Calvin.Pimax Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago (edited) While we're busy getting the Crystal Super micro-OLED, Dream Air, and Dream Air SE ready — and the Crystal Super QLED modules and Light are shipping — we have not forgotten about the Pimax 12K. In this update we want to highlight the current status and progress. Image processing As previously mentioned, driving the Pimax 12K's 6K dual QLED panels, requires a chain of parts, such as 50-series graphics cards, dual DP1.4 or DP2.1, interface conversion chips (DP-MIPI), and screen driver chips. At the beginning of this year, we saw NVIDIA launch its 50-series GPUs, and also AMD has GPU's with DP 2.1 interface output, thus solving this part of the chain. Yet there is still no suitable high band bridge-IC for DP to MIPI conversion available in the industry. Therefore, in the past year, we have been trying to contact chip manufacturers and discuss how to solve this component. Some suitable bridge chips are in the planning stage, while other current solutions do not satisfy our performance parameters, as they have either too high power consumption, or they're too large. Despite these difficulties, we have been exploring solutions and will continue to do so. Panels Another big challenge is the display. Screen selection is crucial to achieve 12K resolution. Currently, there are two mainstream options: LCD and micro-OLED. For the LCD option, there are two directions to consider to achieve this resolution: One option is to increase the panel size while keeping the pixel density constant; The other option is to increase the pixel density while keeping the panel size constant. But each LCD option comes with difficulties: Increasing the panel size leads to an increase in product size; While increasing the pixel density leads to an increase in process difficulty. If we look at micro-OLED options, in terms of producing 6K resolution panels, then pixel density is not a bottleneck, but increasing the size of these panels is a major industry challenge. We keep developing both routes, both LCD and micro-OLED panels. In fact, the ConcaveView pancake lenses for the Crystal Super micro-OLED, Dream Air, and Dream Air SE, are one of the developments that came out of this. But as for the 12K, the challenge of 12K resolution still needs to be overcome. Trade-In Program The 12K is taking longer than we expected, but it's still being developed. It's coming. As mentioned last year November, the Crystal Super is part of the 12K Trade-In program, this includes both the QLED and micro-OLED versions。 Eligible headsets can use part of their trade-in value for the Crystal Super. The only thing is that this does not stack with the discount offered for Crystal users. You can use up to 50% of your headset's trade-in value for the Super, up to 399 USD, and keep the remaining trade-in value for the 12K. Like that discount, this will be taken off Prime, not the base price of the Crystal Super. It's also important to note that this does not apply to single optical engines, only full headsets. Edited 6 hours ago by Calvin.Pimax
MissionCMDR Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago This is the headset that started it all for me a few years ago, when I purchased the Crystal. It was a bold challenge back then to announce a 12k project, and it remains so today. I am glad to see it's still going strong. I hope for solutions that favor a micro-OLED screen choice I will continue to wait patiently, thank you for the update!
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