QUEST 3 vs CRYSTAL LIGHT - Is The New Pimax A Real Quest 3 Alternative?

Which VR headset to get? The Meta Quest 3 that everyone seems to love or the brand new Pimax Crystal Light for its superior visuals? And what are the exact differences between the headsets? This video will answer all your questions! Enjoy!

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
01:18 Differences
02:25 Price
04:37 Visuals
06:45 Binocular Overlap
07:20 FOV
08:35 Comfort
10:00 Audio
11:20 Tracking & Controllers
13:30 Game Library
15:40 Conclusion

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[Shalashaska]

The Crystal Light with DMAS is exactly 2x the price of the Quest 3.

The Crystal will be better for anything seated. The Quest 3 is better for anything roomscale. The Crystal cord is so heavy and thick, it really is not made for jumping and dancing around in.

[gomini]

There are two approaches

a- Make a small number of people extremely happy (Pimax approach on PC VR)
b- Make a very large number of people moderately happy (Meta approach with Stand-alone)

Generally speaking, every startup guru out there advises to go with option a, ie make a small number of user extremely happy

In the VR ecosystem, we have die-hard simulation fans with PC VR and mostly casual users for Stand-Alone that bought the Quest 3 as a Christmas gift.

[angrybeaver]

I have the quest 3 and I also have a crystal light on the way. I need a dedicated Displayport headset because the colors and compression artifacts on the quest 3 annoy the hell out of me.

[CadeXR]

No, it's not

Completely different price bracket, as well as one is designed specifically for standalone, the other is designed specifically for PCVR. On is DP, one is USB compressed

Both are designed for completely different types of users, this video kinda just feels like clickbait in order to just make another video.

[somerandomperson]

The Crystal Light is with controllers and import taxes is $1000, which is 2x the price of the Quest 3. It is in a completely different class and there is imo no doubt that the Quest 3 is overall the best value headset on the market..

[Verociity]

The Crystal Light's cable is very thick and rigid like the G2's which actually drags on the headset, if it were a light cable like the CV1's it'd be fine. However the DP cable is uncompressed which also means less processing.

[Alexcolin-kwgn]

I like Sebastian because he get into the details and he exactly knows what people really look for

[tedluera]

Do you understand why enthusiasts get so frustrated with Pimax?

Pimax 12k was announced in October of 2021 -- with trade in!
VR-tubers go nuts! This is a game changer!
Pimax interview with Sebastian March of 2022 -- confirmed we'll launch by 4th quarter 2022
Only... Two months later they announce Pimax Crystal
So... You better put that 8KX under glass for a minimum of four years if you want 'confirmed' trade-in -- if they can get 12k out in 2025.

Pimax Crystal Light announced for only $700...
VR-tubers go nuts! This is game changer! Only... $700 not available. Nevertheless Pimax sends a unit around to VR-tubers to review with the DMAS so...
Announce $700 headset to make a splash, but send a $1000 unit to review (local dimming with controllers and DMAS).

Anyway we are super excited about the $700 headset but you SHOULD BUY the $1000 one.

Or you can wait for the Crystal Super (without trade-in)

Are we at VR 3.0 yet??

[robertpetrie]

I am surprised that you did not talk about the downside of the cable being rigid and difficult to bend in regards to the Pimax Crystal light.

[VRFlightSimGuy]

Absolutely NAILED it. Great video mate.

[wayaadanvdo]

I hate how Pimax gives reviewers the DMAS versions of the headset and not the stock one to be reviewed as the stock is the one that is right out of the box.

[dathyr]

I will still go with my Quest 3. I feel I get more for my money with the Quest 3 than having this PIMAX headset.

I just don't like the bulky size of PIMAX headsets. I don't know if Auto Dimming is a good feature or not. In very dark scenes, does auto dimming knock out some of the detail of the graphics displayed???? Sure we bet better blacks, but I think we also lose some details of the game. If I am wrong, let me know.

Plus we need a couple extra apps to make the Crystal light work properly - Quest 3 does not necessarily need these. Most games I bring up META OS and then play running under native Oculus VR mode.

So the Crystal Light has more resolution and connects via DSP Port. With my Quest 3, the resolution with the pancake lenses are very good for me and I connect via a USB link cable. Quest 3 works very well with my SIM racing games. Plus I can do wireless if I want to.


So nothing has really sold me on switching to the PIMAX Crystal Light headset. Both headsets are very good, but will stay with my Quest 3 for now. It took me quite a while to even upgrade from my Oculus Rift S.

Take care.

[eddieg]

The Quest 3 is getting a bad rap on playing PCVR due to compressed video. That is only if you run default settings of a bitrate of 100 - 150. To virtually eliminate the compression, get a 6/6e router, bump the bitrate up to 600 to 940, supersample the video signal and you have a massive upgrade to video quality. There are plenty of yt tutorials on how to do this so I'm not going to talk about implementation but you are approaching the cost of the Crystal Light headset at this point. The Quest 3 is still the better deal though because it's still wireless and mobile and with the software tweaks to the visuals outstanding for PCVR gaming. Talking about video compression for the Quest 3 out of the box is the same as talking about how uncomfortable the headstrap is out of the box. Both can be immensely improved. Not sure how much headroom is possible with the Crystal Light but the Quest 3 is being updated continuously.

[JAHDUBProductions]

I'd still get the Pimax and i don't have a Quest 3. I'm fine with wired. When i upgrade, i just don't always want to use base stations. So I'd consider getting the Light.

[jellowiggler]

I can't wait for OLED panels in HMD. Real black.

[Mark_Blanes]

As an owner of both Quest 3 & Pimax Crystal for 7 months (no longer have Crystal) I feel compelled to offer my thoughts a bit different to Sebastian. My main use in both is sim racing 85% of my time and rest with flight sim & few other games.
Crystal looks amazing at 35ppd however the gap in visual quality is very very close, as the Q3 also looks amazing thanks to pancake lenses & the color is very good, huuugggee sweetspot ! I use a high quality powered Link cable with an Nvidia 4080super & never see artifacts or banding or have any lag. For sim racing Q3 is superb. The cost difference here in Aussie is about AU$500 odd to the Crystal Light. I returned my Crystal due to hardware issues but will likely buy the Light later on from Amazon. Just want to say both are excellent VR headsets but I believe the gap between in visual quality is much less than expected.

[shattia]

I had the G2 but ended up selling it because I really could not live with the fresnel lenses and with the narrow sweet spot . Now I have the quest 3 which blew my away in terms of edge to edge clarity but which I thinks is still not on the same level of the G2 in terms of clarity (of course in the sweet spot region). This Pimax Crystal Light looks really, really tempting but I’m kind of worried about the distortion and chromatic aberration.
The only issue I have with my quest 3 are glare with bright objects in dark scenes and with dark scenes which are way too bright because of the backlight being always turned on.
I’m really considering this device but I’d keep the quest 3 because the passthrough and standalone features are a big addition for the user experience

[AKCobra]

While I've never used the Pimax, I would say the only people who should consider this over the quest are people with ultra high end PCs (4080+) who are primarily sim players. For sims the cable is a non-factor, and they benefit the most from the better visuals. If you play sims but also spend a fair amount of time playing other games, Quest 3 all the way. The Quest 3 actually has very good visuals, and I think it's other advantages (Wireless PCRV, stand alone play, portability, mixed reality, huge stand alone games library, hand tracking) trump superior visuals. If you're a money is no object gamer that plays both sims and other games, then just get both and use the Pimax for sims and the Quest 3 for everything else.

[asheliagaming]

When comparing the controllers, do the Pimax ones have capacitive sensors like the Quest ones? (required to support intuitive hand gestures)
This is one thing the G2 messed up big time imho, but of course that depends on what we play.

[Rosaslav]

As somebody who is doing research before buying his first vr headset, I can say that those quality off-ear speakers on Pimax head strap are a big advantage over Quest 3 imo. Unlike for Quest 2, there aren't any aftermarket straps with quality audio for Quest 3 yet.