Pimax Crystal
MANUFACTURER
Pimax
TYPE
PC + standalone VR
RELEASED
2023
PLATFORM
Pimax Play + SteamVR
DISPLAY
QLED + Mini-LED
RESOLUTION
2880 × 2880 per eye
REFRESH RATE
72 / 90 / 120Hz
FIELD OF VIEW
115° horizontal / 105° vertical
OPTICS
Interchangeable glass aspheric lenses
TRACKING
Inside-out + eye tracking; optional Lighthouse
CONTROLLERS
Pimax motion controllers
CONNECTION
DisplayPort + USB + power
PASSTHROUGH
Color
PROCESSOR
Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2
AUDIO
Integrated audio + 3.5mm jack + dual microphones
OWNERSHIP
Previously owned
Thoughts
I purchased the Pimax Crystal in the hopes it might be able to be my primary headset and replace my Valve Index. It was enormously large on my head. The overall experience was probably acceptable, but the lenses never worked with my eyes. I believe it is because the focal plane of this headset was ~1m and I couldn't get my eyes to focus comfortable at a distance as they do in most other headsets, where the focal plane is at least 1.5m. I returned this headset as I just found it visually uncomfortable.