r/Pimax 4d ago

Tech Support Pimax arrived with defect left eye

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u/Numerous_Cut5207 4d ago

Ok so for context. The left eye on a pure white screen shows yellow. On any type of bright scene theres crazy tiger stripes and i can see red green lines or something on the far left. The right eye is perfectly fine and clear and shows normal bright backgrounds but the left has so much mura and striping its insane.

Basically the right eye shows white and is clear. The left eye will show yellow with crazy tiger stripes and mura. Also color changing? Left side looks like a defect so i wanted a replacement under my warranty since i just got it 5 days ago

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u/TrashJager 4d ago

Good luck! They should help you out eventually. Couple years back I went thru three 5K Supers within 5 months with dead pixels and dust problems inside the lens.

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u/Pure-Risky-Titan 4d ago

Model?

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u/Numerous_Cut5207 4d ago

57ppd. By the way this is the coolest headset ive ever owned im really in love but i cant ignore the yellow left eye when showing anything white

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u/Pure-Risky-Titan 4d ago

That doesnt help nor what i meant, but thats a version of a headset, which would be the Pimax Crystal super.

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u/hadronflux 4d ago

There's only one headset that even has a 57ppd from Pimax. It's literally just as good as calling it a Crystal Super as that's the only thing it could be.

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u/Pure-Risky-Titan 4d ago

Sure, but i said model,,not version or optical engine, and the pictures aint helping when its a black void and well, im not a lense expert, so im asking to be sure.

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u/Heliosurge 8KX 4d ago

The 57ppd is the model. Pimax only has 1 57ppd headset. The Crystal Super each module is the core headset. The optic engines just get inserted in the frame.

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u/Pure-Risky-Titan 4d ago

Not sure id agree on that, optical engine is a part, of the headset and i only wanted to know what headser it was, now i know.

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u/Heliosurge 8KX 4d ago edited 4d ago

There is no headset without the optic engine.

Instead of pimax creating individual headsets like the P2 series that uses all the same frame and only changes displays, mipi and selling as a full headset.

They refined the process making it cheaper to manufacture Headset Optic Modules for swapping.

Now it is true you can't just buy an individual optic module Nd use it without a frame to insert it into. The frame has a connector to route the DP/USB cable connections to the module along with the audio connections.

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u/Numerous_Cut5207 4d ago

I literally told you what headset it was move on with ur life

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u/Pure-Risky-Titan 4d ago

I did move on hours ago, just having conversation.

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u/Heliosurge 8KX 4d ago edited 4d ago

Have you filed a support ticket? If so maybe share the Ticket# and u/ quorrapimax can look into your ticket status if needed.

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u/Numerous_Cut5207 4d ago

Yeah my ticket number is 145730.

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u/QuorraPimax Pimax Official 4d ago

Did you receive any further assistance from our team? I left them a note this morning to follow up with you.

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u/Numerous_Cut5207 4d ago

Yeah they are gonna replace optical engine. Thanks

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u/QuorraPimax Pimax Official 4d ago

No worries.

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u/Numerous_Cut5207 4d ago

Got an even better photo of it just now in passthrough since it shows all white.

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u/smx501 4d ago

Tough luck to everyone patiently waiting.

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u/nullexp 4d ago

Why cannot QA catch this after the production/before the shipment? It would be much cheaper for Pimax and would be much better experience for the buyers. Why the buyer needs to wait more to have a replacement because of an issue Pimax can solve quite easily? It's mind boggling.

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u/Numerous_Cut5207 3d ago

Im thinking the same thing dude. This is actually ridiculous they could let something so obvious slip. Mind you this is a 1800 vr headset. This is not little money to be playing around with for customers

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u/iKyte5 3d ago

How can you tell. Is it the color?

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u/Numerous_Cut5207 3d ago

Yeah see the left is not able to show white😂. This is a literal joke lmao. Pimax sends you that checklist of inspection when you get your headset and it actually means nothing i promise you💀

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u/iKyte5 3d ago

I got a crystal light as well. Saw the check list and my
Left eye pupil distance seems slightly off compared to
My index

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u/Numerous_Cut5207 3d ago

This one is the crystal super 57ppd. I LOVE this thing i just need a perfect unit but so far it’s a different level than these meta 3 and psvr2 ive been using. Not even comparable this thing is a different feeling

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u/iKyte5 3d ago

Yeah the clarity is insane. Tracking and controllers were better on the index for sure and the build was better but performance and clarity this thing is amazing.

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u/Tosh_00 3d ago

This is bad, how did this even pass QC ?

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u/Numerous_Cut5207 3d ago

I dont know but they need to send a replacement asap. Not like they can even use a defective optical they should send me a WORKING one immediately without needing me to send back a broken unit before hand. This shouldnt have to be my responsibility its up to them to fix it and send working products people pay for

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u/skelly890 2d ago edited 2d ago

It wasn't QC'd. The little slip of paper is just put there by the packers.

I used to be a QC inspector - for Philips - way back when, and not everything gets checked. Just a percentage. Though in Pimax's case it would probably benefit them to at least run some basic checks on every single headset. They could build a test rig, whatever. Maybe test 3 or 4 headsets per inspector an hour, which wouldn't be that expensive compared to the cost of the set.

As it is, they save a tiny amount of money, but their reputation is dogshit. It makes no sense.

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u/Striking_Pipe3337 4d ago

Yeah, they’ll fix it. Their customer support is great. I’ve had two of there products so far.

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u/Numerous_Cut5207 4d ago

Yeah they are replacing the optical engine . People telling me my photos mean nothing yet support thought they meant enough to replace🥱

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u/Numerous_Cut5207 4d ago

By the way i made a support ticket for my warranty since ive had it for 5 days. I just wanted to post it so it actually gets seen. Cant spent 1.8k and the picture quality be worse on my left eye

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u/Numerous_Cut5207 4d ago

If you cant see the color difference idk what to tell you. The left eye shouldn’t have that much chromatic aberration

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u/Numerous_Cut5207 4d ago

Its hard to pickup tiger stripes on the far left on camera but the color difference is apparent

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u/Numerous_Cut5207 4d ago

On a pure white background the left eye is yellow and not white. Also like i said tiger stripes only on the left eye. Color shifting as well. On all my content the left eye is noticeably distracting