Pimax Crystal VR headset to 'take clarity to another level'

The virtual reality headset wars are heating up with Pimax announcing the Pimax Crystal. Pimax says that the new headset will take clarity to another level.

Pimax has to brag about its clarity because the Crystal uses different types of lens. Pimax uses glass aspheric lens instead of plastic ones. The company says it allows them to improve clarity by increasing transmittance.

Pimax claims a 99% transmittance rate, which is higher than glass. The amount of stray light coming into the lens can be lowered by using glass.

Pimax says that glass allows them to use a new coating process. The first is a blue light coating that filters 99% of blue light, the second is a dust filter, and the third is an antireflective coating.

The Pimax Crystal has a resolution of 2880 x 2880 per eye with 42dpi. That is well above the PPD of most headsets. It should reduce the effect of the screen door with a fast refresh rate.

The QLED and mini-LED technology allows for a much wider color gamut for better color reproduction.

The owners will be able to adjust the field of view. One set has a 120 degree FOV while the other has a 140 degree FOV.

The Pimax Crystal is powered by a chip that includes a Qualcomm XR2 chip, as well as wi-fi 6E, auto-IPD, and eye tracking. The Crystal is a highly capable headset.

The Pimax Crystal will be available in the third quarter of 2022. That is a far cry from consumer headsets that are a couple hundred dollars.

Pimax Associate Director Joshua Son compares it to a high end gaming console or a gaming PC that allows you to get the best graphics on the market. The Pimax Crystal is designed to give the best visual fidelity to any consumer virtual reality headset.

San Francisco startup Viture recently unveiled the Viture One, a mixed-reality headset that allows users to play games or consume content anywhere there is a wireless signal. It is cheaper and more useful because it doesn't have as much visual fidelity.

It will be interesting to see other competitors take on Meta in the virtual reality headset wars.

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