Pimax introduced Dream Air final December, aiming to tackle the rising section of compact high-end PC VR headsets, resembling Bigscreen Past and Shiftall MaganeX Superlight 8K. And earlier than the corporate has even launched Dream Air, Pimax revealed it’s additionally producing a less expensive model: Dream Air SE.
Beforehand anticipated to launch in Might, the corporate introduced throughout its Pimax Join occasion that Dream Air has been delayed to August-September 2025, as the corporate says it’s ready on high-end Sony micro-OLED panels, 3,840 × 3,552 per-eye.
“Sony’s micro-OLED panels are top-tier, additionally utilized by Apple and Google,” says Pimax European Advertising and marketing Director Martin Lammi. “They’ve a wonderful high quality consistency throughout all panels and their visible impact is healthier. It is because the brightness is increased and the pixels have a wider view angle or ‘chief ray angle’, up from 15 levels to twenty levels.”
Different updates to Dream Air embody a extra balanced split-cable design, which was revealed in March, in addition to an elective flip-up fashion halo headstrap, and help for third-party head straps, resembling HTC’s Deluxe Audio Strap.
Within the meantime, Pimax revealed Dream Air SE, which incorporates lots of the similar options of Dream Air, together with micro-OLED panels, built-in audio, self-adjusting strap, pancake lenses, hand-tracking, and Tobii eye-tracking. The standout distinction although is Dream Air SE’s 2,560 × 2,560 decision micro-OLEDs and cheaper price.
Dream Air SE begins at $899 for the Lighthouse model, interesting to these with current SteamVR base stations and controllers. The SLAM model, priced at $1,199, consists of controllers and inside-out monitoring. You will discover them each out there for pre-order on Pimax’s web site.
Like Pimax’s different headsets, customers pay an upfront value for the headset which comes with a 14-day trial interval. Afterwards, if customers wish to hold the headset, they then pay a Pimax Prime software program membership for continued entry. Right here’s how that breaks down:
- Dream Air SE – SLAM Model: $699 upfront + $500 Prime = $1,199 whole
- Dream Air SE – Lighthouse Model (no controllers or basestation): $599 upfront + $300 Prime = $899 whole
For comparability, Dream Air Lighthouse model begins at $1,899 ($1,199 upfront + $700 Prime), with the Dream Air SLAM model priced at $2,199 ($1,399 upfront + $800 Prime).
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