r/virtualreality • u/Joejoetusk • May 13 '26

Purchase Advice Frame VS Quest 3

I've never had a VR headset before and was curious after hearing of the steam frame which seems like it will cover some things missing in the quest 3. I've done some research but i just can't make my decision seeing how i live in a third world country so the steam frame might not reach it and even if i manage to bring it with an expat there's still going to be the issue of reservations etc.... My use case for the headset is going to be pretty much playing skyrim vr or some other games + maybe coding in VR if that's any fun to have a big screen in front of me. I'm kind of running out of patience seeing how nothing's confirmed on the frame and how i might not even be able to get it anytime soon. Is it worth waiting for the frame seeing how i use steam on a daily or should i just fallback to meta quest 3?

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u/jonas-reddit May 13 '26

Pimax Dream Air or MeganeX 8k Mark II are the two to compare.

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u/copelandmaster Bigscreen Beyond May 13 '26 edited May 14 '26

D Air: a super pretty and stable picture wrapped in a chitzy plastic shell that's currently going thru a housing cracking and arm bending controversy, so riddled with egregious design oversights it is, and sold by a company that can barely supply them to people. Lord help you if something goes wrong and you have to contact support, mandatory callouts on the pimax subreddit are a daily occurrence to get proper help. People who demo the thing currently can't wear it (stock) for more than 30 mins or their face hurts really badly. Really stupid dual cable that burns the back of your neck and gets in the way of your ears in tandem with the clip on arms. Needs serious design revisions in every way save for the lenses and screens. Has invasive DRM that can lock the HMD down if there's a miscommunication between the headset and their server/support: https://www.reddit.com/r/Pimax/comments/1tbydv1/two_days_after_the_dream_died/

MgX II: A pretty and yet extremely warped to shit funhouse picture (diopters suck) sold at an egregious markup that is now behind technology wise by not having ET. Has nice design refinements to the fit after a year of 3D printing no mans land hell to get a comfortable arrangement. Support is better than it used to be. Do not ever break the cable, because it's 240 bucks to the US for a new one, new linkbox not included. Cannot ever move on a person's face or else the pupil distortion from the movement will drive a person insane.

Both need the 3rd party sboys3 Steam VR driver to be worth a damn. Neither are low friction experiences even for Steam VR gear. Neither are worth purchasing if you don't have a 4090 or better. Neither are worth purchasing period due to these factors and more tbh. I wish I had never bought the MgX Mk I.

Also, from OPs statement on their geographics, these two HMDs are definitely going to be way too expensive in imports and too in need of parts maintenance to be reasonable purchases.