Much appreciated and well spotted. It takes much longer to edit but it's much better for the viewer 😊

@@VRFlightSimGuy I mean like it's REALLY nice and makes all the difference! Thanks so much for taking the time.

Thanks so much Nicholas that really means a lot!!

Valentines Day has been and gone this year....Send him some roses anyway....

@@regwatson2017 ain't much wrong with complementing a creator for their work. Reacting the way you have is bizarre to me.

Haha great point mate. Thanks for watching 😊

@@VRFlightSimGuy Now I'm getting curious. How about singing us a song next vid? 😁

​@@bakakafka4428The industry standard VR headset singing mic quality test huh? Consider it done 😅

@@VRFlightSimGuy Order for Crystal light confirmed!

@@VRFlightSimGuy I vote for "learning to fly" by Pink Floyd.

Nice one Ken that's super appreciated mate. You did the right thing pre ordering when you did! Have a great weekend 😊

Thankyou buddy 😊

You and me both! 😅

Cheers mate 😅

I'm glad to see people are putting some pressure for this. It was my thought as well. In DCS, the addition of eye tracking can be the equivalent of moving you 2 years into the future in the GPU cycle. People jump 30fps in performance at times with quadviews DFR. I am pretty iffy about the Crystal Light only in terms of performance in demanding titles and the compromises that would be needed in fidelity. So I'm holding. I would not hesitate to pay more for an eye tracked model though.

If it had eye tracking I would have to buy it.

I agree 100% it should be available as an optional upgrade. In an interview with MRTV SweViver remarked the components and licensing for the Tobii eye tracking solution they use is expensive. But even if it costs an extra $300 I think there are some people out there, particularly DCS enjoyers who would pay for it. It would help make the headset more accessible to people with less powerful GPU's while still being able to fully enjoy the edge to edge clarity. It would also open the door for dynamic lens correction in the future like what was demonstrated with the Almalence plugin, enhancing clarity/sharpness while reducing the main issue with aspheric lenses, chromatic aberration. If Pimax can integrate it into their software (either Almalence or Pimax's own solution) it could further help justify the expensive cost. Plus they could use that technology on future headsets as well like the Crystal Super or 12K and potentially achieve even better visuals.

I don‘t get it… There is a version with eye tracking available. It‘s called Pimax Crystal.

@@jajamuc And it costs $700 more and weighs an extra 300 grams. Some people are interested in saving on cost and weight if possible.

Not a fair comparison when light doesn't have dynamic foviated

@@PeteV80 but that’s the point.. to see the difference. That’s what I’m interested in well. Normal crystal cost $700+ more than the Light. It would be nice to see how much of a difference it actually makes in DCS in terms of FPS.

makes sense to keep eye tracking off to save cost, but would have been nice as an optional upgrade

@@PeteV80 DFR helps me get about a 10 FPS increase in DCS. It helps, but it's not a gamechanger. I get framerates between 70-90 on DCS servers with a 4070ti. This is a smooth PvP dogfighting experience. But I need a fairly muscular, modern PC to really take advantage of what the Crystal offers. If I knew I was going to be using VR all the time in flight sims, I would have got one with a 4090. MSFS gets only 30 to 50 FPS on my rig. I shut off fixed foveated rendering completely in MSFS because it causes flashing cloud artifacts that make night flights unplayable.

@@MrKlawUKit is an optional extra. The option is you buy the Pimax Crystal.

Monty is on it... 👍

Prescription lenses fit on top of the existing Crystal lenses. You don't take the original lenses out for those. You might want to try reaching out to Pimax. They should be able to get you sorted out with a replacement set of the normal FOV lenses. You'll have to pay for them of course but it should be much cheaper than buying a whole new headset.

Thank you so much for your kind donation and words of support ❤

That’s good to know bubba, I have those specs on my system and I’m looking at getting this headset. :)

Fixed foveated rendering 2.0... how's that?

Are you using OpenXR? What about the new fixed foveated rendering 2.0?

I just turn Quad Views on in OpenXR toolkit. I'm still finetuning though.

Steve your killing it with your superb reviews! How is the motorcycle doing; looking forward to your trips! Was just looking at the Cystal light last night then stumbled onto the Super! Any thoughts on the Super, do you think it offers much more, (eye tracking)? Cool pics of the helicopter ride! I crewed Huey's in the Army, 3500hrs and some fun stick time!

Much appreciated have a great weekend 😊

The fov will distract me, need 12k 😢

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Yeah please!My crystal light is also on the way!🤩

Same. Very interested in DCS performance

Thankyou that's very kind of you! :)

Cheers Andre much appreciated :)

I appreciate it thank you kindly for watching :)

Cheers mate 😅

They are not sold out. Only the faceplate version. Why say this?

@@PaulMcDonagh-rv6vc I was looking at the lighthouse version and the store said it was sold out. :)

Bless you mate. Thanks for the heads up. Now fixed 👍

I think the more features you add, the pricier it gets. But you do get a lot for your money and I'd recommend opting for the DMAS upgrade. At that point it's truly a high end headset for under a grand. I think that's pretty decent. Sadly local taxes and shipment will spoil things somewhat, especially if you live in the UK it seems :(

I have the exact same rig. I too am wondering this. Flightsim guy is always non-forthcoming when it comes to the details. Ive told him before, its like pulling teeth getting anything of detail from him.

A Quest Pro 2 or Aero 2 is going to have a bigger price tag. It's possible that something greater does come along, but you have to ask if it's even possible to drive more pixels than this. Certainly, it's right at the 120hz signal limit over DP1.4 for 2x4k displays with DSC on.

Varjo are now far exceeded by Pimax in this price class. There also is no Quest 2 for a long time yet.

Good to know. For some reason I didn't think there was one available. Thanks for watching!

Thanks. Local dimming without controllers should do you fine. Although I'd recommend adding DMAS speakers with your order.

when does yours come in i just ordered mine says 2 months

My pleasure :) There are bindings called "Translate” forward, backward, left, right, up, down etc. I have mine mapped onto the hat switch of my yoke.

@@VRFlightSimGuy Thank you very much for confirming. I will setup these bindings now. Also, after reading other Pimax customer reviews, I have decided to hold off from buying this product now and to stick with my HP Reverb G2. I'm way too impatient to wait months and months for the delayed order. Also, they have sold out of DMAS earphones and I cannot deal with the shite default earphones. Finally, the included 4.5m cable will be too short for my home setup. A minimum cable length of 6m would be required for my room layout. I really want to buy this Pimax Crystal Light but my common sense says, avoid for the moment. Thanks thou Steve 😉

Probably like the XR-4 ;)

It will beed a RTX5090 or higher for smooth performance.

will super have eye tracking? gonna need it to be driveable

They are shipping but there's a big backlog at the moment. According to Pimax's estimates, if you order one now you'll be waiting until sometime in August before it ships out.

Full list on my about section 👍

It helps to keep your eyelashes from brushing the lenses. You can substitute by using foam spacers (two-sided velcro). Studioform Creative sells a kit with spacers that'll do the trick or you can just cobble something together yourself.

AMD sucks for VR vs Nvidia; its common knowledge.

I heard they did suck but now they are better = drivers improved. (and they only sucked for wireless vr = stutters on quest) - I'm thinking the 24GB vram would be bennificial and better than a rtx 4080 (even though it GDDR6 (and not X) )

Why would it not "work"? It needs a displayport and the 3080 has one.

It's probably longer than that. Pimax was estimating the last of the pre-orders would ship out around early August. So if you order now I would guess it's probably mid to late August before it ships out at this point.

@@wittyname-sy5je I cancel my purchase until it is in stock. Thanks for the information

Pimax is working on a mixed reality faceplate that will work with the Crystal and Crystal Super. They didn't mention in the frontier presentation whether it will work with the Crystal Light though.

@@wittyname-sy5je a mixed reality faceplate will suck.

No chance, unless you run the panel at Quest 3 resolutions.

@@dtz1000 I play in MSFS on Quest 2 on RTX 4060ti 16GB and I am happy. When I will buy Cristal Light it will be much better, cause CL dont compress data and work rather like monitor. A resolution~ 3600x1800 is good for me.

Crystal light has even batter visuals

I had a 4070Ti and MSFS2020 in the regular Crystal was pretty good. You can dial back the detail to get the framerate smoothness you want. So a 4080 or 4080 Super would certainly do well.

@@marcusdamberger Did you use default resolution or did downsampling?

@@Rikus1978 in openXR toolkit downscaled to 3500x4142

If you're referring to lighthouses (base stations) the answer is no you don't. It comes with inside-out tracking.

@@wittyname-sy5je cheers

No man, thats the best chip on the market right now for the price. I have the same rig and have the 7800x3d watercooled to push pbo a bit more. Why? Iracing is still cpu limited for me... Im looking forward to the next generation of cpus!!

@@robertulrich7150 ya me 2. If i get the crystal light i want 2 max out everything on 120hz. Not going 2 work on a 4090, so lets see what the 5090 can do 🤣

@Snakkers well, all things said, i think i can get a decent image quality for sure on 90hz and maybe on 120hz, but im still cpu limited.. im excited for the 9800x3d wheneevr it comes out even more so than the 5090...