Pimax Crystal Review | A VR Headset With Lots of Potential But Hampered by Bad Behavior & Marketing

After many, many, MANY delays here is my Crystal Review. I've been waiting so damn long to get to some stuff I'm doing here. I didn't think I'd ever made a video over an hour long but here we are

I really love Pimax's headsets but the company behind them sometimes makes it hard to support them.

CITATIONS:
https://www.panelook.com/VS032B3M-NA1...
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https://web.archive.org/web/202303230...
https://www.vive.com/us/product/vive-...
https://risa2000.github.io/hmdgdb/
https://varjo.com/products/aero/
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   • My Pimax Crystal Review - WOW! The be...  
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   • comparing Pimax Crystal & 8KX with te...  
http://web.archive.org/web/2023072113...
http://web.archive.org/web/2023041913...
   • Pimax Crystal  
https://pimax.com/varjo-aero-vs-pimax...
https://pimax.com/pimax-introduces-th...

Risa2000 Article on Rendered FoV: https://risa2000.github.io/vrdocs/doc...

TOOLS USED:
HMDQ: https://risa2000.github.io/hmdgdb/
TestHMD: https://knob2001.itch.io/testhmd
WIMFOV: https://boll.itch.io/wimfov
PimaxXR: https://github.com/mbucchia/Pimax-OpenXR

AFFILIATE LINKS:
Pimax Crystal: https://pimax.com/pages/crystal?ref=o... Use Coupon Code Omni50 for 50 dollars off
https://www.amazon.com/Pimax-Crystal-... (Amazon link if you prefer buying from there, more recommended)

Comfort Accessories:
Studioform Creative Apache Strap: https://www.studioformcreative.com/pr...

Tambee 11mm Vive Pro PU Leather: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KWYNR45?...

LICHIFIT Quest 2 Head Cushion: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NXD49SK?...

Others:

Kat Walk C2 (Core or +): https://www.kat-vr.com/products/kat-w... Use coupon code "Omni130" for a 130 dollar discount!

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction and Overview
01:35 Lenses and Clarity: Positives
06:59 Lenses and Clarity: Negatives
09:27 Panel Manufacture Specs vs Advertised
12:57 Color Gamut Comparison
14:03 Local Dimming
18:27 "HDR" Except Not Really
20:50 Field of View, Pimax's Lying Marketing, & Changing #
26:31 What is Rendered FoV and how does it relate to this?
32:32 Controller Ergonomics, Battery, & Features
34:59 Controller Tracking
36:41 Headset Comfort
39:54 Audio
44:24 Performance Demands
45:27 Pimax's Dynamic Foveated Rendering
49:36 DFR with Quad Views
51:40 Pimax Software Experience
53:58 Battery Life, USB Hub, & Hotswap
57:22 8KX Comparison
59:35 Pimax's Behavior and How it Never Seems to Change
1:07:04 Should You Still Buy the Crystal?
1:08:53 Conclusions