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Generally, at least for an open water diver, failure of any type of high pressure device is not a big deal, from an air loss stand point because all modern regulators have a restrictor orifice on the HP ports. Yes it will leak and no it will not cause a problem that would result in rapid air loss. A LP hose/device is a different animal and can result in total loss of air within three minutes.
I check my spg maybe three or four times in a dive, hardly every few minutes and I do not need to unclip it, I just glance down, even with my worsening eyesight I need only see the position of the needle, not actually read a number, thus the superiority of all analog readouts over digital, they provide relative information over the passage of time. Yes, you can break an spg if you try hard enough and often they will continue to work even after the glass is broken.
Like I said, the AI stuff appeals to a certain set of the diver population, if it is what you like and enjoy, by all means get one and use it. As a minimalist, I would never have one.
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Some people feel strongly, one way or the other, that's OK
As I said