects the down-sampling and compressing of graphic info for the transmission up the cable to the 5K and 8K and the higher settings let more info through using different techniques.
Need Kevin @PimaxUSA to clarify exactly what is going on there although - maybe when all is open sourced - others will get to see (if they open that part of it up).
@Pimel - My understanding was that supersampling from PiTool occured above PiTool Render target of 1 and that at 1 you were running there on abouts native res with 0.75 and 0.5 being subsampled. Then again - given the moving target that is STeamVR development - who knows.
@SweViver I do appreciate the work you have done and your insights - your though the lens video examples have been great.
It just irked me when MRTV asked about performance the way the question was responded to which could potentially put of a market segment who would really benefit from what PImax is doing. An alternative answer might allude that some titles might need settings turned down based on what fps a user might be comfortable with. I think user with GTX 1080Ti or RTX 2080 will get a lot of millage out of the 8K+ and 8K-X.
Did I mention I am looking forward to the 8K-X???
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That still doesnāt answer my question if it can do extension or wireless in upscaled mode or in reduced fov native mode as is.
Thatās because they simply donāt know.
They are expecting a cable revision that would make it work durably in the 1st place, once that is confirmed they can start looking into extensions.
And from the sounds of it, wireless isnāt happening anywhere before Q3/Q4 2020, so I for one am not factoring this in right now. Might happen, might not.
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With part if NO it dont work did you not understand? next part is that they are making a new Cable that is the finished Cable and when that come they will test if they can extand that one.
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Because they didnāt explicitly say they even tested those options and those options make complete sense to try as they have a lower bandwidth requirement.
Iām close to certain running the X as a + will allow for easier extension because, as you said, the signal carried requires less bandwidth. The same goes for the feasibility of wireless.
Did you guys know the 8K-X has a cable design that the other Pimax headsets donāt have and itās not interchangeable?
Thought Iād mention it as it means you canāt remove a cable that may be longer from the other Pimax headsets (e.g. extension cable) and reconnect/solder it to the 8K-X, as it wonāt work.
Iād like them to simply try this officially (sweviver) and let us know so we can make a purchase decision.
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Sweviver said he canāt see any reason in theory why the 8KX in upscaler mode (which we know nothing about yet ie we donāt even know the current latest version in his hands can even switch mode, let alone test that mode with an extension) wouldnāt support the same options as the 8K+ - but it will be down to the engineering team to fully test and prove that.
Once the final cable arrives, which is expected in a few weeks, hopefully they can get that done quickly.
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Pretty sure he said in the MRTV impressions stream that itās a toggle in PiTool (native/upscaled)?
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OK yeah that rings a bell, but I donāt remember him saying anything about actually using or testing that mode. So whether itās actively usable isnāt clear to me
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āYou can switch it directly in PiToolā (points to computer where PiTool if obviously installed) 14:00:
https://youtu.be/r-879toi3LE?t=840
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Mmmm sure I mean we canāt make any judgement about extension or wireless compatibility compared to the 8K+ from that. Havenāt heard anything specific about testing the 8KX upscaler mode and whether the same features work. It behaves the same in theory as 8K+ until we know more 
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Iām not saying thatā¦ But I sure am hoping! 
It just sounded like You didnāt think switching modes worked and I was pretty sure I had gotten the impression it did somewhereā¦ 
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Yes I will backtrack on that, sorry 
Although we donāt know if it is 100% working yet until Sweviver or someone comments or shows the upscaler in action. Hopefully weāll get an update when the final cable shows up
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how Long have you two been married 
But Noā¦ @SweViver has not stated that he has tested the upscaler om the 8K X. But im sure he will and share his findings 
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They better get it done before the backer upgrade program expires!
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I was young and desperately in need of cash and he seemed like a nice guyā¦ 
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