Pimax Crystal Super 57 PPD
Pimax · Released April 7, 2025

Crystal Super 57 PPD

Pimax's $1,599 Crystal Super 57 PPD gave PCGamesN the sharpest VR image it has seen, but it weighs 879 g before the cable.

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Buying call

Buy the Crystal Super 57 PPD at Pimax's $1,599 (Oct 7, 2026; marked down from $1,799) only if you fly or race seated on a top-end PC and care most about reading cockpit gauges, because PCGamesN called its image the best it has seen in VR. Its 3840 x 3840-per-eye QLED panels use nearly 1,000 local dimming zones per eye, and the narrower 106-degree field of view packs them into 57 pixels per degree, versus about 25 on a Meta Quest 3, per PCGamesN. The headset weighed 879 g without its cable and about 1 kg with it hanging, the stock face cushion pushed weight onto the reviewer's nose and cramped glasses, and its two cooling fans hum at about 35 dB. Skip it if you want comfort or OLED blacks, since Pimax's $1,999 Dream Air uses Micro-OLED panels in a headset PC Gamer weighed at 280 g, and PCGamesN notes swapping to another optical engine later costs $599.

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Key specs
Weight
1.8 lb (815 g)
Highlights

Specs that matter

Display
Panel
LCD
Resolution
3840 x 3840
Refresh
90 Hz
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Buying decision

Should you buy it?

Buy the Crystal Super 57 PPD at Pimax's $1,599 (Oct 7, 2026; marked down from $1,799) only if you fly or race seated on a top-end PC and care most about reading cockpit gauges, because PCGamesN called its image the best it has seen in VR. Its 3840 x 3840-per-eye QLED panels use nearly 1,000 local dimming zones per eye, and the narrower 106-degree field of view packs them into 57 pixels per degree, versus about 25 on a Meta Quest 3, per PCGamesN. The headset weighed 879 g without its cable and about 1 kg with it hanging, the stock face cushion pushed weight onto the reviewer's nose and cramped glasses, and its two cooling fans hum at about 35 dB. Skip it if you want comfort or OLED blacks, since Pimax's $1,999 Dream Air uses Micro-OLED panels in a headset PC Gamer weighed at 280 g, and PCGamesN notes swapping to another optical engine later costs $599.

Best for

Seated flight and racing sim players on a top-end PC who need to read small cockpit gauges.

Not for

Anyone who prioritizes comfort, OLED blacks or a wide view.

Main strength57 pixels per degree, which PCGamesN called the sharpest VR image it has seen
Main weakness879 g without the cable (PCGamesN)
Reasons to buy
57 pixels per degree, which PCGamesN called the sharpest VR image it has seen
3840 x 3840 QLED panels per eye with about 1,000 local dimming zones each (PCGamesN)
Eye tracking for dynamic foveated rendering
Inside-out tracking with two controllers included
Reasons to avoid
879 g without the cable (PCGamesN)
106-degree horizontal field of view, narrow for a Pimax
Two cooling fans hum at about 35 dB (PCGamesN)
Stock face cushion cramps glasses (PCGamesN)
Measured view—/10What the pros say.
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PimaxDream Air (SLAM)Pimax's $2,299 Dream Air puts Micro-OLED panels in a 280 g PC VR headset, but PC Gamer found its controller tracking poor.
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Product data

Full specifications

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Refresh rate
Variable (72Hz, 90Hz)
Pixel Density
50PPD / 57PPD
Refresh rate max
90 Hz
Refresh rate min
72 Hz
FOV source
vrheadsetpicker_third_party
Vertical FOV
96
Horizontal FOV
106
Resolution (MP/eye)
14.75
Resolution per eye
3840 x 3840
Integrated audio
Included
IPD range
58-72
IPD max
2.83 in (72 mm)
IPD min
2.28 in (58 mm)
Audio
Interchangeable 3.5mm jack, 2x microphone
IPD Adjustment
58-72mm
Horizontal FOV
106° (57 PPD) / 127° (50 PPD) / 140° (Ultrawide)
Available new
Yes
In production
Yes
Platforms
PC VR
Form class
pc-vr
Type
Inside-out or Lighthouse tracking
Lens type
Aspheric
Lens Type
Glass aspheric lenses
Weight
1.8 lb (815 g)
MSRP (USD)
1199
Resolution per eye
3840 x 3840
Connectivity
DisplayPort 1.4, USB-C
Form Factor
Tethered PC VR headset
Eye tracking
yes
Tracked controllers
Separately Available
Color passthrough
no
Tracking
Inside-Out Camera + Lighthouse
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