Finally got my Dream Air SE finally, and ...

It's a (potentially) fantastic upgrade over a G2, if you can afford one. I liken it to upgrading from a '70s TV to a high end 2026 4K TV. The day has finally come that crisp high def 2D panel visuals can be had in VR. A jaw dropping improvement compared to my G2, but for those with the latest crop of OLED HMDs this is not news. Coupled to my 5090, I run full Ultra at its native resolution, DLAA, and at sim locked 36 fps (half of its native 72 htz). It's as smooth and solid as my G2 at 45 fps. MSFS looks fantastic. All the subtle texture details of the cockpit pop out at you, as does all details of what's outside the aircraft (now full ultra is finally revealing all it glory to me). Dang, no going back to the G2! Its BIG downside is its facial interface which is uncomfortable, leaks light unnecessarily, and makes for an effectively TINY FOV. I tried using it without the interface installed: when I put my eyes up close to its lenses, it opened the FOV up to G2 size while still looking just as sharp, focused and stunningly amazing as it was with the interface installed. I'm definitely going to replace that junk, hopefully soon with the replacement that Pimax has promised to ship, but in any event at least there are 3rd party options available.

There is zero screen door effect. If you look really closely you can see pixel grain but its definitely less than the G2's grain. I had to fine tune the IPD adjustment to dial in maximum sharpness, for it's lenses seem quite sensitive to being perfectly aligned with your eyes. The controllers and their tracking seem fine, at least as good as the G2's. The audio is slightly less detailed than the G2, but still quite good for my needs. Considering its BSB 2e rival, cost wise (unless you already own VR base stations and controllers) getting a DA SE is a no brainer but crud, you have to deal with that FUBAR facial interface .

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by TheFamilyMan