What VR headset should I get?

[SimonRigga]

I managed not to throw up playing Trackmania Turbo on PSVR back in the day which I count as a success! I also use to own a Rift S many years ago and played DiRT Rally a bit. Got rid because I found the overall graphical quality (resolution) too low for my liking.

Is trackmania the one with all the crazy tracks with loops and jumps and stuff??

You should be fine then

 

[carrot1401]

Is trackmania the one with all the crazy tracks with loops and jumps and stuff??

You should be fine then

Yeah it's now a balance betwen ~£400 Quest 3 (second hand, sometimes a bit cheaper), around the same for PSVR 2 (which includes the new adaptor, but have to wait 2 months) or double for the Primax Crystal Light.

 

[SimonRigga]

given a second hand quest 3 wouldn't lose much value, and you'd get to use it immediately.. and then if you think it's not the dogs.. (quite good enough!) can always then sell it and buy a Pimax Crystal Light.. or whatever the next headset is on the horizon..

I would go second hand Quest 3 now, to at least get into VR simming, and then upgrade if you find the visuals not quite there.. although i have to say i doubt the Pimax Crystal will be a generational leap over the Quest 3..

 

[Unseul]

Second hand quest pro might be even better for pure simming than the 3? There's a good deal in one electronics shop selling them new for just above £500.

Once you're registered and setup, it may be possible (albeit risky) to sell the controller second hand.

 

[ImMrChris]

If you have a decent enough PC a Quest 3 is ample (crank up the oversampling and encoding, i have a 5800x3d and a 4090 and you barely notice the lag/compression in car only if the track is zooming past full screened you can slightly notice it) to get started with! I own a Quest 3 and a Varjo Aero and the quest 3 is at least 80% of the Aero, so probably not much further from the Crystal Light and i actually prefer the FOV on the Quest 3 to the Aero but it's a little lower resolution, it's always swings and roundabouts with VR headsets but the Quest 3 is probably your best bet

 

[old gamer]

Gt7 on the psvr2 is pretty good, was looking at a quest 3 for pc but holding off for feedback on how the psvr2 works on pc

 

[Tykey]

Gt7 on the psvr2 is pretty good, was looking at a quest 3 for pc but holding off for feedback on how the psvr2 works on pc

No doubt gt7 is ace, but on pc you have a group of very good racing sims + modding capability etc

 

[BigBANGtheory]

Pimax Crystal light with local dimming and DMAS ear phones will give you the experience, Quest3 gives you the value for money and the Bigscreen Beyond will give you the comfort.

PSVR2 you need to wait for the reviews as it won't be feature complete for the PC we are being told. So no one knows for sure atm it could be good, it could be dire or something in between.

 

[carrot1401]

Yeah I’ve got this far now I’m probably going to wait til next month; got car mot and service to pay for first!

 

[Trox]

I’ve been looking at getting a new headset to replace the Vive, the Crystal Light looks ace on paper but those reviews of the company… Can't say it builds confidence in the product

It’s purely going to be for pcvr, mainly sim titles.

 

[wickfut]

buy it from rainforest . Don't buy it from Pimax. I returned multiple Crystals to them without any issues as I kept getting sent ones with weird lenses.
The crystal looked great in AMS2, but you're going to need to upgrade your GPU if you want to see the benefits of the Crystal resolution.

 

[Trox]

Yea an upgrade is on the cards this year, the system is 4 years old now but no complaints as yet!