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 Frame and Beyond 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
2026	Valve	Steam Frame	My portable/travel/wireless/computer (!) standalone headset. Compromised in a few ways (battery and displays), but by far the most comfortable and versatile of the headsets I own.
2025	Bigscreen	Beyond 2e (VRChat Edition)	My primary wired VR headset. Replaces the Index and Quest 3.
?	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 I believe in the Linux XR computing dream, but I suspect this will be quite outdated by the time it finally ships.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.
2023	Meta	Quest 3	My old portable/travel/wireless headset, replaced by my Steam Frame. Very glad to not be using a Meta headset or software any more.
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.
2019	Valve	Index	My previously-primary wired headset, until the Beyond replaced it. It's heavy, but the FoV and BMR audio are still first-in-class amongst this list, which is a little sad.
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.