blaze466 So, I’ve started getting these flickers on the screen. It happens in videos, menus, even in the steam environment. I’m hoping it doesn’t last, or get worse. Has this happened to you?
I had an issue on day 1 and it turned out to be that the displayport cable was not fully inserted. The headset side of the plug on mine is pretty tight and is not the easiest to push the plug all the way in. I guess this is a good thing once it is fully in, since it will not easily be pulled out during use. I hope the best for you and that it isn't an actual hardware problem.
blaze466 The controllers are horrible. They go to sleep constantly while watching videos, sometimes within a few seconds of activity. They also drift a lot from your hand,
This one I haven't experienced yet (the drift or the sleep). I haven't looked, but is there a sleep timer in the PiMax software? Also do you have enough light in the room fort the cameras to work well?
blaze466 Here is the kicker though. Heresphere won’t play all of the videos. Some give me a message saying that I need the H265 codec installed. I have it installed. DEOVR works just fine. I don’t know if that is an issue with my computer or if the Heresphere just isn’t working with the headset for some reason.
My Heresphere did not play H265 either, I had to buy the codec pack from the Microsoft store for $0.99 (which is completely ridiculous that it is not included with a damn $100 OS). But now it plays everything with no problems. My complaint about it is that when you are trying to adjust a slider, Heresphere is trying to "help" you by auto-snapping the aim dot to the slider that it thinks you are trying to choose. It is annoying as fuck because it is usually not picking the correct one.
Man, I really hope you get those issues sorted. I don't mean in any way to sound like I'm downplaying them just because I haven't had the same hardware issues, the things you listed sound like the most basic QC issues that PiMax should have had squashed long before release. Honestly though, these are the reasons why I did not jump on the 4K or 8K headsets, I just felt like they were in perpetual 'beta' testing and not a fully fleshed out consumer product. I took a chance on the Crystal based on a few of the reviewers all agreeing on the amazing resolution with no distortion, the ability to eventually use it standalone with no tether, and the swappable lenses (again, someday). I know some also had bad things to say about it, but I felt like a lot of those complaints were based on using the headset for its "intended" uses and not so much for our hobby.
mebejoe So, maybe I should wait for the Quest 3? But then I can't use Steam, right? I'll need to sign into the Metaverse or whatever they call it, no?
blaze466 I personally would wait for Quest 3. You can still stream through steam with the Quests.
I agree on waiting unless you are ok with the trade offs. If the cost is giving you any pause, I would also say wait. I don't regret the purchase, but at the same time I do not see this being an endgame headset. I'll be selling it once something of equal picture quality and better usability is available. I have high hopes for the Q3.
