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Pimax Crystal Super
Super QLED is 3840×3840 / 72–90 Hz / auto-IPD PCVR with eye tracking.
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In short
Super QLED is 3840×3840 / 72–90 Hz / auto-IPD PCVR with eye tracking. Do not copy Light’s 110° / 815 g / 120 Hz or original Crystal’s 130/115/105 here.
Who it is for
- PCVR buyers comparing Super’s 3840×3840 QLED engines to Light’s 2880×2880 / no-ET row or original Crystal’s Tobii 130/115/105.
- People who need Pimax’s own 50PPD FOV split (120° vs 127°) and the $1,599 vs $1,799 price split without a winner.
Who should skip it
- Shoppers of Crystal Light ($899 / 110° H / no eye tracking) or original Crystal ($1,599 Tobii / 2880×2880).
- Anyone who wants the 8K Micro-OLED Super (3840×3552 / 116° H / from $2,199) or Ultrawide 140° as this H1.
- Standalone / wireless shoppers. Pimax FAQ: PCVR-only, no battery, no Wi-Fi / Airlink.
- People who need published headset grams. Not on the cited Super pages.
Key differentiators
- 3840×3840 per eye QLED+MiniLED; 72/90 Hz (not Light’s 120 Hz row).
- Interchangeable optical engines: 57PPD / 106° H vs 50PPD / 120° or 127° H.
- Auto IPD 58–72 mm; 120 Hz eye tracking / DFR (pages + product).
- Required DP 1.4a PCVR; optional Super-only lighthouse faceplate.
Caveats
- H1 is QLED 50PPD/57PPD. Ultrawide (140° H) and 8K Micro-OLED are extras rows / other store SKUs.
- 50PPD FOV conflict: pages spec 120° H vs product + comparison 127° H (product also 138° Labs). Do not average.
- Price conflict: $1,599 sale vs $1,799 regular / comparison From $1,799. Do not average.
- GPU floor conflict: pages marketing RTX 2080 min vs product/FAQ/comparison RTX 2070 (FAQ also AMD 5700XT). Comparison recommended RTX 3080 / 4070+ vs pages recommended RTX 3070+.
- No grams. No hands-on testing.
VR-category specs
Same rows on every headset hub (Vision Pro, Quest, Galaxy XR, PICO, PS VR2). FOV, weight, and battery cells quote the manufacturer footnote — they are not lab measurements.
| Attribute | Value | Source / note |
|---|---|---|
| Display type | QLED + MiniLED with local dimming (pages spec + comparison). 8K Micro-OLED is a different Super SKU — not this H1 | store.pimax.com/pages/pimax-crystal-super; pimax Crystal comparison |
| Display resolution | 3840 × 3840 per eye (pages: 3840x3840x2). Comparison: ~29.5 million pixels for QLED Super rows | store.pimax.com Super pages + product; Crystal comparison8K Micro-OLED Super is 3840 × 3552 per eye / ~27 million — different SKU. |
| Refresh rate (OEM) | 72 Hz / 90 Hz on pages spec, product copy, and comparison. Not Light’s 72/90/120 (or 60 Hz pages fight) | store.pimax.com Super pages + product; Crystal comparison |
| Field of view (OEM claim) | Engine-dependent. 57PPD: 106° horizontal (pages, product, comparison agree). 50PPD: pages spec 120° H vs product + comparison 127° H; product also 138° in Labs mode. Ultrawide extras: 140° H | store.pimax.com/pages/pimax-crystal-super; store product; Crystal comparisonQuote the engine and the URL. Do not average 120 and 127. Do not copy Light’s 110° or original Crystal’s 130/115/105. |
| Optics / lenses | Glass aspheric (product). Interchangeable optical engine. Comparison: Super QLED glass aspheric; 8K Micro-OLED uses ConcaveView pancake — different SKU | store.pimax.com Super product; Crystal comparison |
| Chip / processor | No headset SoC. PCVR via Pimax Play / SteamVR / OpenXR. GPU. | store.pimax.com Super pages + product PC requirements; Crystal comparisonQuote both floors. Do not pick a winner. |
| RAM / unified memory | PC: 16 GB on product minimum/recommended tables; 32 GB on Best Experience. Not a headset RAM SKU | store.pimax.com/products/pimax-crystal-super PC requirements |
| On-device storage | None (PCVR). Product PC tables: 5 GB spare (min/recommended) or 10 GB (best) | store.pimax.com/products/pimax-crystal-super |
| Operating system | Pimax Play + SteamVR / OpenXR. Product PC table: Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 | store.pimax.com Super pages + product |
| Tracking | Inside-out SLAM; pages: four tracking cameras. Optional Crystal Super lighthouse faceplate (not compatible with Crystal / Crystal Light faceplates). Product: inside-out or expand with lighthouse | store.pimax.com Super pages + product |
| Controllers | Two controllers in the product “headset with two controllers” sentence | store.pimax.com/products/pimax-crystal-super |
| Other input | Built-in eye tracking; Dynamic Foveated Rendering (pages: 120 Hz eyetracking / DFR; product: Dynamic 2.0; comparison: Advanced DFR @ 120 Hz) | store.pimax.com Super pages + product; Crystal comparison |
| PC / console tether | Required. FAQ: PCVR-only, no battery, always the DP cable; no Wi-Fi streaming / 60G Airlink. Product PC table: DP 1.4a ×1 + USB 3.0+. 5 m cable included (pages spec) | store.pimax.com Super FAQ + product PC requirements |
| IPD | Automatic 58–72 mm (product). Pages spec: Auto (no mm on that table) | store.pimax.com/products/pimax-crystal-super |
| Weight | Not published | Cited Pimax Super pages |
| Passthrough / see-through | Not itemized as a color-MR / megapixel seethrough row on the cited Super pages | store.pimax.com Super pages + product |
| Eye tracking | Yes — available on QLED Super spec rows; powers DFR. Light comparison row is No | store.pimax.com Super pages; Crystal comparison |
| Battery — headset (OEM) | No battery needed (pages spec). FAQ: no batteries; always DP-tethered | store.pimax.com Super pages + FAQ |
| Battery style | Wall/PC tethered visor | store.pimax.com Super FAQ |
| Charging (OEM) | No headset pack to charge. Controllers charge separately (not itemized as Wh on the cited pages) | Cited Pimax Super pages |
| Audio | Interchangeable 3.5 mm jack; 2× microphone (product). Optional DMAS headphones (pages spec). Not a named speaker SKU in the H1 | store.pimax.com Super product + pages |
| Wireless | Not a wireless headset. FAQ: no Wi-Fi streaming / Airlink | store.pimax.com Super FAQ |
| Glasses / prescription | Not published | Cited Pimax Super pages |
| Platform / account lock | Pimax Play + Steam / OpenXR / OpenVR. Not Meta Quest Store | store.pimax.com Super pages |
| Age / intended use (OEM) | Not stated as a minimum age on the cited Super pages (accessed 2026-09-19) | Cited Pimax Super pages |
| US list price (dated) | store.pimax.com/products/pimax-crystal-super: $1,599.00 sale / $1,799.00 regular (2026-09-19). Comparison chart: Crystal Super QLED From $1,799. 50PPD and 57PPD same price (pages FAQ). Ultrawide from $1,799; 8K Micro-OLED from $2,199 — other SKUs | store.pimax.com Super product; Crystal comparisonFlag $1,599 vs $1,799. Do not average. |
| Price band | Current high-res PCVR — $1,599 sale vs $1,799 regular / comparison | Pimax Super store + comparison |
| Announced / introduced | Crystal Super QLED generation on the live 2026 store (optical-engine modular). Exact unveil day not re-parsed on the cited pages this pass | store.pimax.com Super pages |
| Availability | Current consumer store SKU this pass (QLED 50/57). Not Light. Not original Crystal. Not 8K Micro-OLED Super | store.pimax.com; Crystal comparison |
Pimax Crystal Super extras
Unique to this line or SKU. Other headsets keep the first table aligned and swap this extras list.
| Attribute | Value | Source / note |
|---|---|---|
| Model lock | H1 is QLED 50PPD/57PPD (same price, interchangeable engines). Ultrawide 140° H and 8K Micro-OLED (3840×3552 / 116° H / from $2,199) stay extras — not a second H1 | store.pimax.com Super product + comparison |
| 50PPD FOV conflict | Pages spec table: 120° horizontal. Product bullets + comparison chart: 127° horizontal. Product also: 138° in Labs mode. Do not average | store.pimax.com Super pages vs product vs comparison |
| Price conflict | $1,599 sale vs $1,799 regular on the same product URL; comparison From $1,799. Date the number you quote | store.pimax.com/products/pimax-crystal-super; Crystal comparison |
| GPU floor conflict | Pages marketing: min RTX 2080 / recommended RTX 3070+. Product min list + FAQ + comparison: RTX 2070 (FAQ also AMD 5700XT). Comparison recommended: RTX 3080 / 4070+ | Super pages + product PC requirements + comparison |
| Not Crystal Light | Light is 2880×2880, 110° H, no ET, $899, 815 g, 72/90/120 (and a 60 Hz pages fight). Super QLED is 3840×3840, 72/90, ET, no grams | Crystal Light Complete specs vs this table |
| Not original Crystal | Original Crystal is 2880×2880 Tobii at $1,599 with default FOV 130° D / 115° H / 105° V. Do not copy that trio here | /vr/pimax-crystal/ |
Overview
Crystal Super is the current Pimax flagship visor. Same line: /vr/pimax-crystal-light/, /vr/pimax-crystal/. Sony Micro-OLED Super: /vr/pimax-crystal-super-micro-oled/. Compact Micro-OLED sibling: /vr/pimax-dream-air/. The H1 is QLED 50PPD / 57PPD. Ultrawide stays extras.
50PPD FOV conflict (do not average)
| Pimax URL | 50PPD horizontal FOV |
|---|---|
/pages/pimax-crystal-super spec table | 120° |
| Product page + comparison chart | 127° |
| Product Labs mode | 138° |
57PPD is 106° H on those same pages. Quote the engine.
Price conflict (do not average)
| Pimax URL | Number |
|---|---|
| Product page sale | $1,599.00 |
| Product page regular + comparison “From” | $1,799 |
50PPD and 57PPD share a price (Pimax FAQ).
Sources
- Pimax Store — Crystal Super product ($1,599 sale / $1,799 regular; 127° 50PPD) — accessed 2026-09-19
- Pimax Store — Crystal Super pages spec (50PPD 120° H; RTX 2080 marketing min) — accessed 2026-09-19
- Pimax — Crystal comparison (From $1,799; 50PPD 127° H) — accessed 2026-09-19
- Pimax — Crystal Light (do not copy 110° / 815 g / 120 Hz here) — accessed 2026-09-19
Frequently asked questions
Is this Crystal Light or original Crystal?
No. Light is /vr/pimax-crystal-light/ (2880×2880, 110° H, no eye tracking, $899). Original Crystal is /vr/pimax-crystal/ (Tobii, 130/115/105 default FOV). This hub is Super QLED.
Is 50PPD FOV 120° or 127°?
Pimax does not agree with itself. The Super pages spec table prints 120° horizontal. The product page and comparison chart print 127° (product also 138° Labs). We keep all three.
Is it $1,599 or $1,799?
The product URL showed $1,599 sale against $1,799 regular on 19 September 2026. The comparison chart still says From $1,799. We do not pick one.
Does Super do 120 Hz?
Not on the cited Super QLED tables (72/90 only). 120 Hz refresh is a Light row. Super’s 120 Hz sentence is eye-tracking / DFR, not panel refresh.
What about the 8K Micro-OLED Super?
Different store SKU: 3840×3552, 116° H, from $2,199. Not this H1.
Official product page: Pimax Crystal Super. Specs: Pimax Crystal Super specs.