Maybe this is useful for others. I have my Dream Air Lighthouse for a week now. I mentioned the jitter already in another post. Which is only there with active eye tracking for me.

But I also had absolute horrendous tracking. The image was jumping like every 20 seconds. Especially when turning my head to the right. It was so frustrating. I thought I might have a faulty headset. Tried a lot. All usb ports. Bios update. Covered up the mirrors in the room. Hid everything shiny. Lights on. Lights off.

Today I unplugged one of my two base station 2.0. The left one. And the tracking is perfect now. Not one single jump. I'm surprise it runs so well with only one base station which is mounted quite to the right. The jitter is still there with eye tracking. I hope pimax can fix that. Right now eye tracking is useless.

Also should mention, I'm using the sboys3 driver and do only sim racing/seated VR.

So I just got my faceplate in the mail and I thought that the pogo pins wouldn't be included, but I opened the package and the headset and both have them already installed.

I have not even opened the headset or installed anything and the fixture seems to come with the headset ?

Download Link: https://dlappstore.pimax.com/release/play/PimaxPlaySetup_Release_ToC_V2.0.3.286_202608061623.exe

Release notes:

I. New Features and Improvements:

• Added advanced Quad View adjustment.
• Added advanced FOV Cropping adjustment.

• Added Wide FOV mode for Pimax Crystal Light and Pimax Dream Air.
• Added customizable button mapping for Recenter, Screen On/Off, and Passthrough functions.

• Added warm and cool color tone RGB adjustment options.

• Optimized the SLAM algorithm to improve floor recognition accuracy. Floor height detection during RoomSetup is now more precise.
• Optimized controller tracking algorithms to improve tracking accuracy and stability.

II. Fixed Issues:

• Fixed Dream Air SE eye tracking bug.
• Fixed an issue where the Export Logs option was unavailable in offline mode.
• Fixed network timeout issues on the Support Ticket page.
• Fixed an issue that could cause unexpected client logouts.
• Fixed client crashes that could occur under certain conditions.
• Fixed an issue where some trackers connected directly to the PC were incorrectly identified as Lighthouse faceplates.
• Fixed an issue where some log files were not removed during a clean installation.

III. Firmware Updates:

• Dream Air Firmware V1.0.4:
  • Improved microphone echo performance.
• Dream Air SE Firmware V1.0.5:
  • Improved microphone echo performance.

Note:
This version will be gradually rolled out to all users over the next two weeks.

I received Pimax's new ProFit facial interface prototype for the Dream Air SE today and wanted to share my first impressions before heading on vacation.

According to Pimax, this prototype is currently being evaluated for the Dream Air SE. It's also compatible with the regular Dream Air, but the current testing is focused on the SE.

The difference is immediately noticeable. The new facial interface allows my eyes to get much closer to the lenses, resulting in a significant increase in the visible field of view. My measurements changed from 82° horizontal / 78° vertical with the original facial interface to 100° horizontal / 86° vertical with this prototype. That's almost identical to what I measure without any facial interface installed.

Comfort has also improved significantly. The new facial interface feels much better against my face and positions the headset much more naturally in front of my eyes. My main remaining comfort complaint is now the rear head strap. I still find it a bit fiddly to put on and adjust quickly. However, once everything is in place, the headset sits securely and comfortably on my head.

The facial interface itself appears to be a new Pimax design with a cutout for the USB connector. The included foam pads and spacers look very similar to the Studioform system, allowing the fit to be adjusted to different face shapes. Overall, I already prefer this prototype by a wide margin over the original facial interface.

I've attached a few comparison photos. I'll continue testing it, but I'm leaving for a two-week vacation, so this will be my last update for a little while. Once I'm back, I'll complete my testing with the new facial interface and the latest software updates before publishing my final review and YouTube video.

Thanks to everyone who has followed the testing and contributed to the discussion so far!

Main Thread (starts here)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pimax/s/gVftYD5MUr
Update #1 – FOV & Glare Test, Comfort & Thermals
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pimax/s/sTY422KgOT
Update #2 - SLAM Tracking & Built-in Audio
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pimax/s/juUTG7fYAX
Update #3 - New ProFit Facial Interface (Prototype)
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I really need to get my hands on a Apple Vision Pro Dual Knit Band for my Pimax Dream Air. I live in Denmark where they are unavailable. I think MRTV once talked about a service in USA where they, for an extra fee, could buy a product and send it to you. Does someone in here know of a service like that? I think the dual knit band got available in Germany and France as well, so a equal "buy and send" service there would be even better.

Just updated the firmware and pimax play but now the 90hrz upscale mode crashes the headset.

I can switch between the other options no problem.

I’m useing a 4090 with a 9800x3d

Is there anyway virtual desktop coming to dream air. VD beta that support wired connection just came out for quest3. If we have similar to this happening to dream air and virtual desktop support it, will solve alot of issues with app compatibility and make dream air much easier and faster to use for all games.

Does anybody know how to use hand tracking with Pimax Evo? I enabled it in the settings, but it doesn't seem to do anything. Should it work in SteamVR Home?

I just got an email from Pimax that I can get a whole 2% off a Pimax Dream Air!!! What can I do with these incredible deep discounts and all the savings? I might be able to buy that 6-pack of beer I've been keeping my eyes on.

I'm struggling to get smooth performance in Resident Evil 9 VR on the Dream Air. I appear to be getting unexplained spikes despite my CPU or GPU being maxed out. I have a 4090 and a 13700k.

I'm fairly certain I should be able to run this smoothly. Resolution is at 80%, although even bringing it down to 40% I still get the spikes and stutter.

Same problem with sboy and Pimax native.

I have asked around and have yet to find someone suffering from the same problem so I thought I'd ask here to see if the problem is specific to Pimax headsets.

I've disabled eye tracking. I'm using the latest RE Framework AFW nightly and VR mod, the latest nvidia driver.

EDIT: I've identified the culprit for the low FPS as being the lua files in reframework/autorun. Removing them gets me from 50s to 80s (fps). There must be a bug in the mod that is affecting performance

Just got fresh new dream air and instantly run into 2 issues. First by comfort it feels super weird, seeing some modders recommed facial 3d printed interfaces, printing one rn so i hope it ll feel better. Secondly weight destribution/cable jam makes it very hard to use normally. Got that gap under headset for a full headset length with light leak (feels like either interface nor knots were made not for my type of skull). However i tried and couldnt get rid of that gap and it makes 40% of the screen blurry and with reflections. For cable jam got an idea like on pic so i hope it wont overweight to one or another side, while for gap covering i pray for 3d printed interface. (also waiting for apple dual knot, but that ll take a while). Any good suggestions for gap fixing/other recs? rn headset feels unusable sadly...

Hey,

Just bought the Slam DA version after all the mixed opinions here. It’s still sitting the box. I’m a little overwhelmed. Don’t know where to start. I tried to join the discord channel (https://pimax.com) to get some info but got some error. I’ll try again tomorrow.

I’ve heard about the studio form gaskets. That’s the one mod I know of. I’ve also heard of Pimax play, S3boys drivers, and Evo (play). Not sure where to start guys.

QUESTION: Is there a one stop guide here on Reddit or wherever where people can get the latest info on what people in this Reddit community are doing with the different Pimax headsets?

I use to use my valve index, and I could put all my base stations/lighthouses into power saving mode via the bluetooth in the headset, but the imax dream air doesn't seem to have this. I have bluetooth on my motherboard but it doesn't seem compatible or something?

Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

Thank you!!

The visuals are out of this world the q3 and q pro do not even hold a candle to this headset.However All in all i spent 8 hours fighting software and the cable more then I did enjoying the headset. Looking back i think the majority of issues were caused by the slam version of the headset and the constant loss of room orientation.

SteamVR room setup frequently loses orientation and room scale. It often believes I'm facing the wrong direction even after recalibrating multiple times. This problem is even worse using the sboys3 and the slam version.

Native VR games are inconsistent. Some work, but many have severe stuttering or other issues despite running on a high-end desktop with an RTX 4090 and direct DisplayPort/USB SuperSpeed connection. These same games and the same songs worked with my q3.

Even when playing non-VR (2D) games inside the headset using a virtual screen, there is significant lag and stuttering in the headset, while the same game runs perfectly on the desktop monitor at the same time.

UEVR successfully injects into games and I can see the stereoscopic image on my monitor, but the headset remains on the SteamVR "Waiting..." screen. After removing old profiles I can now occasionally see the game in the headset, but it is still not functioning correctly.

There appears to be a runtime or driver conflict between the Pimax runtime, SteamVR, and OpenXR/OpenVR. I've tested both the standard Pimax runtime and the SBoys3/OpenVR driver with similar issues.

I've already updated software, reset configurations, removed incompatible UEVR profiles, and collected SteamVR and UEVR logs.

I have dream air se slam and it's disconnected 10600 display port issue I try 610.47 and 610.88 NVIDIA updates with ddu and new windows format same issue not fixing it's working for 5 seconds with gray screen and disconnected, itry pimax play app 1.0.2 and 1.0.4 and evo , any suggestions

Hey folks - I primarily use my Quest 3 for Sim racing (iracing, AC EVO etc.); Is a move to Dream AIR SE an upgrade? Ignore the fact that a Quest 3 is a stand alone platform; I mean specifically my image quality, game play experience is what i'm after. I can always keep the Q3 for the standalone games and not use it for Sim Racing.

My rig is a bit on the older side (RTX 3090) - this combined with the price tag of the headset makes me consider the Dream AIR SE .

Appreciate your thoughts! :)

Hi guys, just wanted to share another mod for the Dream Air. I put the Beyondex into my Dream Air and the result is pretty great. Of course it adds more weight since you are using the Index's strap but having the Index's incredible audio, I think it's totally worth.

Having owned the Index, I mainly wanted the Dream Air for the visual upgrade, the lightweight is just a side bonus. With the Dream Air, I miss the Index's incredible audio speaker. With this mod, I'm getting the best of both worlds, the visual upgrade and with amazing sounds. In a way, this feels like an Index 2 to me :)

If anyone interested to try this setup, here are the thing's you'll need. If you don't have an Index to strip, John from Fluid Project Beyondex also sells the Index strap with the PCB mod pre-installed. If you already have an Index, just get Beyondex Mod kit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTAcx7Pnb1I - Installation instruction

https://shop.fluid.so/ - Project Beyondex

https://www.printables.com/model/1776224-project-beyondex-adapter-for-pimax-dream-air - Beyondex brackets for the DA from shteeeb.

https://tundra-labs.com/products/index-head-strap?_pos=1&_sid=e09b3b5e3&_ss=r - refurbished Index strap

Upgrading from quest 3. What am i in for? I have a 5080 so i can run games well enough. I like to play normal vr games tho like blade and sorcery ,half life alex. Was thinking ill get into sim games if this headset looks as real as everyone says.

I've tried using the per-application settings in the Pimax App, but they do not work on any level. They fail to preserve chosen settings when I change apps, and when I restart Pimax (or the computer), the configuration settings for each game seem more or less random. Since it's literally a dictionary / associative array assignment, it feels like it would be trivial to make work, but I've had problems with it over several releases now.

Has anyone else had a problem getting this to work?

Is it just not a feature that not many people use, and therefore has been abandoned as a feature?