Pimax is a Chinese company based in Shanghai founded in 2015. From that moment until now, it has been a machine for launching products. Our colleague Óscar knows this well because they provide Real o Virtual with the most innovative material every few months. In recent times, Pimax has found that the VR’s stable niche is in simulators, and they have tried to adapt their most mature product to this market.
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INTRODUCTION
The Pimax Crystal is an virtual reality headset announced by Pimax on May 31, 2022 and released in May 2023. The headset is similar to the unreleased Pimax 12K QLED headset and is hybrid standalone that can operate with or without a PC. The announced specifications are up to 160Hz refresh rate, up to a 140 degree diagonal field of view at a pixel density of 42ppd. The panels are QLED type and the lenses are interchangeable optical aspheric glass. The headset was announced to use inside-out tracking and optional lighthouse tracking. The headset has integrated Wifi 6e wireless and an optional 60Ghz WiGig adapter. The headset also integrates eye tracking with a motorized automatic IPD adjustment capability. The Crystal headset was expected to have an MSRP of $1,899 but the final price was $1599.
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FEATURES
| DISPLAY | QLED + Mini-LED Display 2880*2880 pixels per eye Brightness: 200nit Local dimming: 20000:1 Colors: 100% NTSC Motion-to-Photon (MTP) Latency: 15ms Refresh rate: 72Hz/90Hz/120Hz/ (144Hz/160Hz in testing mode) HDR |
| OPTICS | Customized replaceable aspheric optical lens, with 35PPD peak fidelity |
| FIELD OF VIEW | Horizontal：125° Diagonal：140° |
| INTERPUPILLARY DISTANCE (IPD) | Manual IPD and Automatic IPD Supported IPD range: 58-72mm |
| AUDIO | Original off-ear speakers (Optional high-fidelity DMAS headphones) 3.5 mm audio jack 1x microphones 3x |
| DIMENSIONS | 280.10mm*108.20mm*135.90mm |
| CONNECTIVITY | Standard Pimax Custom 4.5m DP cable |
| POSITIONAL TRACKING | Inside-out (Standard cover/MR cover) Outside-in (Lighthouse cover) |
| EYE TRACKING | 120Hz with sub-degree accuracy; 5-dot calibration for foveated rendering |
| Battery | 6000mAh replaceable battery + 120mAh inside battery supports hot swap |
| INSIDE CHIPS | Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2, Pimax Customized PCVR Engine Dual-processor chips8+256G |
| VR MODE | PCVR + Standalone VR |
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| BATTERY | 600mAh use type-c for charging |
| SYSTEM UPGRADE | Support OTA upgrade |
| WEIGHT | 126g |
PRICE
- 1999,90€ (VAT included)
MANUFACTURER WEBSITE
On the Pimax official store you can use the coupon code boxthislap to save 50 dollars, from its cheaper starting price.
- Pimax Crystal on the Pimax store for 1599 dollars
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