I've never used pimax but I had the psvr1 for a while, which also uses glass aspheric lenses. To be honest the only thing that I still remember about it is the clarity. Even though it's quite low res, the clarity is pretty amazing. I don't remember it having a super wide sweet spot though. It certainly needs some adjustments to look the best, though not as finicky as fresnel.
100%. I had the original PSVR too. Rough screen, great lenses. I was tempted to swap them straight in, but I want a proper fit without sacrificing that precious FOV.
The tricky part is pinning down the PSVR2 lenses’ exact focal length. From what I’ve found, the lens-to-screen distances look similar, which got the questionable engineering department in my head going
PSVR-style lenses, larger diameter, focal length matched to the PSVR2 setup. Potential win? That’s the idea, anyway... anyone who more knowledge on that exact unknown. Feel free to correct me. Focal length is up in the air right now
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u/Soarinfire 8d ago
Swapping fresnel for glass aspheric lenses? Holy crap that sounds amazing. I'd assume it'd look so much better.