Coming from an 8KX, I chose the Super Micro-OLED because I didn’t want to lose too much FOV, but now I realise the FOV is essentially the same, if the same profile is used, and you get close to the lenses. So then the form factor wins out. But some questions if anyone can help:
Has anyone been able to wear glasses with the headset? I guess not, but I have small thin-framed ones and have never had any contact problem in the 5k+, 8KX, Quest 2, Pro, 3 etc. The pancake lenses and form factor will probably make it difficult, I assume.
I’m willing to buy inserts if absolutely needed, but I’d rather not because if my vision changes (and it is starting to do so more, in my 40s), then I have pay for new lenses in my glasses AND my inserts, maybe every year!
Headstrap - I’ve seen there’s a 2D one, with a 3D one and a hard strap one later. Can anyone confirm if I can wear headphones with any of these? I can do so fine with the 8KX. I guess if I wait for the hard strap (for headphones fit or DMAS I guess), I’m losing some of the light weight and form factor of the Dream Air, so I’m unsure how to proceed.
Once they come out with a new face cushion where they get the eyes closer, I think the FOV will increase. But as far as audio, I heard the one they have now is good, but not as good as the DMAS. So, it’s just a matter of time to get those.
Between the Micro-OLED optical modules, because they’re the same in both headsets. On the setup side, FOV is differentiated by the distortion profile set by Pimax, as well as lens-eye distance - seems like Dream Air could do with a thinner facepad.
Let’s hope we can choose profiles in future, Martin has talked about the possibility. Then we could choose to run the 116 FOV profile currently on the CS M-OLED (Dream Air current profile is 112), with slightly less binocular overlap.
8KX offers much wider FOV than any of these, including CS Ultrawide, up to 159. But with some significant compromises to do so.
