Pimax Crystal Light · Pimax official Crystal Light headset and controllers; complete supplied grey composition retained.
Pimax · Crystal
Crystal Light
Pimax's PC VR headset with 2880 × 2880 QLED panels per eye, glass aspheric lenses and inside-out tracking, for sim racers and flight-sim players who want high resolution without base stations.
- Works
- Needs a PC or console
- Per eye
- 2880 × 2880
- Refresh
- 120 Hz
- Weight
- 815 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree it offers excellent, high-resolution visuals for the money and is easy to set up without base stations. Both note the permanent cable tether and the lack of useful passthrough; Trusted Reviews found it large and heavy, better suited to seated games, with hit-and-miss controller tracking, while Digital Trends found the strap and face cushion comfortable.
From digitaltrends.com and trustedreviews.com
Specifications
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- Resolution per eye
- 2880 × 2880
- Panel
- LCD
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Pixels per degree
- 35
- Field of view
- 110° horizontal
- Display details
- QLED with mini-LED backlight; local dimming optional; 2880 × 2880 per eye, 35 PPD; 60, 72, 90 and 120 Hz
- Lenses
- Glass aspheric lenses; 110° horizontal field of view (spec page; a Pimax store image says up to 105°); fixed foveated rendering 2.0
- Lens spacing (IPD)
- 58–72 mm, manual
Tracking and input
- Eye tracking
- No
- Hand tracking
- No
- Controllers in the box
- Yes
- Colour passthrough
- No
- Sensors
- 6DoF inside-out tracking with four tracking cameras (Pimax SLAM); Lighthouse faceplate compatible for SteamVR base stations
- Controllers
- Two 6DoF controllers included
Performance
- Works
- Needs a PC or console
- Connections
- DisplayPort to a PC; Steam, OpenXR and OpenVR through Pimax Play; optional 60G Airlink wireless kit; minimum RTX 2080, RTX 3070 or higher recommended
Design
- Battery
- None (powered by a PC or console)
- Weight (headset)
- 815 g
- Audio
- Integrated audio, 3.5 mm jack, two microphones
- Strap
- Adjustable backstrap
- In the box
- Headset, two controllers, DisplayPort cable, power adapter
Pros and cons
Pros
- 2880 × 2880 per eye (35 PPD) with glass aspheric lenses
- Inside-out tracking with controllers included; SteamVR base-station faceplate optional
- 60 to 120 Hz, with optional mini-LED local dimming
Cons
- PC only, over DisplayPort, with an RTX 2080 minimum
- 815 g headset
- No eye tracking
Closest rivals
Model | Works | Per eye | Refresh | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needs a PC or console | 1440 × 1600 | 144 Hz | 809 g | Jun 2019 | |
| Needs a PC or console | 2000 × 2040 | 120 Hz | 560 g | Feb 2023 | |
| Standalone or with a PC | 1920 × 1920 | 90 Hz | 625 g | Feb 2023 |
Sources
- pimax.com/pages/crystal-light
- pimax.com/products/pimax-crystal-light
- store.pimax.com/blogs/blogs/pimax-reveals-two-new-high-end-vr-headsets-at-its-a…
- roadtovr.com/pimax-crystal-light-super-announcement-release-date-price
Photo: Pimax official Crystal Light headset and controllers; complete supplied grey composition retained.
- Pimax Crystal Light headset and controllers with the labelled supplied cables, adapter and cleaning cloth: Pimax official product photograph showing the physical kit; complete supplied layout and configuration labels retained.
- Pimax Crystal Light headset and controllers beside the retail box: Pimax official product photograph; complete supplied kit, packaging and studio background retained.
- Pimax Crystal Light headset viewed from the side against the supplied purple background: Pimax official product view; complete supplied coloured background and framing retained.
- Pimax Crystal Light headset shown with two controllers: Pimax official product photograph; complete supplied grey background and composition retained.
