New headset : Pimax Crystal
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i pre-ordered on day 3, swaying between buying it or not, your feedback will be greatly appreciated!
my price will be the same as yours minus $400 as i have a $300 off coupon and a current pimaxian $100 discount
Tetiana of DiscoVR whilst obviously being an avid VR fan and very experienced with VR in general is not (imo) a "techy" VR user, it's no surprise she had some issues with her Crystal. Pimax hmd's are not as plug and play as Meta hmd's for example. Pimax hmd's suit people who like to fiddle with settings etc and don't mind troubleshooting issues that pop up from time to time. I've found once past the initial setup phase they just work most of the time without issue.
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Looking forward to hearing about your first impressions with using it.
Despite wanting to in my heart i don't think i'm buying a crystal as it stands, imo there's just too many negatives for such a large outlay.
Edit: and 1/2 hour after making this post i get an email from Pimax inviting me to complete the payment for my pre-order so they can ship me a Crystal
Edit: and 1/2 hour after making this post i get an email from Pimax inviting me to complete the payment for my pre-order so they can ship me a Crystal
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Good to hear of progress. I'm not buying 1 right now but once the product matures i may buy in the future.So two things to update.
Firstly I got an update to pimax play, to 1.11 and this has significantly reduced CA on the plastic lenses for me. I still have a bit of a focal length problem and some mild distortion as before, but the CA has definitely been significantly reduced. Still not like super duper great but I would totally be ok with the levels I now have.
Secondly pimax acknowledged the issues in this update and say glass lenses will be sent out immediately. Immediately clearly has various definitions though because I’ve still been told by support that they will be sent at some unspecified “later” point.
Pimax are supposed to be making a lighthouse faceplate that fits over the Crystal so you can use Index controllers and basestations, not sure when it'll be ready though.
When was your pre-order? I had my payment request come through a few weeks ago, i pre-ordered 5th nov.
I don't doubt your experience of those controllers it's just perplexing that some people, notably Sadleyitsbradley and MRTV said ages ok they're basically just about ok, months ago. Have seen others more recently say they were ok. No-one said they were Index controllers standard. Have seen others say they were crap also. They have mixed reviews. They are basically a Qualcomm reference design and Quest 2 controller copies, how did Pimax screw this up? They had to just manufacture them to an existing design afaik.
Pretty sure i've read online somewhere that Pimax will be doing more roadshows with the Crystal in the EU and UK, can't remember when or where though, if you're interested contact Pimax through their website. Pimax said on discord yesterday that the Crystal will be available from Amazon in august, so you could buy/try from there and return it if it's not what you want.any pimax crystal owners willing to let me demo the headset? will help with purchase decision
iirc there's about a 3-4 week wait between paying in full for the Crystal and receiving it, but i imagine you should have some sort of receipt or confirmation after making full payment, have you got one? if not, contact Pimax support through their website - https://pimax.com/support/ there's a chat window you can use if they're online or create a support ticket.My Pimax Crystal has been on pre order for weeks,i paid my deposit and waited.Two weeks ago i got the email that my order was ready for dispatch and it was time to pay the £1,676.75.I paid with PayPal,i've not heard anything back as yet.
I used the link from The Vr flight sim guy on youtube.
PIMAX CRYSTAL FIRST IMPRESSIONS REVIEW - Microsoft Flight Simulator
This is it! My first impressions using the Pimax Crystal in Microsoft Flight Simulator. So hold on tight and grab yourself a drink, this is a good one ;)If y...www.youtube.com
that's what pimax said in an AMA on their discord channel the other day, i assume they meant amazons worldwide and not just usa for example. although i wouldn't put your house on it being august, pimax are notoriously unreliable when stating timelines.
If you have time, let us know what your impressions of it are once you've used it.
what's the spec of your pc?
Going by what pimax have said i'd say your pc is, just about, minimum spec for the crystal.
You could also return it, the terms of returns are on the Pimax website but iirc you have 14 days to initiate a return and you'll lose $100 of your purchase price because of a "restocking fee". I've not seen any Crystals directly for sale in the UK but have seen a few USA 1's being sold on reddit and Ebay, they seem to be selling for more or less what they paid for them.
For your pc i'd say you'd see the most gains with a gpu upgrade but hey i'm not saying you won't be able to enjoy your Crystal with your current spec, it's just your spec seems like the minimum spec according to Pimax so i guess with demanding sims like msfs you'd have to turn settings down whereas with well optimised games like alyx you'd be able to run in all its glory.
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Note i don't own a Crystal but do own a Pimax 8KX. Have a look around this website :
You can see your gpu is pre-selected and compared against an nvidia 3080, it gives various stats for performance data as you scroll down the page. you can change the gpu's you want to compare to on that page so have a play around.
personally i would aim for a nvidia 3080 or amd equivalent minimum for using with a Crystal, overclockers sell them, B grade or brand new, you may see them on the members market on here but you don't have the 1000 posts needed to access it. yes ebay will sell them. amd gpu's are good value but in some respects aren't thought to be quite as good for vr and might not be compatible with your Crystal so check 1st (your current amd gpu is compatible afaik).
if you decide to keep your Crystal or atleast try it why not just see how you get along with your gpu 1st? you might find it acceptable? @Zeeflyboy might be able to offer more perspective as he has a Crystal (not sure with which gpu though).
"Nothing fancy"....That's a beast!
afaik I think it's still in beta so only a select few have it, it's a good sign though.
Have you used the controllers yet? If so what do you think of them?