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Hardware · VR Headsets

This is a coarse list of the VR headsets I own. Collecting them is a hobby of mine, but I can't say that I actually use anything but the Quest 3 and Index on a regular basis.

I'd like to write a proper review of each and/or compare them (especially a comparison of the Pico 4/Lynx R-1/Quest 3/Vision Pro), but who has the time for that?

Year Manufacturer Headset Notes
2023 Meta Quest 3 My main VR headset. VRChat-via-Virtual-Desktop and portable use.
2019 Valve Index My secondary VR headset. Beat Saber, higher-fidelity socialising in VRChat.
? SimulaVR Simula One First one to buy in. I believe in the Linux XR computing dream, but I suspect this will be quite outdated by the time it finally ships. Still, looking forward to it.
2024 Apple Vision Pro Man. It's cool as hell, but there's nothing to actually do on it other than watching movies. I am somehow partially optically incompatible with it, so I can't even use it for work.

It is a compromised devkit for a future headset that might actually be useful.
2023-2024 Lynx R-1 A "open" standalone headset. I was a Kickstarter backer and run the unofficial Discord server for it, which is why I have both a pre-production and production unit.

I have opinions about it, and while I wish Lynx the best, I cannot recommend this headset to anyone.
2022 Pico 4 A marked upgrade over the Quest 2, but not much point when you have a Quest 3. More comfortable out of the box, though, due to its balanced weight.
2020 Meta Quest 2 First standalone headset. I had good times with it, but man, it sure is a brick.
2016 HTC Vive My first SteamVR headset. Build quality was awful, but it showed me the way of room-scale VR.
2014 Oculus Rift DK2 My first VR headset. See my review.