VR Discussions, Questions & Feedback

Yes I also had connection issues with the earlier Pimax Play software versions and firmwares(same kind of issues as in these video's). They simply released the Crystal to fast, so those issues are all solved now. It's been rock stable ever since. But yes Pimax is not a professional company despite the fact that they have the headset with the best visuals now.

So yes as they both said in those same video's: "When it worked, it was superb" and now that it's all solved; "it's superb" as they all say.

I have no issues with the weight. It's the most comfortable hmd that I've used until now. But only with the big foam, the comfort was horrible with the small foam that was installed on default(but both foams were in the box). The battery charges automatically even when it's off. I never have to replace it anymore(since it works for ~7-8 hours). The battery gives a good balance to the Crystal, I bought a studioformcreative counterweight for the Reverb G2 which did actually the same. But yes it's strange that the device needs a battery, it shouldn't be needed and over the years the battery quality will be worse, but it came with two and I can probably buy a new one if both don't last long enough anymore.

The VR1 is going to be more expensive, it's rumoured to be almost 2 times the price of the Crystal, but it's still unsure. It also comes with a double design poly lenses instead single design glass lenses(Crystal has glass lenses now, I got poly lenses from Pimax at first, they were unusable, the worst lenses that I've ever had). I hope that they can get their distortion profile right and that it won't cause any glare or warping. Yes, the 130 hFoV looks promising and the rest of the specs are about the same as the Crystal. But the Crystal also gets a bigger wide FoV lens soon which add's about 10 extra horizontal FoV. It's still unsure if they will be as good as the current 35PPD glass lenses. But having said that, everything from Somnium is unsure since it's their first hmd.

 

I don't know where you are in the world but I've just gone through the Pimax store to see the final price. Once the import tax to UK and delivery is added it comes to double the price of an Aero, then I have to deal with Pimax and overseas shipping costs should anything go wrong.
Or I could get direct from Amazon, which is worse again at 3x more expensive than the Aero.
Until it's available in the UK it's just not worth it.

 

Sounds like they just wanted to find a way of getting rid of a bunch of face plates they bought - especially given the "limited edition" nature of it.

As the guy says there's no significant changes to improve it for sim racing.

It might have made more sense if they'd worked with at least one or more developers to get the eye tracking working perhaps and sold it with that game included or something along those lines. But really it seems just a completely flawed design and product that, at the price, really needed to be the best VR headset for sim racing by a country mile - otherwise get the Reverb and save the rest of your money for when a better headset without all the flaws and foibles exists.

 

I agree that the design is just clunky and that they should have focused on the PCVR option. That could have been a really sleek and elegant design with excellent visuals at a lower price. Maybe around $1000. Instead you are stuck with a headset that looks like an industrial Iron, that weights a ton, with batteries that you have to recharge, etc for a standalone mode that allows you to play ten games, from what I heard? A real shame and missed opportunity imo.
Now to be fair, those visuals are going to be a generational leap above the G2. No fresnel lenses and 50% more pixels really make a difference. If I had a G2, I'd either go for aero or crystal.

 

What is the "LFE Extra Volume" setting?

 

"Low Frequency Effect" I think it's to do with boosting the subwoofer output effects in a 5.1 system?
If it boosts the stereo audio bass frequencies in game I don't notice it.

 

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anyone having trouble with open composite? mine asked me too update to the latest version and now all i get is errors as it tries to download the latest dll files,i even went to github and downloaded the latest version ,and the same thing happens

 

If you go to the oc discord #general channel and check the pinned messages you'll find a workaround.

 

hi mick what is it called cannot seem to find it

 

The OC Discord? The link is on the OC gitlab page.
Files · openxr · Campbell Suter (ZNix) / OpenComposite · GitLab

 

thanks mate will have a look

 

thanks for trying mick , but i might have to wait till or if the server is updated

 

That workaround seems effective for everyone else who has tried it - what is it that's not working for you?

 

not very good at tech stuff mick

 

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Hello,
For some time when I launch AMS2 with openXR, the VR view is not stable in the car, it moves all the time, I can not stay in front of the steering wheel!
Launching the game with SteamVR is better.
I tried to reinstall the game but it’s the same, I can’t find a solution.
Thanks for your help.
Thierry

 

Two related things to try:

1. Ensure your room is well lit. Your headset needs to be able to tell where it is and sense movement. If it’s too dark or there is a lack of contrast it loses track and “guesses”.

2. Following from above, have some contrast in front of you. When I got my headset I had a large monitor in front of me which was turned off giving a large black field. Putting something in front of the monitor - I used a white hand towel draped over the top so it made a high-contrast stripe - really helped.

Finally I use Voice Attack (it’s on Steam) and so if the headset loses track of where it is I just have to say “reset” and this triggers the correct keyboard command to re-centre the view. Fumbling around with the keyboard is a nightmare in VR.

 

Now I am confused

I thought opencomposite was NOT working with AMS2????