Why I'm sending my Somnium VR1 Back... (for now)

It's been fun, but I'm sending the Somnium VR1 back and in this video, I explain why as I give you my updated thoughts and opinions on whether this could be your next VR Headset upgrade...
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[@alexb6225]

Can appreciate your reasons for the need to send the headset back at this point after thorough testing. To me its totally justified. Your review is fair and balanced. Having watched your videos for a very long time now, still refrshing to get an honest and trasparent review. As you say, it is potentially kit that may be out of reach for the majority but your insights are absolutely needed to help guide the community to finding the best in vr. Good work mate!

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

Thankyou Alex, that's really appreciated mate.

[@ricseixas1]

The price will kill the somnium

[@x32i77]

Alot of people are buying though still, including me 😃

[@DMan-ud6bt]

Believe me, I didn't enjoy paying for it, and I didn't like getting the Classic version that lacks eye tracking for DFR, but I also couldn't wait any longer for a good upgrade from my Index and Valve seem to not care enough to release another headset.

[@sephiroth4543]

​@x32i77 Not worth it imo, I don't mind paying good money for good hardware, but the cost isn't worth what you get

[@x32i77]

@@sephiroth4543 we will see

[@artursychov]

@@sephiroth4543 says the internet expert 😂

[@blockmuse]

I knew you were going to say that. Only because I have seen the feedback from others experience. I have enjoyed seeing your journey on this one.

[@douglasingram8881]

Great video, builds up the tension and hype for delivery, gotta feeling the strap thing is sorted and your be taking the credit Steve. But, let’s be honest here, any new high end headset release is always exciting.

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

Cheers Douglas much appreciated 😊

[@bigbangerz5856]

Nooo send it to me 😂

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

😁

[@OdyBeRidin]

Thanks for keeping us posted of the VR1’s progress !! Can you please , please, please distinguish between “sweet spot” and “edge to edge clarity” of the VR1. In the vr headset world “sweet spot” usually means when you initially put the headset on your head, how much you have to move the headset around to get clear and in focus image. “edge to edge clarity” is how far off of the center of your view of the screens before the image degrades. As you know the Bigscreen Beyond has a decent sweet spot but the edge to edge clarity falls off abruptly when you move your eyes out of the center of the screens, similar but worse that the HP reverb g2. Thanks!

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

Both are excellent. I've mentioned before that you can almost put the headset on 'wrong' and still be within the sweet spot range. Thanks for watching :)

[@bertrandschmitt7292]

You can also create any mask for mixed reality purposes with the Varjo XR4 either using your controllers or importing a 3d shape, and it also supports the same ultraleap2 module for hand tracking which already has real time hand masking...

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

How do I achieve this? Thanks

[@chaadlosan]

That and $4000

[@hoopdaboop]

I woul like to see a video of this. That's next level awesome

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

​@@hoopdaboopMe too! If I can find out, I'll make a video 😊

[@hoopdaboop]

@@VRFlightSimGuy that would be appreciated

[@LEmir_de_Passy]

Thanks for the video!

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

You're welcome!

[@davidbrennan7749]

Question: What kind of audio solution does everyone plan to use? (I’m upgrading from Pimax 8kx KDMAS headset & want to explore the options before release, so I can hit the ground running, er - I mean tarmac… 😂

[@shaneastwood6364]

Hi steve. Im goung to buy the pimax crystal light with local dimming and and dmas speakers Does it have camera pass through cheers

[@bertrandschmitt7292]

@@shaneastwood6364 no passthrough

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

Hi Shame, no decent passthrough as standard, but there will be an optional MR faceplate in the future (I've been told)

[@VirtualAirTour]

What do you use for mouse controls when using a motion platform? Does the mouse pointer move in response to the motion platform movement?

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

Mine seems to be ok. I've no idea how though, considering some of the forces I experience from the H2!

[@lurchilurch5507]

Damn, I don't remember you mentioning noticeable distortions before. Are they comparable to those of the Aero in quality and quantity? Or different? And do you really think comfort is a dealbreaker even with counterweights and comfort strap? Still too much after an hour?

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

I've mentioned distortion before, most people probably won't notice, but it is there with the profile I've tested. Typically, the VR Engineers has now released an improved profile, but it was too late for me to test. As far as comfort is concerned, it's too much for me at the moment. I'm hoping the final strap will improve this though.

[@lurchilurch5507]

@@VRFlightSimGuy would be great if you could compare the distortions to those of the Aero =)

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

​@@lurchilurch5507oh it's definitely better. The warping is a small areas to the right and left of centre. Whether the Aero has larger warping zones at the top, bottom and sides.

[@lurchilurch5507]

@@VRFlightSimGuy thanks! Interesting, would not have expected it to be near the center

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

@@lurchilurch5507 I think it's just a flaw with my beta version. I'm hoping it will be fixed for release.

[@coRb77]

When will you start recording KZbinvidoes in 4K? Kinda strange to have VR headset with higher resolution than the actual KZbin video =)

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

I'm working on it :)

[@SimVRRacing]

Thanks for another great video Steve :-) The comfort shouldn't have been an issue at this was mentioned last year on the discord channel. Hopefully the final strap design adds some counterweight to balance it properly. If not, and if it's too front heavy, that's a design fail in my opinion and could be a reason to return. This is an expensive headset afterall, and expecting customers to either find a diffeent strap, or add their own weights is not acceptable.

[@NWGJulian]

funny, I just sent my pimax crystal light back too :) after 2 weeks of pain

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

What happened Julian? Great profile pic btw, is that you riding?

[@OperatorPuski]

At least you had a crystal light to send back. Ordered mine mid April and still nothing

[@NWGJulian]

@@VRFlightSimGuy i had a lot of issues with it. IPD adjuster was broken, right lense hard to get into focus. lots of problems with pc freezing and head tracking issues. now as the final nail in the coffin, the gyro inside the headset seems to be broken. it doesnt know anymore where „down“ is. everything inside the headset is rotated sideway for like 30 degrees. 6dof tracking itself is fine, but the floor is not flat anymore. hard to explain. probably something with the gyro sensor. thank you! yes, that‘s me with my RSV4 :)

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

@@NWGJulian Oh damn. It seems their are some issues with the lenses in some of the headsets. I may have to make a video about this. Thanks for letting me know and beautiful bike btw!

[@MrLolof1]

@@NWGJulian HI Julian . What’s your Pc ? Pimax recently showed that you need a very recent PC to use the Pimax Crystal Light. For what . As it no longer has the Xr2 chip to manage tracking, the 6Dof, these two data are calculated by the processor/ram of your PC. And pimax said that you need an Intel processor from the 14000/13000/12000 series minimum Aplushhss 🇫🇷😇👍🏻

[@ThomasGrillo]

Very glad to hear the return was for positive reasons. Fingers crossed you get the final production release soon. Thanks for the video. :)

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

Much appreciated!

[@johnspurr1792]

Long term subscriber! Would you consider a Quest 3 vs Crystal Light GPU load comparison at same settings. I’ve heard the Light might run faster at similar settings…?!

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

That's a great idea for a video thanks John!

[@td325ic]

@@VRFlightSimGuy I'd like to see this comparison as well, even better if Reverb G2 was included

[@NorbertLing]

The display seems to be reallllly good ! Have you noticed those thin vertical line on blue sky like we can see in a Pimax Crystal ?

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

This is possibly Mura that you are noticing in your headset? I didn't see this in the VR1 I'm using.

[@NorbertLing]

@@VRFlightSimGuy Thanks Steve, I don't know if it's mura, I only see vertical line, it's like very soft, greynish very thin vertical line only visible on white clouds or blue sky. Can't wait to see your review of the final VR1 !

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

@@NorbertLing Funny enough I noticed this on my Crystal today in my new Turbine Duke ferry flight video. It's very faint but as you say, it's visible in a white sky. I've mentioned it in the video.

[@HowlerBikeVlogs]

Cant wait to try a vr1 in simracing, especially ams2, acc and iracing. I allready see how it fairs in msfs and dcs but i mainly do simracing. Oh btw do you have any night time taxi footage? I'd love to see how the runway and taxi lights look

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

I have a video somewhere showing through the lens footage at night at an airport 👍

[@HowlerBikeVlogs]

@@VRFlightSimGuy visionary edition is now ordered after THE email arrived earlier today ;-) still gonna be a couple months before it will actually be shipped but very excited to have somewhat of a timeline now.

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

@@HowlerBikeVlogs Congrats!

[@paulsleighty]

I will look forward to your reviews on the the updated version when you get it, it's certainly an impressive headset. It's not on my shopping list though unless I win the lottery lol

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

Cheers Paul :)

[@hoopdaboop]

Productiin release 'very soon'. Wonder what that means in reality. This ticks many boxes but I do worry about the weight as I fly 2-3 hour missions

[@artursychov]

VR1 headset orders are open for reservation holders already

[@iNherjer]

Where’s your FFB yoke ?😅

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

The B roll was made before I got it. Well spotted 😅

[@nilsschutte9380]

I was about to ask the same 😅

[@GYGOtv]

Planning on getting my first impressions video out next week... my experience will probably surprise a lot of you... I know it did me.

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

You're such a tease! :D

[@GYGOtv]

@@VRFlightSimGuy Learned it from you :)

[@GregWoodsLancs]

I'll be doing my best to keep the Reverb G2 (with it's terrible sweetspot) for as long as possible. VR fact of life... Features and quality will improve, prices will come down (and a FFB yoke is more appealing at the moment!)

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

My Pre-REVIEW of the Somnium VR1 (so far) kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4W7pmmdic92eJosi=oHwjNLISaJXjNQ_C

[@krisztm7221]

They should fix the price.

[@poolhallshark]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@turbohenk702]

Summary: Amazing visuals but terrible comfort. (and nice MR/extra features for special use cases) I don't understand why Artur priced the eye tracking at 600 / 750 euro's. The profit should be made on the HMD itself not on the addon's and ET should be part of such a premium device by default now in 2024. The VR1 is just not competitive because the panels are now almost 2 years on the market with the Crystal and Varjo already uses newer panels and Pimax comes up with better panels within a half year(yes the Pimax Super will probably delay, but Somnium also constantly delays, so it's not a real argument). And added to that: no return policy at all for the US and only 1 year warranty in the US is not acceptable for a consumer device at this pricepoint too. You should have at least named these con's in your videos Steve. Because it's not fair at such a price and it are big con's for consumers. If you cannot live with the comfort and you live outside the EU then you're stuck with losing 2500+ euro's. If it dies after 13 month's you're stuck with a loss of 2500 euro. At this pricerange you simply expect a better service. That Varjo has terrible service too isn't an argument. It are both premium priced devices they need to give the buyer some security that they can ship them back if they don't like it or that it gets repaired in a normal timeframe of 3-5 years. Artur claims that this is a HMD for 5-7 years so he should back up his words with proper warranty service. He can say that it's made for long term usage but without warranty that claim is meaningless.

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

Thanks for your comments! :)

[@turbohenk702]

@@VRFlightSimGuy and thank you for the great videos! (The XR4 DCS impressions helped a lot too) It really helps with making the right decision in the VR landscape. Btw; will you receive a final VR1 from Artur now to check if the comfort issue is fixed? Even while my comment sounds a bit negative, I still want an VR1.

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

@@turbohenk702 My pleasure, I appreciate that :) I'm not sure when I'll receive one, but hopefully soon. I'm eager to see if the comfort issues have been fixed.

[@turbohenk702]

@@VRFlightSimGuy looking forward to it!

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

@@turbohenk702 Thx buddy

[@justvrins]

Please stop with the click baity thumbs, it donwgrades your channel

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

Thankyou for your comment. Although I'm really not sure how this is clickbait, as I am sending it back

[@RandyWatson80]

DOA

[@4_am]

Too heavy? For £4k surely it comes with a geisha girl to hold it up for you? 😂😂

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

What's one of those? Or am I too innocent?

[@4_am]

@@VRFlightSimGuy haha they are traditional Japanese hostess, she entertains you as you drink.