Pimax Crystal Review | A VR Headset With Lots of Potential But Hampered by Bad Behavior & Marketing
236After many, many, MANY delays here is my Crystal Review. I've been waiting so damn long to get to some stuff I'm doing here. I didn't think I'd ever made a video over an hour long but here we are
I really love Pimax's headsets but the company behind them sometimes makes it hard to support them.
CITATIONS:
https://www.panelook.com/VS032B3M-NA1-6KP0_BOE_3.2_LCM_overview_54580.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/ValveIndex/comments/c0nziw/index_brightness_blackpoint_and_gamut_measurements/
https://web.archive.org/web/20230323063904/https://pimax.com/ps-vr2-vs-pimax-crystal/
https://www.vive.com/us/product/vive-pro2/overview/
https://risa2000.github.io/hmdgdb/
https://varjo.com/products/aero/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFoCQWtCrXM#t=21m39s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxNYsKz9Huk&t=735s
https://twitter.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/1665587124085596160
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gn_IM4Ft3s&t=181s
http://web.archive.org/web/20230721133053/https://pimax.com/pimax-crystal-lenses/
http://web.archive.org/web/20230419131117/https://pimax.com/updated-crystal-faq/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFoCQWtCrXM#t=8m36s
https://pimax.com/varjo-aero-vs-pimax-crystal/
https://pimax.com/pimax-introduces-the-2nd-reality-series-headset-the-pimax-crystal/
Risa2000 Article on Rendered FoV: https://risa2000.github.io/vrdocs/docs/hmd_fov_calculation
TOOLS USED:
HMDQ: https://risa2000.github.io/hmdgdb/
TestHMD: https://knob2001.itch.io/testhmd
WIMFOV: https://boll.itch.io/wimfov
PimaxXR: https://github.com/mbucchia/Pimax-OpenXR
AFFILIATE LINKS:
Pimax Crystal: https://pimax.com/product/pimax-crystal/?ref=RUeTfX Use Coupon Code Omni for 20 dollars off
Comfort Accessories:
Studioform Creative Apache Strap: https://www.studioformcreative.com/product-page/pimax-crystal-apache-comfort-strap?ref=Omniwhatever
Tambee 11mm Vive Pro PU Leather: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KWYNR45?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&_encoding=UTF8&tag=omniwhatever-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=f71786303a99f0d36f472889abf1cd99&camp=1789&creative=9325
LICHIFIT Quest 2 Head Cushion: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NXD49SK?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&_encoding=UTF8&tag=omniwhatever-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=a9076ae7c7ed0868ee728988574f85e9&camp=1789&creative=9325
Others:
Kat Walk C2: https://www.kat-vr.com/products/kat-walk-c2?ref=eui5lsoj Use coupon code "Omniwhatever" for a 50 dollar discount!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction and Overview
01:35 Lenses and Clarity: Positives
06:59 Lenses and Clarity: Negatives
09:27 Panel Manufacture Specs vs Advertised
12:57 Color Gamut Comparison
14:03 Local Dimming
18:27 "HDR" Except Not Really
20:50 Field of View, Pimax's Lying Marketing, & Changing #
26:31 What is Rendered FoV and how does it relate to this?
32:32 Controller Ergonomics, Battery, & Features
34:59 Controller Tracking
36:41 Headset Comfort
39:54 Audio
44:24 Performance Demands
45:27 Pimax's Dynamic Foveated Rendering
49:36 DFR with Quad Views
51:40 Pimax Software Experience
53:58 Battery Life, USB Hub, & Hotswap
57:22 8KX Comparison
59:35 Pimax's Behavior and How it Never Seems to Change
1:07:04 Should You Still Buy the Crystal?
1:08:53 Conclusions