Pimax 5K+ - distortion issue

[sea2sky]

Hi All, just received my headset. The extra resolution is a big step-up, but man - the distortion on the peripheral areas is killing me! It is very pronounced even at a small FOV. How do you guys deal with it? It is especially annoying to see objects squishing when turning your head left right quickly.

[Buckeye]

Gotta get your IPD dialed in correctly then it’s barely noticeable.

 

 

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[hansangb]

When you have the Pimax home screen, and you move the IPD dial on the bottom, the IPD is shown on screen. I can't remember if there is a "dial-in setting" for IPD like in Rift. I think(!) there was one though.

[Phantom88]

Have you downloaded the newest version of Pitool? It has a lot of new features to choose the best fit for your set up

[sea2sky]

Have you downloaded the newest version of Pitool? It has a lot of new features to choose the best fit for your set up

 

 

yes, I have the latest one.

[sea2sky]

Gotta get your IPD dialed in correctly then it’s barely noticeable.

 

 

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I keep dialing it, but don't see much difference in respect to distortion. Switching back and forth with Rift - I have to say you get used to a wider FOV quickly and it is hard to go back. Hmm, distortion though is still bugging me.

[fiddlinjim]

Pitool just issued a Beta Upgrade to their software and it is a major upgrade and worth downloading.

[Phantom88]

Pitool just issued a Beta Upgrade to their software and it is a major upgrade and worth downloading.

:thumbup:Thank You!!!

[slipstream21]

Not working well for DCS though.

[twells555]

I use the Kegatis Lite Vr Shader mod and don't really notice any distortion unless I'm trying to look way back over my shoulder at something. Also makes things a lot more smooth in the Pimax. I had a lot of jittering before I started using the mod...

[sea2sky]

I use the Kegatis Lite Vr Shader mod and don't really notice any distortion unless I'm trying to look way back over my shoulder at something. Also makes things a lot more smooth in the Pimax. I had a lot of jittering before I started using the mod...

 

 

I use that mod too, but it has nothing to do with the distortion issue.

[sea2sky]

I guess for many VR users it does not matter as much or may be folks just don't even try to look at it, but for me the peripheral distortion/squashing is an immersion breaker so far. Obviously it has something to do with the lens design having to accommodate a wide angle of view. By the way I tried the small FOV, but it is still noticible. I keep seeing some posts on pimax forum about a distortion profile built in to the pitool, and suggesting pimax could make it software adjustable. That would help for sure. Also, moving the headset just a few mm away from a face helps a bit too.

 

Interesting read about distortion profiles etc:

https://forum.pimaxvr.com/t/pimax-distortion-editing/11493

 

Here is some guy talking about the same problem:

Edited April 8, 2019 by sea2sky