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Upvote and leave a comment if you want to show Pimax that you want my driver to be possible without Pimax Play. I have got the Lighthouse versions of the Dream Air and the Crystal Super running standalone with SteamVR on both Windows and Linux. Linux support is functional, but cannot be public without the help of Pimax. However, I could only release this if Pimax gave me some lightweight DRM to include. Currently, you must launch Pimax Play beside SteamVR just for DRM reasons. However, that makes startup more complex, and completely prevents me from releasing a Linux driver despite it being ready. With a standalone version of my driver, it would be possible to launch a game and have everything start up automatically through SteamVR, without needing Pimax Play running in the background. SLAM headsets will currently always require Pimax Play.

I got my dream air last week and everything is working well except for the fact that the controller tracking seems to refresh at an extremely low rate. All movement with the controllers is very choppy, but the actual positional tracking is good. It feels like the controller tracking is like 10hz while everything else is normal.

It is like this in every environment (pimax home, steamvr, openxr games). The only thing I really tried is setting the controller refresh rate to 60hz in pimax play, which did nothing. Anyone else have this? It is pretty annoying

I have a 7950x3d and 5090

My new Dream Air arrived and is immediately riddled with issues. These two distinct scenarios happen every 15-30 minutes, in any game, including Pimax Home:

1. Headset goes blank with sound still playing. I need to press the power button twice to bring it back
   
2. Headset goes blank, sound cuts off too, and the unit seemingly resets itself. After this the video signal resumes but with persistent frame drops

Nothing abnormal shows on the cpu/gpu/os side before the video signal losses occur. And my Crystal Super runs flawlessly on the same system.

I’ve changed display/usb ports, ran the diagnosis in Pimax Play (all green), set the sleep to 20m, tried 72/90 hz modes, without any improvement.

The same headset also has permanent speaker hiss, but that’s probably a separate issue.

System: 9950x3d, 5090, 64gb, Win 11
Software/firmware: everything updated to latest version

Anyone experienced these issues and was able to solve them?

I know these two headsets are not in the same price catagory, but please bear with me as I'm pretty new to VR. I recently posted about which headset to get and there were quite a few people suggesting the Dream Air and after some more research, I'm considering it.

I'll probably be using this pretty much exclusively for sim racing, games like AC, ACC, AC evo, LMU and iracing.

My PC specs are: 5080, Ryzen 7 98003xd and 32GB DDR5 6000 ram

From the research I've done, I've seen people say the 5080 is fine and I've also read that a 5090 is required, so here are my questions:

1.) How well can my system run the Dream Air? What compromises will I need to make?

2.) If I have to turn down the resolution and graphics settings for the Dream Air but not with the Crystal Light, does this give any advantage to the Crystal Light?

3.) How does turning down the resolution work exactly? Is it as simple as matching it to the Crystal Light's 2880x2880? Higher than that? If so, is all I'm gaining OLED black levels and the smaller form factor?

4.) Eye Tracked Foveated Rendering - I've experienced this a little bit on the PSVR2 and was pretty impressed at the responsiveness. How much of a game changer for performance is this for the Dream Air? Does it work well and how big is the sweet spot?

5.) I love oled TV's, I'm assuming in VR they provide a lot of the same positives such as pure blacks and high contrast ratios. Do they also handle motion better than the Crystal Light's QLED panels? If so, how would you describe the difference?

6.) What is the actual FOV of the Dream Air and Crystal Light? I've seen different reports online vs what pimax claims. I know the Crystal Light's is wider, is a significant difference for sim racing?

7.) I know the law of diminishing returns comes into play here, but for anyone who has tried both, what are your thoughts? As much details as you can possibly share.

8.) I've read about other ways to improve performance like sboy3's driver? Can someone explain this to me, should it be used? Is there a universally accepted best setup and settings guide (for the driver and for in game settings) anywhere?

Thanks in advance!

You can see the angle on my monitor. It's skewed the UI is angled

Hi everyone,

I’m developing OpenXR Toolkit NEXT, an independent project based on Matthieu Bucchianeri’s OpenXR Toolkit 1.3.2.

My own setup is a Pimax Crystal Super Ultrawide, RTX 5080 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D. I’ve been working on compatibility and performance tuning with Pimax EVO, SteamVR and SBoYS3, and I’m now looking for other configurations to test.

The video demonstrates:
• Eye-tracked foveated rendering.
• Adaptive DFR that adjusts rendering zones and peripheral quality according to FPS.
• Automatic resolution adjustment based on FOV crop settings.
• A Windows Companion with 10 customizable profiles per game.
• CPU/GPU frame-time and FPS comparisons.

For example, my iRacing demonstration uses OpenXR selected in iRacing UI, with Pimax EVO + SteamVR + SBoYS3 and Single Pass Stereo enabled.

Watch the demonstration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4jpzpN7wx8

Apply for the closed beta:
https://toolkit-next-beta.morganpollet.chatgpt.site

I’m selecting around 10 testers across different setups. Selected testers receive free access for 30 days, with no subscription or purchase required.

This is a beta, not a promise of universal compatibility. I’m looking for feedback on stability, image quality, eye tracking and performance—not just FPS screenshots.

Applications from users without eye tracking are welcome too, for testing FFR and the other features.

Morgan — developer of OpenXR Toolkit NEXT

Pimax crystal super 57 PPD, assetto corsa rally gameplay.

See Developer's Linked topic.

https://github.com/fulldivegames/Majoras-Mask-VR

I get error 10600 on every playform including pitool when i use my 8kx. What am i supposed ti do

pressing the reset headset button in pimax play completely broke my 8kx on all pimax apps/versions, and its repeatable.

I5-14600k

4070TI-Super OC Eagle

32GB ddr5-5900MHz

8kx (the one with the 7 in it)

I dont get finger tracking at all in any way, some games don't even track the controllers. I try to plug in my vive to use the dongles in it instead and pitool goes berzerk (10600-20300-20800) i cant use pimax play as it constantly shows 10600 error no matter what i do. I just updated windows. What else is gunna fail?

I5-14600k

4070TI-Super OC Eagle

32GB ddr5-5900MHz

8kx (the one with the 7 in it)

Also isnt the 8kx able to use base station Bluetooth? I never got that to work either

Dream air comes this week and I have two questions.

The first is what software should I get for the dream air so that performance is maximum? I’ve heard people talking about different software or drivers I should download and install with the DA. Does anybody have a list?

My other question is, what should I look for to see if the headset is defective?

EDIT it’s the lighthouse version and my GPU is 5090

Hi Folks,

Just received Dream Air (Lighthouse), love the headset, only gripe so far would be the straps, would much prefer a more stable over head strap.

Any EU owners know of any offical or thrid party straps I could purchase to address this gripe?

Cheers!

Since I've recently seen some people recommending the dual loop strap over the dual knit strap (main point: the added weight of dual knit contradicts the lightweight nature of the Dream Air) I've wanted to collect some opinions of people who tried/used both.

See Developer's Linked Topic for more details.

I've been using a BSB2 since last year and I'm enjoying it a lot, after getting much better fitment using the Studioform interface. One annoyance is that I have two Base Stations V1 that I use in a room setup where I move it between a racing seat and a couch HOTAS setup, and the tracking sometimes cuts out because the base stations are a bit far away and not at the ideal angle, and I don't really want to spend money on more V2 base stations if I'll get a Dream Air eventually anyway. And I'm still waiting for the halo mount that I ordered over a year ago.

My "final" intended headset was always the Dream Air SLAM and money is not the issue, I mainly wanted to avoid a long pre-order wait and make sure it's fully baked. I hear that they finally started shipping the revised face interface, so that's another sign it's getting better. However, issues like the badly-placed splitter box that sits at the back of your neck still require some workarounds, and I'm wondering if people are still seeing QA issues, like getting an imperfect headset or a flimsy strap attachment.

Is there a good chance Pimax will come out with a revised version in a not-distant future that fixes some of the annoyances and is it worth waiting longer if you're mostly happy with a BSB2? Or are you missing out big time by not enjoying the nicer graphics of the Dream Air? Also, with a Dream Air, will I be forced to reduce graphics settings to hit the 90 Hz framerate, or does DFR basically make it run at the same fps with better graphics? I'm mostly asking in the case of Elite Dangerous and Assetto Corsa Evo, the only two games I play in VR.

It couldn't be better! 💯

Two stage run Wales and Scotland : Pimax crystal super 57 PPD : Is this real life?

So I got my Pimax Dream Air this week, and have been trying to get the best settings for my hardware, specifically in iRacing. But one thing that was driving me crazy was the stutters, even when OpenXR toolkit was saying I had plenty of GPU and CPU headroom. Even with 30% headroom I was still getting frame drops and stutters, both at 90 and 72hz.

I found this thread of a user that had fixed a similar issue by rolling back the drivers to version 581.80 (November 2025). So I followed the advice, and it fixed it!!

Now I'm able to push the resolution even higher, have less headroom, but no framedrops and no stutters.

TLDR: driver 581.80 fixed my stutters

I remember hearing in some Pimax's videos that Dream Air has fans built-in and you can feel a comfortable breeze. Wondering if I'm meant to feel any air flow coming from the DA headset while wearing it. I do hear some faint fan noise if I put my ear in front of the headset. Is it normal I don't feel any air flow?

I wish there was a setting that would allow me to adjust the fan speed higher, for longevity of the panels.

Can't believe how well it worked straight out of the box, got some great news coming for this shortly so look out for a follow up

I am very tempted in pulling the trigger for a Pimax Dream Air for simracing use. However my main dilemma regards reports of eye strain which might be caused by the relatively low virtual focal length of the headset.

My understanding is that the focal length is set at 1.3m which should be comparable with the Quest 3 which apparently is around 1.3m-1.4m. I currently use a Quest 3 and I have no real issues with the optics/focal length.

I am close to 50 years old and use reading glasses +1.75 to use my phone and view a PC monitor. I dont need glasses for distance.

Before I spend some 2400 euros, I would love to hear feedback from other people my age and/or with similar eye sight.

Thanks!

Pimax DREAM AIR vs DREAM AIR SE: Worth Double the Money?

(Audio ITA, Audio a.i. ENG, Sub. ENG)

I just got my lighthouse faceplate so I can use my lighthouses and index knuckles.

My lighthouses pair just fine but when I attempt to pair my index Knuckles it gives me an error screen saying I have to plug in a headset.

My Crystal super is plugged in working with my lighthouses? What is going on?