>>396250873
If you got the rig to power it, the patience to tinker a bit, and the budget, the Pimax 8k X has been the best experience I've had across 8 different headsets. Clarity is only slightly below the non-Varjo clarity kings, the FoV is godlike and added so much for me in a bunch of games, and the colors, once properly dialed in, are still LCD colors but they feel high tier by LCD standards.

You really have to have some patience to set it up right, however. It's an enthusiast headset and the out of the box experience leaves some to be desired. If you got ultra-budget of literally 2000+, then I might wait for the 12k or get the 5kS if you still want FoV or high hz as a hold over. Far easier to drive, but image quality is somewhat below the Index, minus the glare. Or just buy the Quest 2 to tide you over to the next gen if you don't mind the Zucc. Even after the price hike, it's hard to beat in value. If you're outside the US, you can consider the Pico Neo for something better at a similar price, but then you're dealing with the CCP.