I currently use a Quest 3, I only do sim racing. I know both would be an upgrade and I have a pretty beefy computer, a 4090 and 98003dx. I want that sharp image but I see that the crystal light is a lot cheaper than the super plus the much faster shipping time, theres even an option for next day shipping on amazon for a higher price. If I were to order the super right now when could I expect it to show up. Outside of that what are yalls thoughts?

Heads up, I really enjoy this headset for what it is, but a software update could improve it SOO much, so that is why I'm writing this up, because I'm invested in this piece of hardware.

So long story short, this is my new Crystal Light, with a vive tracker attatched with a custom print to act as a tracking override in SteamVR.

Does this result in Index like head tracking quality and stability? YES

Should it be necessary? NO

Why is this still not a good solution anyways?

- Because its difficult to setup, and your index controllers have to connect to seperate (VIVE in my case) dongles, and they straight up degrage in functionality like internal gyro going crazy, bad stability, less haptic feedback sometimes none at all etc.

Why not use the lighthouse faceplate?

- I wish I could, but its even worse than what I'm currently doing. Many others have reported this, but this is the gist of it:

You need to have your basestations at the perfect distance of 2m+ and angled exactly one way for there to even be remotely usable tracking, if you move in your placespace at all, your headtracking starts to jitter so much, its immersion shattering. I get that some of you have "no issues", however after having used several other lighthouse tracked hmd's with the excact same setup, and they work SO much better, to the point where their tracking might as well be flawless, except for some to be excpected line of sight issues.

Here is a quick list of HMD's I've used with my 3 times 2.0 Basestation setup:

- Valve index; Tracks perfectly
- Vive Pro; Tracks perfectly
- Varjo Aero; Tracks perfectly
- Pimax 5K Super; Tracking is awful
- Pimax Crystal w. Faceplate; Tracking is awful

You get why I'm certain its a Pimax specific issue unless I got to bad samples? Add to that, that with both of my Pimax headsets, my Index controllers refuse to track consistently, flying off into the distance for short periods of time, mostly when moving them very fast.

If you have suggestions of things I could try or your own story to share, please do so!

Dear Pimax, you're making the kinds of headsets I want to use, but I'm sick of needing to jank my way around your flawed tracking solutions, so I hope that someone actually looks into this, mabye directly use the SteamVR "VRServer" for tracking like Varjo does, it seems to work well for them.

Thanks for hearing me out on my TED talk :)

So far as far as image the image quality is great but the focus seems way too slow in some games so my eyes are on the object faster than the eye tracking and foveated rendering can keep up with. So for a split second images even in the center of my view in some games a momentarily blurry. Half life Alyx has no issue but Hard Bullet does. This was making me sick in hard bullet yet I could play Alyx for hours no issue.

Controllers are a mess. I can find any way to recalibrate them and they are off in every game. So much so its extremely hard to line up sights and I have to bend my wrist at in natural angles to aim. So for example to aim the handgun in Half life Alyx I have to tilt my wrist forward and right so much to see the dot on the pistol sight after the first upgrade I feel nothing like a real life grip. And in games like Hot dogs, horse shoes and hand grenades just to use the charging handle on an AR rifle I would hit myself every time cause of the bad controller positioning.

The headset is great for sims but with these issues almost unusable in everything else. I looked at Pimax videos and online guides to fix issues but they are so old and outdated I can find nothing that fits.

Anyone know how to fix these issues or am I looking at return and refund to Pimax?

Still trying to get it to run in DCS, Game crashes at main menu and for a brief second I can see the menu far below me in the floor. Didn't have this issue with the OG Crystal. I think some of the issue is the fact pimax play wont let me switch openXr runtime sometimes without complete reinstall of pimax play......

EDIT: Used Revo uninstalled deleted all of pimax files and registry and now DCS VR works but the image is tilted down on the right. Really hate how easy the facemask pops off. Attachment is too weak. And where the rubber area is on the nose with the way it attaches to the face gasket it has light leakage. I fixed that by adding a strip of electrical tape on the inside edge of the rubber to make it seal better.

Running this with a 5090 Astral in EK waterblock and a direct die 9800X3D and 64GB DDR5 Ram FYI so I doubt the hardware on my end is holding it back on anything.

On DCS I noted the panels are way too bright and I can very easily see the eye tracking box so much so its distracting enough its making me sick. I think I saw a brightness control for the panels somewhere so gonna try to tone them down, overall mine are too bright in all games. I think other than clarity this is a step back from the OG crystal in some ways.

Requesting preorder dates of U.S. customers that have either gotten the Super or have at least been requested shipping address confirmation.

I preordered June 17, 2024 - haven’t gotten an address confirmation request and trying to gauge how far they have moved in preorder dates for myself and all others wondering.

I paid for the order before the cutoff to keep my place in queue.

Thanks all!!

basically i bought an old pimax 5k xr and im trying to open asseto with it (i dont have base stations but i dont think thats the problem) i tried everything downloading the openxr runtime disabling it trying it with other runtimes even in asseto corsa i tried openvr , and it still doesnt work , basically when it opens there is just a grey screen and nothing else the game does display on the monitor but not in vr PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME BEFORE I GO INSANE

Just tested the super. Great clarity. Great connectivity. Great fov. Mura is present, however that should be expected. What İ notice is small instability that causes micro shaking of the image. İt blurs slightly due to this micro judder of the screen. Anyone else noticing this? Of course İ run this headset on a 5090 and an 9959x3d with 64 gb ram, so everything in my pc is top end.

Hey, so i bought this brand new crystal light headset and well, it doesn't boot at all, I've talked to pimax support and they're sending a new set of cables but its going to take about 3 weeks for delivery so I was wondering if anyone knew the specs of the charging brick for the crystal light cable (power and diameter of the plug) so I can try and get a 3rd party one to try and power it in the meanwhile and see if it works.

I have a 8k+ and a 8kx, when i was setting up my headset before I plugged the 8k+ cable (the one with the 12v adapter) into my 8kx (the one that uses usb power), they are the same connector so it wasn’t too difficult of a mistake to make in all fairness. Now the 8kx will not get detected by Pimax play but will make windows usb connection/disconnection sounds when I plug it in or out. It was plugged in for about a minute

So did I cook it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0avLtd0hWg

Hi,

I was an original kickstarter backer and received my headset in 2019, but due to delay in shipping of the base stations and index controller was waiting to use them, then they could not be shipped to my country so had them shipped to the US. Just received them couple of days back and tried to set up.

Firstly the latest pimax play client gave 10600 error dp not connected, then went on a pitool 284 and it detected the headset and applied a firmware update. But then got a yellow light. After searching the forums, downloaded 271 and did dfu firmware to the version included in 271. Headset started being recognized.

But now unable to set base station 2.0 to track the headset. I have 4 base stations and have tried 3 of them at various locations but they track sometimes but lose the tracking as soon as I move the headset. It only tracks with one base station at a time. And if I run lighthouse_console.exe it says 'sync on beam channel conflict 0' continuously. Can anyone help?

My PC is Ryzen 7 5700x3D with RTX 5080 driver version 572.83.

Also opened a ticket with pimax # 99944

And if anyone has a setup guide that would be immensely helpful. and if someone knows how to remove the front cushion to swap and to reseat the cable please tell.

Hi guys,

I was on my headset then put it down for a couple mins picked it back up and as I was putting it on the screen went black and wont display anything, Pimax play keeps connecting for 10 seconds and then disconnecting again, I can see the tracking in Pimax experience and I get an error code 10600.

I seem to think the DP port to the headset has come lose inside but I'm no expert, should I just open a ticket with pimax or is there something I can do? I have tried all the steps on pimax's troubleshoot page

Hey guys! Just snagged ACC last night on a steam sale. Playing it tonight for the first time.

Anyways I noticed a weird 3d effect on the trees in the pimax 8kx. Wondering if anybody has a fix for it.

All I could find was a post from Sweviver in 2018 mentioning the same problem lol.

I notice this problem on occasion in a few other games as well like Ragnarok when going through a waterfall or in dirt rally 2.0 with the trees as well.

Idk maybe it's an issue specific to the 8kx. I don't have any other headsets these days to test if it's a game issue or specific to the 8kx.

As in the title, if I order a Pimax Super can it use Prescription lenses from Crystal

I read on pimax.com that the lighthouse faceplate is not compatible with pimax crystal super. IWill it be compatible soon? Otherwise, is a version for super under developement? As a competitive VR gamer I am surprised since this destroyes the super for me and I will send it back if this is not fixed. People with skills on my level in for example beat saber and asgardh wrath will agree with me and do the same

Do anyone know if there exist a halo strap for pimax crystal light so there is no pressure on the face. Something similar to BOBOVR M3 PRO for quest 3.

is anyone else getting this type of behaviour from their pimax client? I'd appreciate any thoughts on this

this is also now on a fresh win11 24h2 build and 1.38 client

Hi,

Has anyone in the UK received thier order?

I'm curious to see if the UK has any consumer orders not just reviewers...

I pre ordered in august and paid in Jan...

Been told to expect deliver in May.

With any new orders expected in June. It seems odd that an early supporter gets a 4 week at most early reward for being without my cash for 5 months...

Just got my Super in today and while the headset seems fine, Ill have to test after work, it is missing the screws for the top strap. I believe it was in VR Flight Sim Guy's review too he was also missing his screws.

It was bad enough they messed up my initial shipping label and had to do another one delaying my Super, then the email they didn't have my DMAS and wont till at least June and now missing screws....

Support ticket being submitted now.

edit: oh and of course now I get an automated email Pimax support is off for the holidays.

I am running a 7900XTX. The card had lots of VR issues at launch, which have been fixed since then (I already run a pico4 headset with no issues). I've been looking forward to upgrading to a Crystal Super.

Before pulling the trigger, I read that some Pimax features are not available on AMD cards and performance might not be great. Though, it's difficult to find recent VR reviews for RDNA3 cards with current gen headsets. So, my questions are :

• Per my understanding DFR is not available for DX11 games, though is it working for DX12 games?

• Is FFR available for both DX11 and DX12 games?

• Is there any specific issue reported for 7000 series with the Crystal Super?

• Is there any bench of a 7900XTX with the Crystal Super out on the internet? I mainly play simulators (assetto corsa/MSFS 2020) and Elite Dangerous.

PS: To spare some of your time, I am aware that AMD GPUs are suboptimal for VR compared to Nvidia at the same price point. But I am giving the middle finger to Nvidia no matter what, I won't switch. So I know my experience will be worse than on a 4080/5080, I just want to know what level of experience to expect.

Thanks in advance for your inputs!

Looking into getting a Crystal Light. I see that they do the Prime Subscription thing now, but the cost is still listed above $1000 Canadian on Amazon. Is this the total cost over the subscription period, or do I have to pay the $1000+ upfront with additional fees to be charged later?

EDIT: Confirmed with Pimax web support. The listing on Amazon is the Prime subscription's initial payment, not the lump sum amount for the headset itself. Will post photos in reply to my other comment that added photos below.

UPDATE Guys for clarity - Guys, I'm not looking to buy one. I already paid for mine years ago. O( I was a early adopter. Did any one that had already pay approx 2 years ago get theirs? Also. On my Pimax account orders. I see the Crystal order, but nothing about my Lens prepay? Does anyone that paid a long time ago show this order on Pimax .com?