Pimax Crystal - status, updates and fixes (Part 1)

Not according to Pimax @PimaxQuorra it isn’t:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pimax/comments/13uyoqm/crystal_shipping_with_optical_cable/

If you happen to receive the optical fiber cable, BANG! It’s consider a lucky shot!

So it’s lucky/unlucky shots all around it seems. Glass lenses? Optical cable? Charging dock? ET? WiFi Streaming? Standalone functionality?

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Jaap said 0lastic was shipped to some customers due to manufacturing issues with glass ones. Something they had to know ahead of time tbh; to have manufactured plastic in quantity.

Cheezus revealed you can press Ctrl-Q(Thanks SmallBaguettefor correction). This will call up a menu to choose plastic or glass distortion profile.

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wtf lol. I have never in my life seen a launch that is so seemingly random as to what you get in the box.

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It should be as pimax did say all previous Audio modules are compatible.

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Ctrl + Q brings up the hidden menu, it contains local dimming and the lense options.

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Awesome thanks for the correction.

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Guys, Pimax said they would change their commercial approach for the Reality series, didn’t they?

This is the all new Pimax: it’s now the Mystery Box approach for ALL orders!

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It’s a mystery how Pimax got another 30 million that’s for sure. Lol

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Update from Unbound XR

So big pluses one can receive likely sooner than main site.

  • EU consumer protections & 2 year warranty
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Before everything works as advertised, 2 years have also expired… Anyone who buys now can’t be helped.

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It’s been a while since I lived in the EU. But isn’t the protection only good for a few weeks? Within a few weeks you can send things back, no questions asked. But after that no more. Unless they changed things. So that’s a big problem when you’re buying something that’s only half baked, like the Crystal

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That would be a question best for someone maybe like @Axacuatl @twack3r @XabbuSwe etc…

I have better familiarity with Canada consumer laws to which here it seems Quebec has some extra protections vs other parts of canada. But warranty wise 1 year min here.

Getting refunds csn be different as most here are typically 30 days in store.

Warranty is usually getting things replaced or repaired.

As you said you once lived there you likely have some familiarity with consumer protections at least from the time period you lived there.

I just know you have greater protection vs importing.


It does look like ET will likely be enabled before end of June.

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Part update on plastic lenses. Distortions reduced and a bit of CA. Screws too tight.

Still not great situation. But the screws shouldn’t be tightened much as the magnetic system has been said to be decent. So check screws should only be minimally tight.

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So with ET looking up. If Standalone ready by end of June starting to look up.

At a guess Wifi 5e might be running with Standalone.

So if this is the case it is more just getting glass in volume and finishing 42ppd lensed.

Right of withdrawal. What you describe has nothing to do with warranty.

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So what about after 6 months? Still not coving info of full 2 year requirements. :wink:

They keep pushing the delivery date further every week for preorders for a few months now. It looks like they want to cash as much money as possible

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