Pimax Crystal - High-Resolution Virtual Reality Headset for PC Gaming

The main selling point of this headset must surely be the visuals. I have upgraded to this headset from a Reverb G2 and while the quality jump isn't as much of a leap as the Rift S to the G2 it is still noticeable. The screen door effect is completely gone. Text is easy to read (even steam gauges in DCS). Aliasing is still visible, however, this can be eliminated with super-sampling and foveated rendering. Eye tracking feels like black magic to be honest! Somehow the area I look at gets up-scaled without any noticeable delay. The FoV feels a bit wider than the G2. Formation flying certainly feels a little easier. Inside out tracking (i.e. without lighthouses) is a must for me as I have limited space. I mainly use the headset for seated VR games (racing and flying sims) and for this the tracking is more than sufficient. You'll need to spend time tweaking settings in games to get the most from the headset but that should be expected with the number of pixels your GPU will need to drive. There are plenty of guides from the community about getting the most out of the headset for different games and these are well worth reviewing. Pimax's software has been easy for me to use and I had no issues getting firmware updated. One downside to this headset compared to the Reverb G2 is the sound quality. I would have docked 1/2 a star for this but Amazon only does whole numbers and 4 stars doesn't feel right for my experience with this product. Replacing the stock speakers with the DMAS module is easy and the sound quality through these is great. I have not experienced the sound lag which other reviewers have mentioned. It's possible Pimax fixed this in a software update before I got my headset or just a difference between different people's PCs. Each VR headset I have owned has suffered from USB bandwidth issues and this one is no different. If you have a large number of peripheral devices plugged into your PC then you will need to think about getting yourself a PCIe USB expansion card to solve this problem. The G2 had similar issues with specific USB chipsets so I already had one of these. I have all my peripherals connected to the USB expansion card and the Crystal connected directly to the motherboard. The specific USB expansion card I'm using is the Startech PEXUSB3S42V. The Crystal includes 2 batteries and a charging dock. I regularly manage 3 - 4 hour VR sessions with a single battery so I don't believe there is an issue there. The batteries clip to both the headset and the charging dock. I've had no issues here either. Lastly, weight. The headset is heavier than the G2. However, the strap is nice and easy to adjust. It has a dial on the back to adjust size like the Rift S had. The rear of the headset should be slightly below the crown of your head and fitted properly the headset is comfortable to use. Pimax do sell a top strap on their store which is well reviewed. Third party options such as the apache comfort strap are also well liked.

On paper, this should be a great headset, but in reality, the price you pay doesn’t meet the expectations of a “premium headset”. The displays are great, but the sweet spot is small and spoils the display. Overall quality is questionable too. If this was priced at £600 - £800 would be worth it, but not at twice that price. Avoid it, buy Meta Quest 3, for price it is more than worth it.

I was sceptical at first about purchasing the pimax crystal. It isnt cheap and there are a lot of decent headsets out there. I watched a few videos and decided to take the plunge. I upgraded from a HP Reverb G2 v2. And wuest 3. Setting up is really easy. There is a quick instruction video which will guide you through the set up step by step. I would advise people to watch the video. I had it set up really quickly. And i have to say i was blown away with the visual quality. I have a really good PC and was running really high system settings with other headsets. You do have to turn settings down for the crystal. But the quality of the visuals allows you to and its still way better than the hp and quest 3. It is expensive but i see it as a long term investment for my gaming. My 4090 was expensive but i wouldnt have anything less now. Now for the bad bits. Only thing id say is the eye tracking tells you where to out your headset after you put it on. Thats fine. But of you lift it up for a few seconds you have to go through all that again. So maybe not a bad thing but can get a little annoying. You do have to know what you are doing. It isnt exactly plug and play but it isnt difficult to set up. If you have a decent set up and play a lot of vr games. Then id say go for it. You wont regret it.

This will be a bit of a long review so bear with me. The headset itself is almost fantastic and taking in to account the expansions you can buy for it it has everything I want in a headset. It's comfortable despite the weight and the picture quality (except for some visual artifacts I had on my screens that I have been told were probably banding caused by faulty displays) was great. I could count the individual branches on trees 5km away in Digital Combat Simulator. I could clearly make out the sniping range target at 400m in Hotdogs Horseshoes and Hand Grenades (H3). Coming from a Valve Index as my "daily driver" it's almost breathtaking how much better the image is. Problems with the headsets image are like I mentioned before some visual artefacting that might have been faulty screens and CHROMATIC ABBERATION. The chromatic abberation is terribly bad, it is on everything all the time, and it is really obvious as well but is even more extreme on UI elements (like the popup from FpsVR). I wager you'd learn to ignore it over time. The headset itself seems to have perfect tracking but the controllers are really bad. Much worse than a Rift S even. And the right controller particularly was constantly oscillating over a roughly 20 degree left to right on the horizontal which made it completely unusable to shoot with. You can overcome this by using the lighthouse faceplate however. I did keep having disconnect problems however but I didn't have enough time on the headset to investigate or try to resolve these. Now for the reason why I do not reccomend it and why I actually returned it. The software. The software on the face of it is ok. I installed it all, it all seemed fine, I played with the headset for a couple of hours just trying it out in various products and then trying to figure out what the visual artefacting was and if it could be fixed. I decided to turn it off and leave it for later after I got some responses from customer service and reddit to see if they had any ways to fix it. About 6 or so hours later I turned my PC back on. Pimax Play started up on windows startup despite not being set to do so in the startup menu (Pimax support says you have to disable this specifically through the in program menu). I remembered checking whether it was as a startup app, not seeing it in there, and assuming it wasn't and so was a little bit perplexed at why it had started up but accepted that this must be normal. The Pimax Play app asked me to allow it to make changes to my computer, despite me having fully updated everything earlier in the same day so there being a low likelyhood of there being new updates or anything and it not having asked me to allow it to make changes any of the other times I had started it up. Me, not thinking anything of it, allowed it to make changes. Immediately I got multiple (5 I beleieve) windows defender popups saying that it had detected malware, most of those popups vanished before I could catch them but I managed to make out one before it vanished "Virtool Win32/Obfuscator" and managed to see another one because windows defender successfully quarantined it which was "Virtool Win32/DefenderTamperingRestore." I had no idea what was going on so I decided to have windows defender do a full system scan to see what was happening. The scan started, the estimated time to completion went up to 20 hours, something I have never seen before, and then about 150,000 files in it completely stopped scanning any new files and started ramping my CPU up to a point where the fans were going at a higher RPM than I have ever heard before and the CPU overheat warning light on my motherboard came on for a solid 5-10 seconds. At that point I turned the power off to the PC at the PSU and then reinstalled windows completely because I have no idea what is happening but that should not be happening. I have gone on no new or unusual sites over the past few months except amazon, Youtube, Steam and occasionally reddit (I don't do much online). I haven't installed any new software over the past couple of months. The only new hardware I have connected to my PC being the pimax headset, the only new software I have installed on my PC being Pimax Play, and the only new website I have been on being Pimax's website. While ultimately I do not truly know what caused this. The timing is so suspicious that after reinstalling windows and changing all of my logins I asked the Pimax customer service rep whether this is normal and whether those defender popups should be happening when the pimax tool is opened. Their response was "We've sent this report to R&D to see what has happened, but we can assure you the software is perfectly safe to use." You can't know if it is safe if you don't know what happened and sending it to R&D means you don't know what happened. Realizing I can't trust Pimax's support and either the headset or the pimax play software might be a security risk I just returned the headset. Which is a real shame as this headset has legitimately everything I want in a headset.

I'm a DCS player, running a 3080, i9 + 64GB of RAM upgrading from reverb G2 to this. The setup, install etc was straight forward, and youtube & their official site has loads of tutorials, guides etc. The visuals are undoubtably superior, even without using OpenXR toolkit sharpening tools, the FOV and clarity is excellent out of the box (identical DCS game settings as the G2), which was really impressive as I never thought I would be able to have such clarity without upgrading my GPU again. Installing the Dynamic foveated rendering using Quadviews, PimaxXR was also straightforward, with again a lot of guides online on how to do this, including the Pimax site itself, which is really refreshing seeing a company embrace 3rd party applications to their products. Setting up the eye tracking however was a little more awkward, simply because for me the connectivity would drop out, resulting in the eye tracking just stopping, and with no way to restart without removing the headset (which is tough to do mid flight during a multiplayer session). However to their credit since its all USB & display port connections you have alternatives, so when I plugged into my own powered hub the eye tracking seemed to be a lot more reliable and after playing around with Quadview settings have boosted my average FPS from the 40s (low alt + urban areas + AH-64) to around 60+ fps, never dropping below 50fps. Its a little odd that it requires a battery but to be fair you get a spare + external charger, and at full charge you'll get a good ~4hr playtime, and again if you need longer you can source a solution yourself via a direct USB C port on the headset + fast charge USB charger and you've got a near constant power source. My biggest issue however is the audio which out of the box is awful little nubs that don't even reach your ears. It may be fine for a casual user but for a flight simmer like myself the audio is an important part of the experience and I found it to be so bad I removed them so I can ONLY JUST make space for my own headset to fit over the top. Again, not perfect and you can resolve the problem with either buying the improved headphones or source it yourself using your own headset, but its a little disappointing for such a premium product it has some sub par features. The deprecation of WMR and the overall age of my G2 certainly sped up my decision to upgrade, that combined with Pimax being open and willing to accept feedback (both to me directly, and via various forums & communities), firmware updates and embrace 3rd party software makes me really optimistic for the future of my headset. Overall I'm very happy with my purchase but it is one that does require a little patience, trial & error and concessions to really make the most of it.

Firstly I was sceptical about this headset and I expected to have to return it based on a lot of reviews online, my previous headset was a Varjo Aero so I had pretty high expectations. Well I have been blown away by the pimax crystal! Sure it’s a bit bulky and heavy but I’m actually finding it pretty comfortable and the visuals are so amazing that you forget about the weight pretty quickly when you are so immersed in the games! Vertical fov is a huge upgrade over the aero as are the optional dmas off ear headphones. Set up was also easy and so far the crystal has worked faultlessly every time I’ve put it on. So if you have been put off by other reviews I would say just try it for yourself, I don’t think you will be disappointed.

I have wanted this product for a while now but had been waiting a bit longer to see more reviews. When I saw the sale on at Christmas time I thought I would jump and get it, when it arrived I was like a kid at Christmas and it didn’t disappoint!! The graphics on these vr headset are unreal and like most reviews have said the size of the headset would make you think they would be uncomfortable but there not. You really do forget they are there sometimes. You won’t be disappointed in them, I was nervous at first to spend that much on vr headset but I’m so glad I did now. Such a great product!!!

I just can’t get this Pimax Crystal to work. I’m so disappointed cos it has great write ups but for someone like me who is not a tech guru it’s complex. I can’t get past set up! I’ve tried Pimax Online for support and they are in China so not easy to work with UK time zones at all…. Very disappointed

Habe es anstatt meiner vorhergehenden Quest 3 gekauft und bin sehr zufrieden damit. Habe auch das DMAS und die Lighthouse Faceplate gekauft und bin sehr zufrieden damit. Das Gewicht ist kein großes Problem für mich, aber die Größe des Headsets ist manchmal bei Roomscale Spielen etwas nervig. Das Display ist atemberaubend, wenn man die Grafikleistung hat es zu betreiben. Sound mit dem DMAS ist ebenfalls sehr gut. Tracking mit den regulären inside-out tracking controllern ist m.M.n. etwas schlechter als bei der Quest. Tracking mit den Index Controllern ist hingegen sehr gut. Hatte ein Problem mit dem USB Hub. Pimax Support konnte es aber schnell beheben. Mein PC erkannte das Headset nicht mehr. Somit hat Pimax mir ein neues Hub geschickt. Lieferung des Ersatz-Hubs dauerte etwa 2 Wochen, aber jetzt sind meine Verbindungsprobleme behoben. Fazit, ausgenommen der üblichen kleinen PCVR Problemen mit Kompatibilität und Setup, die aber zu erwarten sind bei so einer neuen Technologie, bin ich sehr zufrieden mit dem Headset. Freue mich auch auf das hoffentlich bald erhältliche 60G Wireless Air Link Modul.

This is my third headset - I also own an OG Vive, and a Valve Index. I am running an RTX 4090 and a 12900k. Pros: -Visual clearity is unparalleled. Gone are the days of looking through screen doors. The colors are vibrant and pop. The blacks look great - I know the index is a poor comparison for black levels, but really, they are very very good. -FOV is good! I’ve never used and 8k so I can’t compare to that, but vertically is feels like it’s more than my Index and horizontally about the same as my Index (if not the same, slightly more). -Dynamic foveated rendering is a game changer. I bought this for cockpit flying and I always had pretty low frame rates (in Microsoft Flight Simulator especially) and just dealt with it. With DFR enabled I now get consistently higher frames and am actually able to bump up my graphics settings so I’m not only getting a smooth flying experience, but the games look better too. -Inside out tracking is really pretty good! If using this just for cockpit flying, there is no need for lighthouses. The inside out tracking hasn’t left me feeling the need for anything better. I do have the lighthouse faceplate so I can use my Index controllers. -Support from Pimax for their product seems good. They are constantly making improvements with firmware updates and they seems they are receptive to community issues. -Pimax as the manufacturer and seller may have been a con previously - they have been known for their poor customer service which caused me to hold off from purchasing a 5k or 8k- from what I have seen, they have had good support for their product, and when I made the purchase, there was mistake on their end, but they still honored the deal that was agreed upon - which is a HUGE deal. Good for them! That’s how you get return customers. -The facial interface blocks out light very well. With most other headsets I have tried, I can usually see down around my nose (which I actually like for using my phone or typing something so this may be a con for you) but this facial interface blocks most light very very well and helps with immersion. -Automatic IPD adjustment is a really nice feature I could live without but makes life a whole lot better. It is great to know it is set correctly every time you put the headset on and very convenient for sharing the headset. -Good microphone. Not the best but it is good and better than other headsets. Neutral: -The controllers are okay. They look and feel like Quest controllers. They work as intended and they track pretty on par with other inside out tracking headsets. It’s nice to have them there just in case. I hope to use my Index controllers when I get the lighthouse faceplate in. -Having a battery is meh. The battery is a con for most people. I used this headset all weekend and didn’t need to swap the battery out. It seems with the firmware updates they have had pretty much fixed the battery issue when using the usb hub. This is a neutral point for me because I’d rather it not be there, but it doesn’t really affect me at this point. Works fine! It is NOT as difficult to remove as people say. Once you find the best method it is fairly easy. -Comfort is fine WITHOUT glasses. The Index is more comfortable. I do wear glasses and use prescription lenses although they haven’t arrived yet - I get pressure from my glasses being pressed into my face which gets old over time. I do not believe the weight is that big of an issue. I don’t notice it being heavier than my Index although it is by a small amount. I am using this mostly for cockpit use - if I were using it for active games like Pistol Whip having the weight of the front of the HMD might be a con. I didnt have any serious discomfort in Onward though due to the weight. I am getting a thicker facial interface because my prescription lenses will be very close to my eyes. -This was FAIRLY EASY to get connected and working on my computer. Using it with SteamVR works pretty easily, but using OpenXR is better. Like many other headsets, it make take some fiddling with its software or a third party software to work well with some programs. This would be a con but it is very common in the world of VR so I am leaving it here as a note. Cons: -Audio quality is TERRIBLE. Maybe worse than the Quest 2? Maybe equal? I haven’t compared 1 to 1. Coming from the Index it is abhorrent. I have the DMAS headphones on order and cannot wait to swap these out. They work. Sound comes out of them. They will do the job for me until I get replacements. This would be neutral but $1700 is a lot to not include a decent audio solution. A plus is that they are easily swapped but it adds to the price. -Foam material. This is a MINOR con. The material for the face gasket is like a porous foam material that I am not a large fan of. It will absorb sweat and oil and get yucky. Valve did it right with the Index and even with that I put a silicon cover over it. This face gasket would be fine if I could find a silicon cover available. -I am seriously missing the system button that I had on my Index to get into my desktop view. The button could be used to select and open files like you would with a mouse. This came in very handy when in a cockpit and you didn’t want to or couldn’t lean forward to grab your mouse. Pimax should have some sort of software that allows you to bring up a desktop view while in game and should add a button so that you can interface with your desktop. It’s not a deal breaker, but it will force you to remove your headset more than I have in the past. Is the headset worth it? If you are coming from another high end headset that released in the past couple of years, or are playing very active VR games (I will still use my Index for active games) maybe not. For me, YES! The difference in my VR experience flying or racing is night and day. I am coming from a headset that was released about 5 years ago - I expect that this headset will get last me another 5 years. The technology has come so far since then. Visuals (including FOV) are most important to me and this headset comes out on top for consumer VR. Audio is also a bit deal - the DMAS headphones have great reviews and should fix that issue for me. I am mostly using this headset sitting and the comfort is completely acceptable with no serious concerns when you are wearing it properly. I also have the hardware to run the headset at high settings. I feel like my cons are fairly minor compared to the pros. I am thrilled with this purchase and at the time of this review, am thrilled to have this Pimax piece of hardware.

Fan de VR depuis mon premier Oculus, ayant eut plusieurs casques VR comme le rift, le Samsung odyssey+, le pimax 5k+, le reverb G2 , le quest 2, le vive pro 2 , le pimax 8KX , ayant eut un varjo Aero en prêt pendant un peu plus d'une semaine j ai pu me rendre compte qu'il était pas fait pour moi (fov trop petit et logiciel pas assez complet) Du coup je me suis décidé a commander le crystal. Je l'ai reçu très rapidement 2/3 jours max et j ai pu enfin le mettre sur ma tête Et la je n'ai pas été déçu !!! Je précise que je suis joueur uniquement sur simulation voiture et aérienne. L'image est vraiment incroyable, la première chose qui saute aux yeux c'est la netteté qui est affolante, on a enfin atteind la qualité et netteté en VR comme sur un écran et je dirai que je préfère maintenant l'image en VR ! , le sde a complètement disparu, la netteté la précision d image est folle. Dans DCS par exemple on peu tout lire , même dans un cockpit comme le M2000 on peut lire les Petites écritures et les fréquences sur la jambe du pilote c est incroyable. La netteté de loin est aussi folle, fini les tas de pixels on distingue complètement les adversaires fini de confondre un arbre avec un mig lol Mais autre chose que la netteté saute aux yeux c est la clarté, l'image est incroyablement clair, les contraste et couleurs sont d une beauté !!! Il suffit de lancer un jeu comme PC2 ou AMS2 pour voir une image avec des couleurs incroyables. Fs2020 n'est pas en reste non plus , les verts des forêts de l herbe, le bleu du ciel et de la mer quel bonheur Le fov est plus grand que celui de l Aero alors pas le double non plus mais suffisamment en vertical pour que je ne me sente pas frustré ! J avoue que j avais une grande crainte concernant la batterie (2 sont livrées) et le hub alimenté de pimax fait un excellent travail la batterie ne bouge pas ou quasiment pas ! A moi les longues cessions VR ! Le son est correct mais sans plus , mais pour moi ce n est pas un point important car je joue avec un système 5.1 qui sera toujours meilleur que n'importe quel système audio d un casque VR. Le poid du casque ne pas du tout choqué car je viens d un 8KX du coup pas de problème pour moi et en simulation ce n est pas ce que je regarde en premier. Le crystal à un tracking inside (ne nécessite pas de base station) et c est très appréciable car le tracking est reconnu de suite , fini de bouger le casque dans tout les sens pour le faire détecter lol On lance pimaxplay et le tracking se fait tout seul Le confort est très bon et je suis habitué a la forme du pimax mais c est très subjectif car nous avons tous une forme de visage différents La sangle est très bien faite et la mousse repose très bien sur le front et évite les pression sur le nez. J ai apprécié aussi que pimax ne mette pas un ventilateur comme sur le varjo Aero qui me souffle dans les yeux et me fais pleurer les yeux a les assécher. L ipd est en réglages automatique, la aussi c est une excellente chose car fini de commencer a jouer avec le mauvais idp et de s abîmer les yeux.... Ça + la netteté fini de se tuer la vision. Le fdr f (Suivis des yeux) fonctionne très bien et permet un gain de fos très appréciable. Alors concernant le logiciel pimaxplay il y a encore plus d options et de possibilités Non ce n'est pas une usine a gaz il suffit juste de lire et prendre un peu le temps. On peu très bien jouer en 2 clics où alors pour les utilisateurs avancés changer pleins de réglages Choix de la fréquence 72, 90 , 120hz , le rendu etc Et surtout il est super stable on peut jouer en 2 clics et il ne plante jamais, je dis car ceux qui ont connu pitool au début c étais difficile a imaginer. Le support de pimax a énormément changer la aussi. Si on a des questions sur le casque, il suffit d ouvrir un ticket et les gars du support vous réponde rapidement !! La aussi ce n' était pas le cas au début ....mais maintenant on voit que pimax à concentrer ses efforts sur ses anciens points négatifs. Bien sûr que pour profiter d'une image comme celle du crystal il faudra une grosse configuration PC, mais c est valable aussi pour un triple écran si on veut jouer en triple 4K sur tout les jeux simulation il faudra un très gros pc. Parlons aussi

Muy buenas, despues de leer muchas reseñas en amazon de este producto que le daban una nota muy baja, no podia entender lo que leia en reviews comparado con lo que aqui ponian. Para empezar recibi las gafas en un empaquetado cuidado con mimo, me sorprendio lo bien que viene todo. La calidad de los materiales sin ser muy premium, no hay ningun pero que ponerle a las gafas y sus perifericos. La claridad de la lente se presumia crystalina, por todos lados dicen lo mismo. Panel y lentes impresionantes y voy a explicar que me sucedio. Para empezar tengo miopia, -0.75 y al usar mis gafas de dioptrias con las crystal puestas, como hice con todas mis anteriores gafas vr sin ningun tipo de problema, resulta que veia borroso. Mareo, neblina, dificultad para enfocar... unos problemas que jamas tuve en años de vr. Tanto leer y leer llegue al problema, la distancia focal de las gafas vr es 2metros. Es decir que si necesitas gafas para ver bien a 2 metros en la vr las necesitas. Pues resulta que las crystal tienen una distancia focal de 1 metro solo. Que quiere decir esto? Pues que para ver a un metro no necesito mi dioptria de -0.75, necesito menos!!! Comence probando gafas de -0.25 y veis bien pero sun estaba lejos de lo que se presumia, aumente a -0.5 y por fin vi cristalino y definido como tanto dicen de estas gafas. Por fin solucione el problema. Hay gente que las devolvio diciendo que veian nublado, seguro que este ers su problema. En caso de tener miopoa tu dioptria real debe ser disminuida algo para compensar esta distancia focal tan cercana. No puedo estar mas contento con las gafas. 2 baterias que no se descargan, el software esta muy pulido, no falla, y la nitidez, el color, los negros, una pasada. La pega es que necesitas equipo para mover bien estas resoluciones... pero es un gustazo Las recomiendo encarecidamente

I had the Pimax Crystal for a few weeks now and I'm very impressed. Before reading my full review, for reference, these are some of the other headsets I have owned: quest 2, hp reverb G2, Quest Pro and Quest 3. I still have my Quest 3 & Pro so I can do side-by-side comparisons with the Crystal. Software = Like many, I heard bad things about software issues when it first launched. This was one of the factors stopping me from making my purchase, but I'm pleased to say it has improved a lot and it was just as easy to set up as my Metas. No major issues and the software has many more PCVR-related features that make it the best for PCVR for me. I've had minor issues with the eye-tracking, that can easily be solved by resetting the software. I have had software-related issues with my meta devices as well so this is not bad at all. Overall, I would give it an 8/10 (could be better, but it is also pretty good) Comfort = Out of the box, it definitely felt heavier than any other headsets I have previously owned, although not as heavy as pictures would lead you to believe. I got the Pimax top strap and the 15mm face cushion and it is much more comfortable now. after those upgrades, the weight is no longer an issue. The top strap should come included with the Pimax, it makes such a big difference in relieving some of the weight at the front. If you get the Crystal get yourself the top strap as well, you won't regret it. I would rate comfort 6/10 out of the box, with the top strap 9/10. And as a side note, having the battery at the back does help with counterbalance, I haven't had to charge or change the battery since I got it. Im not sure why people were complaining about the battery, I would rather have it to balance the weight, just like most people do with their Q3s and the Bobovr headsstraps. Visuals = Let's be honest, this is why you are considering this headset. I thought my Metas were good. Wow! The crystal is on another level! Not only the resolution is incredible with my 4090, but the colours are vibrant! and the local dimming makes darker scenes life-like! Truly the best VR experience I've had so far! I always wanted a Varjo Aero but the price + having to get base stations stopped me from getting that. The fact that the Crystal can do inside-out tracking and has a bigger FOV makes it a Varjo killer for me. Sim racing is breathtaking. I use the UEVR injector as well, and I'm telling you, this is what gaming will look like in the future. The Resident Evil VR & Luke Ross VR mods look amazing too, im re-playing a lot of these titles, the Crystal just makes them into a whole new experience! Also, the FOV is very good, feels like my Quest 3 & pro but a bit more vertically. Surprisingly, the Crystal is the first time I can finally enjoy and appreciate 3D movies in VR. The 3D effect is incredible and combined with the resolution and vibrant colours, makes it so I actually want to watch a full movie with it. If you plan to watch movies in VR with the Crystal, look into the Almalence plugin, this plugin brings them to life. Audio = The included smas speakers are pretty decent actually. They are louder than what the quest 3 has, but to get the most out of them I do use a third-party app to play with the EQ band and they do a pretty good job. I do plan to get the dmas shortly. Upgradability = This is something I wasn't expecting to like or care for as much as I do, but I like having the options the crystal has to offer and some more that are coming like being able to switch lenses. You can also get base tracking if you prefer that as well or upgrade the audio solution if you want a more premium setup. The wide FOV lenses look promising as well. Overall, I'm giving it 5 stars because is the best VR experience I've had in the last 8 years since I got into the hobby. If you are serious about PCVR and you have a PC that can drive the Crytal, I would highly recommend it. A lot of the issues they had on launch have been worked out and it is a much better experience now. The headset looks a feels premium as well. Pimax is doing a great job improving their overall experience and I can't wait to see what they have to offer in the future.