Ask me anything and I'll answer every single comment, I promise 😁 Pimax Crystal Light 👉🏻 pimax.com/products/pimax-crystal-light-with-controllers?ref=vrm

great review! my unit was shipped an hour ago, my wife accepted the package, I am stuck on work for 2 more hours. cant wait!

"eyegasm" Love it 😅 Great video. I'll share this on my Discord if that's OK 😊

Just ordered mine and can't wait to try it. Gutted it's a 6 to 8 week wait time at the moment though.

Thank you for your video, I picked up the full fat version of this headset yesterday secondhand for a really good price as i also wanted eye tracking to take advantage of Foliated Rendering. Caveat- i only use PCVR for sim racing when i want total immersion. My sim rig is hooked up to 4090 + 7800x3D with a 57 inch Double 4K (7680x2160) ultra wide display. For PCVR, I had low expectations after owning a HTC Vive Elite XR, Quest 3 and PSVR2 on ps5, none of these are good enough for Sim Racing, just too many compromises. It took me 45mins to install and dial everything in and once up and running, my jaw dropped when I fired up ACC and Auromobilista 2. I finally realised where PCVR is heading for sim racing - road to 90% realism. I am glad the newer light version of this headset is now cheaper so more people can experience this. The clarity is soooooo much better than my previous headsets (HTC vive Elite XR, Quest 3) and I am possibly one of the worst offenders who chases frames and ultra high res graphics. I know newer or upcoming PCVR headsets are going above 5760x2880 with an even bigger FOV, no idea how people are going to drive those headsets., 5090 better be a beast. This headset kills my 4090 as there so much to render. so your PC rig matters and you either need to use upscaling (DLSS or FSR) or compromise on graphics quality). Battery issue that everyone complains about, i followed an advice from YT who suggested to plug a USB cable into a fast charge adapter and connect it to the hidden usb c port above the left lens, it works, my battery hasn’t drained at all after a 3hr session and still with 5 bars. I think the new Pimax Crystal Light will be a great purchase as long as you have the right PC setup and know your way around settings in Pimax Play. I will try Open Composite / XR next.

Thank you for the solid review! I am upgrading from the Varjo Aero and honestly other than the clarity the Varjo has not been that great. Really looking forward to 120HZ refresh. I can easlily get 60 FPS in MSFS and with Smart Smoothing will have a top notch experience.

Can't wait for the Crystal Super .. coming from a G2 I feel like the dynamic FOV is going to help more despite being on a 4090 and a 5090 on the horizon.

I enjoyed watching your video. I am patiently waiting for my Pimax Crystal Light headset to arrive. I went with the Local Dimming and Face Plate Bundle, seeing how I already own the Base Stations and Valve Index Controllers. I also have experienced a good bit of headsets. Currently owning 12 of them. From Original Vive, Vive Pro, Vive Pro 2, Vive Cosmos and Elite, HP Reverb G2 Version 2, Quest 1,2, 3 and Pro, PSVR2, and Pimax5KSuper all of these VR headsets have brought me much Joy. But, I am most excited to try this Crystal Light headset with the highest visuals I will ever experience. I noticed they made a video talking about delays due to some quality issues. I don't mind waiting a bit longer to get a headset that will work properly and bring me joy for many moons. 🌛 😉👌

Thank you for your review. I'm always wondering when people say they use local dimming in a balanced mode. Is it even noticeable then? I have heard that the implementation of Pimax local dimming is weak compared to professional monitors or OLED. Besides immersion, does this bring negative visibility to night races when using local dimming?

Hi, Since you have both headsets, I'll ask you a difficult question: if they were both new and had the same cost, would you buy a standard Crystal or a Crystal Light and why? Thanks

No downsides? Well that is surprising! Can’t believe that it’s light as well, I remember the 1st version was super heavy.

Dang this headset looks like a slam dunk

Congrats on getting your Crystal Lite a week ago. When did you order? As soon as the pre-order was announced?

Thanks for the review! Could you clarify something … I’m sure I saw that the crystal light also needs a Mains power supply plugged into a box that’s on the cable. Is that not true? Thanks

Is there plenty of room in the headset for people with glasses? I dont want to buy extra lenses and I dont want to scratch the VR lense. Thanks.

Great review. 😊 I'm on the HTC Vive Original, got it for free, and I'm wondering if the Crystal is compatible with the Vive basestation 1.0?

ciao ottima recensione !!,volevo chiederti come fov e paragonabile al psvr 2 ? meglio del quest 3?,grazie

Do you have a Reverb G2? I'm curious how much better the visuals are than the G2? It's obviously a higher resolution and no fresnel lenses.. but curious of your thoughts! Especially is the FOV clearly larger??

Would you please give at least some additional info about when can we expect a similar video about Crystal Super and is there any real chance we can get Super to our hands in late 2024 as originaly was mentioned? Thanks!

Couldn't be me watching my 50th crystal light review while waiting for mine to ship 🙃 Good review 👍 Have you tried the crystal vs the 8kx for sim racing? I always thought the FOV was more important when racing.

Would you mind telling us the specs of your PC? Curious what processor and GPU you're running. Thanks for the review!

How does it compare to the Pico Neo link 3? A bit better? Night and day? Worth 3X the price?

Im ready to make the jump into a set to last me the next 5 years. Crystal light or Varjo 4?

Thanks a lot for the review.How would that headset work with 9750H laptop and RTX 2070 Max-Q?

Will there be any need for prescription lens inserts?

Pimax updated their website so the $699 version now lists 120 hz, the same as the other versions. It's not available for sale right now due to delays in manufacturing the screens for it. Also keep in mind even if you order the Crystal Light local dimming version right now you're going to be waiting until the end of August or September until it ships out due to demand. Even the original Crystal is out of stock (likely due to parts being used fulfill Crystal Light orders).

How long the controllers works after charge? Did you have any issues with auto-centering?

Are the cameras used for anything when using the Lighthouse face plate, or could they be covered up?

PLEASE....a stripped down version of the Crystal isn't king of anything. The regular Crystal stomps it hard. However I get it, not everyone can afford a full version Crystal so I guess it is a good thing Pimax started accepting EBT cards for the Crystal light.

what gpu do you have? My rtx 3060 wouldn't be able to handle this right?

It's funny how none of the people I've seen doing Crystal Light reviews mentions the actual price will include VAT etc - and in my own case (local dimming + Lighthouse faceplate) ends up being just $14 (£11) less than my full Index - which everyone considered an "expensive" headset. This headset isn't as cheap as everyone seems to make out - though it's a good price for what it is. *PS - would have been helpful if you had told us with text etc which games you were in while showing us them ;-) I didn't recognise a couple that looked interesting.

Is this a pre-production unit or did you take screen shots of the OG Crystal for showing off the lenses, the "Light" shouldn't have the screw at the top of the lenses since they are not interchangeable. Just curious, I have a Light on order, looks like late August for me (ordered May 31), gonna be a long wait! LOL

hello, what about uevr experience with this headset ? and luke ross vr mods ?

How does the visual quality compare to the Varjo Aero?

what game is shown that looks like nighttime Bladerunner in the rain ?

1) Is the Pimax software a requirement, and if so does it work on Linux? I hear VR is working pretty well on Linux now, but wondered if that was mainly SteamVR only. 2) How is the binocular overlap for 3d effect? I heard it varies greatly from headset to headset, i.e. PSVR2 is better than most, but reviewers rarely mention it. The only VR headset I own is the original Pimax and the software was a pain to work with... and required both that and SteamVR running. And that was while I was still on Windows. Thanks!

My valve index is only a year old and my god do I want this now

I'm not sure if i missed it in the review but how is the mic quality if it even has one?

I can't believe I can finally upgrade my Rift S. Holy moly, FINALLY

Hey man what about the heat after long sessions. Ordered me one for Simracing am just curious about heat

is it good enough to be a monitor replacement?

wow just wow i got mine and i can tell u just go get it... no matter which one go get. but you do need a better gpu for flight sims than i got. 4070 super is just good enough

So how does this compare to the Bigscreen Beyond?

Why nobody test the non local dimming version?! It's the most demanded version...

2:10 soviet? 😆

谢谢！

What is the fov, regards

Better than Quest 3. visualls?

Hi, is the RTX 3080 enough to power this beast?

Is there passthrough? With lighthouse faceplate?

What game is that cyberpunk looking game at 6:08 in the video? You are fliying in between buildings and neon lights and rain all over

Do you prefer paper or plastic?

vr wars

Just allow 144hz idk why to this day the Index is the only one

What game is that at 6:10??

Please tell me games played here :)

Got my 2 days ago. The first 2 hours i was thinking 2 send it back after using the quest 3 for 5 monthes . But after tweaking for 1 day and looking for settings online i finaly got the view i wanted on a vr headset. But if i want to max out the game i need a 5090ti 😂

Hahahaha why comparing the quest 3 with the bobovr strap and not without for the weight ? 515gr vs 900gr looked to bad? 😂😂😂

Including strap weight is such a disingenuous comparison for the weight, especially since you chose completely different strap designs to compare. Of course a halo style strap is going to more heavy than an elite style strap. Yet the halo style strap is still more comfortable. What actually matters is the weight of the headsets without any straps included.

another sponsored advertisment looks like there is a giant wave coming of them across the whole youtube everyone keeps saying "699", when that option doesnt seem to even exist anymore properly, and its not including any TAXES.

My Pico 4 with bobovr battery pack back cushion weighs 840grams (extra battery INCLUDED). I don't know from where that over a kilo for Quest 3 and bobovr strap comes from since they are pretty close (Pico4 and Quest3). It's a pity that Pimax have some really bad designers and "economists" because that big azz box is actually useless being empty as they actually shown in their video about how it's made in the factory. You pay and wear that cupboard over head because of LAZYNESS of engineering design and stinginess of their accountants. I am pretty sure they just made a huge deal for those shells some years ago.... probably they bought like thousands of them for nothing and now they have them laying around. Maybe the screens are good but the rest... bleah.