VaM 1.x Best quality VR headset for VaM?

[Italian Job]

Hello guys, as the title suggests, what is the best VR headset?

The most important thing is visual quality, other factors are secondary. I would only use it for VaM.

I have a PC with a 9950X3D, 64 DDRAM5, a Radeon 6900 XT, and a SSD NVME PCIex 4.0 1TB only for VaM directory

The budget is around 1000€/$...

Thanks in advance

 

[atani]

"Visual quality" is more about your PC than the headset in that price range.

 

[Italian Job]

Well, I've described the hardware configuration.
What's available in that price range that would be a good choice in that regard?
For example: Quest 3? Pimax Crystal Light? Or?

I am seeking a recommendation for a purchase.

(It's getting harder and harder to get answers on forums...)

 

[atani]

(It's getting harder and harder to get answers on forums...)

Getting answers on the forum depend a lot on the questions asked, especially when the terms are subjective or too broad.

I have a Pico 4 Ultra, cheaper than the mentioned Pimax. The pimax has superior resolution and OLED display, but I would not have considered it because other factors, one being wireless for example, is a lot more important to me than the resolution numbers and display type alone. If you just want the highest number on something, like resolution, then all you need is to look up the specs of the devices within the price range.and choose from there.
I used to have a wired headset with OLED lenses (fresnel type), and after moving to wireless I'm not going back. 99.9% of my time in VR is for VAM, and even though I'm mostly stationary on bed.not being tied with a cable gives me a bemter immersion and be concerned about pulling or damaging a cable.

For a VR headset, an holistic view is what you should consider to understand your uses are like and then lead from that. Some spec points to check:
FOV, lens type, wired/wireless, software support/subscription, passthrough cameras, IPD, others

Any recommendation I would give is for the device to be wireless, which is totally subjective but truthful for users like myself.

 

[limoni]

Getting answers on the forum depend a lot on the questions asked, especially when the terms are subjective or too broad.

I have a Pico 4 Ultra, cheaper than the mentioned Pimax. The pimax has superior resolution and OLED display, but I would not have considered it because other factors, one being wireless for example, is a lot more important to me than the resolution numbers and display type alone. If you just want the highest number on something, like resolution, then all you need is to look up the specs of the devices within the price range.and choose from there.
I used to have a wired headset with OLED lenses (fresnel type), and after moving to wireless I'm not going back. 99.9% of my time in VR is for VAM, and even though I'm mostly stationary on bed.not being tied with a cable gives me a bemter immersion and be concerned about pulling or damaging a cable.

For a VR headset, an holistic view is what you should consider to understand your uses are like and then lead from that. Some spec points to check:
FOV, lens type, wired/wireless, software support/subscription, passthrough cameras, IPD, others

Any recommendation I would give is for the device to be wireless, which is totally subjective but truthful for users like myself.

+1 to the wireless over all. The Quest 3 has been pretty solid for that. Good price point for the features. Virtual Desktop makes it super easy to use with the PC. If budget is not an issue, there's a premium version of the Quest 3. Or you can just wait for Valve's new VR headset to come out. It's pretty much the cutting edge for wireless headsets.

 

[AlphaCentauri]

I don't do room scale stuff (walking in my real physical room) so the wireless is not an issue for me being seated. I use a Pimax Crystal Super with a 57PPD (highest center view pixel density out there that I know of...correct me if I'm wrong). The host PC though is a key link for driving such a display as pushing 29 million pixels is a lot, but it looks a hell of a lot better than my friends Quest 3.

 

[brasileirinho]

I loved wireless to play HL2, but For VAM I find it unnecessary. Good to have, but I still attach a cable to have more battery time. Quest 2 only has about 30 minutes of juice.

About the visual quaility it's hard to answer, because the display can have more pixels, but the lenses are fresnel instead of pancake, for example; also Virtual Desktop has a magical feature called Snapdragon Super Resolution, that makes visuals much better (no idea how it works), but this feature alone makes SteamVR and Airlink obsolete in my opinion, so if there is no support for Virtual Desktop, the visual might be worse. The hardest part is that most people can't buy multiple VR headsets to make these subjective comparisons.

 

[AlphaCentauri]

Yeah, I hear ya on the cost - the Pimax wasn't cheap and I don't have other headsets. My friend bought the Quest 3 at the same time so I was able to compare those two. I like the aspheric lenses, but it's a heavier headset for sure.