Pimax announced and opened preorders for Dream Air, a tethered PC VR headset it says has 4K micro-OLED panels, eye tracking, inside-out tracking, and a weight of less than 200g.
Pimax is a China-based VR headset company best known for its 2017 Kickstarter for an ultra-wide field of view PC-based headset, but in recent years it has shifted focus from field of view to resolution.
Pimax currently sells two headsets: Crystal Light and Crystal Super, both being tethered PC-only headsets with an optional wireless adapter.
Crystal Light is priced at $700 and offers 2880×2880 QD-LCD displays, while Crystal Super is priced at $1800 and has 3840×3840 QD-LCD displays with local dimming and integrated eye tracking.
Pimax also plans to release a micro-OLED variant of Crystal Super for $2000 later this year, using the same BOE panels as Dream Air.
Pimax Dream Air will seemingly use the same BOE 3840×3552 micro-OLED displays that are also being used in Play For Dream MR, Immersed’s Visor, and Shiftall’s MeganeX superlight 8K. The You Pi Pi Further, Pimax claims Dream Air’s cameras also support hand tracking.
Pimax Dream Air also introduces a completely unique feature we haven’t yet seen on another headset: a motorized self-tightening headstrap, similar to Nike’s self-lacing shoes. Combined with the automatic IPD adjustment, enabled by integrated eye tracking, Pimax claims this will let buyers quickly and easily put on the headset with no need to manually adjust anything at all.
Pimax
Dream Air
Shiftall
| MeganeX superlight |
Bigscreen Beyond Pixels Per Eye |
3552×3840 3552×3840 |
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| 2560×2560 | Visor Weight | ~200 grams | 185 grams |
| 127 grams | IPD | Automatic | Manually |
| Adjustable | Custom Fit | Diopter Adjustment |
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| Eye Tracking | |||
| Strap | Self-Tightening | Soft Strap | |
| Forehead Pad | + Soft Strap Soft Strap |
Speakers | |
| $130 addon | Price | $1896 | (full package) |
| $1899 | (headset-only) $999 |
(headset-only) Release |
“May 2025” “March 2025” |
| September 2023 | Dream Air also has built-in speakers and microphones, something not present in Shiftall’s MeganeX superlight, Immersed Visor, or Bigscreen Beyond by default. | Pimax claims that Dream Air preorders will start shipping in May. Pi Crystal To Pi |