THROUGH THE LENSES - BEYOND vs Quest PRO vs PICO 4

Here we are with a new Comparison! Welcome to another Through the Lenses Video! The series where we compare our VR headsets to see which one is the best, and which one is the right for you! This time we are compare the pancake headsets, with the new generation optics!
This Episode is pretty special because we are gonna see with our eyes the New Beyond, the next-gen VR headset from Bigscreen comparing it with the Pico 4 and the Quest Pro!
Is it time to upgrade? Is it worth the jump?
Well, let's discover it in this video!

Remember that this is a pre-production unit, so things might change!

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[Tyrielwood]

Pimax Crystal arriving soon! What do you want to see it compared to?

[SmokeyMesa]

Pico 4, value leader for PCVR. Holds up well against headsets more than twice it's price.

[Aku]

Pico 4 with an RTX 4090 on God like Mode is amazing. No wires and looks so good. The Beyond and other headsets are marginally better but cost so much more. I will keep the Pico 4 for at least another year or two.

[mckirkus]

If they would sell the Quest Pro for $700 without the controllers for sim people it would be more compelling.
The Beyon's lenses have a pretty small sweet spot. Going from a Quest 2 to a Pro the biggest difference is the astonishing improvement in the lenses and edge to edge clarity. It's like looking through glass vs plastic.

Would love to see FOV tests and a focus on off center clarity.

[archamian]

The Beyond has the best displays, the Quest Pro has the best lenses as that clarity is stunning, and the Pico is a happy medium between the two.

[GTGT]

Its unbelievable how different each application, games are with colours and close ups and farther away shows. So many differences, I'm sort of blown away with it all. Would have loved to see the Pimax Crystal in with all this mix.

[dachsdk]

We have come a long way since the CV1. And the Pico is a really good bang for the buck!

[DayDreamerVR]

Thanks again for another good comparison, the PICO 4 really is impressive for the price. I find myself considering other headsets, but always end up back with my PICO 4. Just a shame it doesn't have a DP cable option, and the colours tweaked slightly, then it would be a brilliant all rounder, thanks again 👍

[jamesyoungerdds]

Hi Tyriel - amazing video, thank you! I'm an O.G. DK1 Kickstarter and have been watching your channel since I got my Quest 1, love your passion and dedication 🙌

I will say, I went from Quest 2 -> Reverb G2 -> Pico 4, and love the Pico 4. I"m thinking of the Pimax Crystal, but haven't pulled the trigger on the order because it seems like they have some firmware/driver/software updates to make before it feels ready.

That being said - the Beyond looks amazing compared to the others in your video, and reviews have been amazing. My hesitation with the Beyond is 15% the FOV, but mostly that I never had a Valve Index - so the controllers + lighthouse for me was kind of a dealbreaker, which is why I never went with the Aero either.

Thanks again, long-time fan 🙏

[kigamitya]

Tyriel, SteamVR home (include custom home) are forced dynamic resolution "even on custom resolution". Many people forgetting about that. To make proper comparison, "actual" resolution need to be the same. Actually SteamVR home or custom home aren't suitable for comparison.

[goldenfox]

Is impressive how pico 4 holds up vs the quest pro and the big screen, yea is behind the other 2 but when you think its price and how well stands you can think about the new value market that is coming for new cheap headsets with pancake lenses.
the other thing is how each headset has a totally different color profile, quest pro is super cold, big screen has a bigger ambar tint and pico 4 a greener tint, now is resolution and clarity but i can see the next 3 years a new race for color accuracy because of "productivity and content consumption"

[Tepnox]

Kind of weird the Quest Pro has such a strong blue saturation in the footage. Having a Quest Pro myself I can't confirm this at all. Also the subpixel array on Quest doesn't show up in real life to the eye like it does in your footage. Still kind of camera error trying to capture the image I think. But it really well shows the edge to edge clarity and very nice text readability on Quest Pro.

[Verociity]

Pico4 is such great value for the tech. Have you thought of doing a room tour video? It'd be cool to check out all your VR headsets, accessories and why you use/keep them. Thanks for the through the lenses videos.

[beanieteamie]

What refresh rate and backlight level was the beyond set to for this video?

[nintendoconvert]

This comparison is a tough one. It’s kind of like comparing a standalone, high quality monitor to the screen of a laptop; one is a display, the other is a computer WITH a display.

[brucerain]

Honestly coming from cv1 to odyssey plus, to pico 4.
The progress is absolutely amazing. I really really like this headset, can’t imagine what we’ll have in 10 years

[zackmac]

8:05 and 7:58 for clarity, sde, and colours/black levels. Amazing.

Generational difference.

The difference must be much bigger experiencing for yourself. Especially the colours and black levels of Beyond.

The difference you see here in this video will be amplified in the headset.

[dstprsn]

Very interesting. So, the micro oled displays are the best. There are issues with oled like color degradation and burn-in. Are there strategies to prevent this from occurring?

[VanGohman]

Quest Pro has more screen door effect, but seems to have a better black to peak brightness range.

[mostwanted]

Superb comparison! Maybe someday you compare Aero vs Crystal vs Beyond 😁