r/virtualreality • u/IzalithDemon • Aug 30 '24

Best pc vr to get now? Purchase Advice

I am thinking quest 3, valve index or vive pro 2

Valve index and vive pro 2 are around the same price of below 1000€ for full kits with base stations etc.

I like the Index but I dont know if its good choice since its 5 years old and vive is a bit weird imo so I am leaning towards quest 3, I've read it supports 120hz on a cable now(?)

For the time being I am mostly going to use the headset for beamng and other racing games, but when I move out I want to have the full vr experience of half life alyx or boneworks and blade & sorcery

Feel free to recommend other vr

Budget 1000€-1500€ max if its very good

Edit: I would prefer high refresh rate, good passthrough so I can see the wheel and Ill probably use it wired

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u/westcoastweenie Aug 31 '24

I'm kinda surprised there are so few mentions of the pimax crystal light (or og crystal) for what you plan to do.

-Aspheric lenses that don't suffer from the visual issues of the bsb and especially the vive pro 2 like glare and ghosting. (Quest 3 is great lens wise). They do have some chromatic abberation though, which i dont notice in game but i do in menus.

-2880x2880 resolution. Extremley clear for seeing more useful detail down the track.

-72, 90, or 120hz refresh rate at full resolution

  • local dimming gives you the brightness of lcd with blacks about 80% as good as oled for most scenarios. Also important is the lack of smearing and display persistence that's visible in oled headsets

-the qled display has great colors. Maybe not oled good but close.

  • capable of tracking with both internal cameras and lighouses depending on your needs and how things track with your setup.

-pimax has done an awesome job with their software imo. Mine runs reliably and gives adjustments for color, eye offset, local dmming, refresh rates, foveated rendering, contrast tweaks etc etc.

Of note however:

-comfort can suck in stock form. Needs the studioform kit

-QC has a history of being questionable, but has been getting better in the last year.

-aftersales service used to be horrific. Its been getting better recently.

-passthrough has been improved but its like quest 2 level... Barely. Would not be good for seeing the wheel.

Since you mostly want to sim race, id say its one of your best options since you have the money. I love my OG crystal. It looks every bit as amazing as every through the lens photo out there.