TL;DR If you have a 4090 or 5090 this under $2000 headset is your best VR headset at any price and costs less than other premium headsets which can approach $5,000.

But if you have a lesser GPU, then it is probably not a good purchase because the resolution is far higher than say a crystal light.

 

I'll stick with my Crystal light. If I ever manage to get my hands on a 5090 FE that will be it for me. I'll be leaving it all to someone in my will! 🤣

14 minutes ago, FBW737 said:

I'll stick with my Crystal light.

me too, same as my 4090 vs. the 5090. diminishing returns at those prices and the already high resolution and pleasant stutter free fps of the PCL.

still great to see there is constant progress in this technology. should I ever need a new headset then yes, might be the PC Super combined with a 6090. 5090 is simply not a big enough performance increase for me in VR flying.

If I had a 4090 I would stick with it and I do very well with 3090. I got it set up very 90 to get a constant 45fps with 90hz (lab) but I do have the full res down scaled to 70%. SO I'll jump on the 5090 FE when I can. Its the only 5090 that will fit in my case. And of course its the cheapest. What king of joke is that!🤣

16 hours ago, Fielder said:

this under $2000 headset is your best VR headset at any price

should I ever upgrade from a PCL to the PCS, I might consider the micro OLED version, while we are at it. and probably mostly because of the better lenses. the resolution of the current PCL is already good enough for me, I never had the impression I am suffering from too low resolution. only once in combination with a 6090 would I think that would be a considerable upgrade/improvement from a 4090/PCL combo, worth the price.

btw: I thought the latest SU2 beta 1.4.12 has improved fps in VR again slightly. when I looked out the cockpit window to the left/right it used to introduce noticeable stutter. with the new beta that is completely gone, totally smooth even at only 45 fps. anybody else?

Edited April 12, 20251 yr by turbomax

7 hours ago, turbomax said:

btw: I thought the latest SU2 beta 1.4.12 has improved fps in VR again slightly. when I looked out the cockpit window to the left/right it used to introduce noticeable stutter. with the new beta that is completely gone, totally smooth even at only 45 fps. anybody else?

Yes, from my first flight with 1.4.12, I thought fps increased in VR over 1.4.11. Also in 2D.

I just don't trust Pimax lenses. The Crystal Light I had suffered from terrible CA and reports of the CA in the Super is making me give this a wide berth.

22 hours ago, Donka said:

I just don't trust Pimax lenses. The Crystal Light I had suffered from terrible CA and reports of the CA in the Super is making me give this a wide berth.

I have the Crystal OG and got lucky with flawless lenses. It truly seems to be luck of the draw. Visuals for me are good enough with Crystal OG so the next headset I consider will have to be much smaller form factor similar to a Bigscreen Beyond 2. But it will need to include eye tracking and inside out tracking with a minimum of a Crystal FOV and picture quality. Hopefully in a few years the tech will be available to pull that off.