Pimax 5K VR-worth it?

[kowalski655]

Amazons sale has this for 1/4 off, it looks good with a very nice FOV & Ive seen good reviews BUT does it need a ton of other stuff to work?Ive seen mention of extra cables, controllers & so on. Does it really need these,can I repurpose my Occulus Rift controllers & trackers for use? Or should I just stick with the Rift?

[BillyWhizz888]

A friend has this and he has a big beefed up pc running it and needs a docking station or something like that but because he only does sim racing he don't have any controllers. Amazing fov but for what it is I would say ott depends your purchase.

I upgraded from a rift s to a g2 and difference was night and day with clear vision and sound tho rift felt bit better with fov the g2 is allot clearer and comfortable.

[Mr.Jimbo]

Tempted to upgrade from my OG Vive to this, especially as I have all the base stations etc ready to go.

Really torn by the reviews online though, apparently the FOV is a gamechanger but the headset does have it's issues. Tempted to go for this and if it's crap maybe a Vive Pro 2 as Amazon has some open box headset only for a similar price.

[LimaDelta]

Are the Pimax outside-in tracking? I'd love better FoV, but I like the ease of use with the Rift's inside-out tracking.

[Mr.Jimbo]

LimaDelta said:

Are the Pimax outside-in tracking? I'd love better FoV, but I like the ease of use with the Rift's inside-out tracking.

I think it does both, inside out standard but works with steam base stations as well for outside-in

[Mr.Jimbo]

Bugger it, ordered it to give it a try. Handy hint that isn't super obvious, you can get a free thicker face pad and silicone protector thing with it, look for promotions underneath the "add to basket" button - probably wouldn't have bought them but a spare face pad is handy and the cover, well it's free.

Will let you know how I get on with it!