Teric as a daily and multi sport

[waterone]

The only thing I can think of is the extra distance underwater so you can monitor the tanks of other divers. It seems to be a very limited use case and relies on the other diver(s) also having the Garmin D1 transmitter (which makes it even more limited).

I would think that Garmin might make some additional sensors that could work with it...maybe a HR chest strap/O2 metering or something...or maybe its just better range and a more consistent reading.

Who knows but new tech and competition for better methods should be a good thing. If it has been 25 years, that's a damn long time for tech.

 

[ATJ]

The only thing I can think of is the extra distance underwater so you can monitor the tanks of other divers. It seems to be a very limited use case and relies on the other diver(s) also having the Garmin D1 transmitter (which makes it even more limited).

Based on this:
Descent Mk2i - Transmitter Position Tips
it doesn't seem to be any better than the PPS transmitters.

 

[waterone]

Based on this:
Descent Mk2i - Transmitter Position Tips
it doesn't seem to be any better than the PPS transmitters.

Thats just TX position tips and hardly something to base better or worse on. It has been stated to already have a considerable range advantage but if there are any other advantages using their proprietary sonar, at this time no one knows.

 

[tursiops]

It has been stated to already have a considerable range advantage

Who stated this? Where?

 

[waterone]

Garmin states that the mk2i can receive transmissions from up to 30 feet.

Which is about 10 times the range listed in the Teric manual. But anywhere their tech might have any real world advantage is currently unknown. How many will this additional range matter to at all...who knows.

I guess we will find out more when they are actually selling the tx.

 

[Still Kicking]

I am sure this will be a big complaint from a lot of people and why it was a dumb decision by Garmin not to support the most widely used transmitters.

I already have the Mk1 which works very well for what you had planned. I was hoping to one day replace it with the Mk2i but that is pretty much off the table now. Perhaps Garmin will learn from their mistake and the Mk3 will support PPS transmitters.

I wouldnt bet on it. In the world of smart/multisport watches Garmin is the 8,000lb gorilla. From their perspective, all other dive watch companies (Pelagic and Shearwater included) are bit players. Even arch rival Suunto is a distant second place these days.

They are more likely to believe (hope?) that their transmitter will become dive watch industry standard if they are "gracious" enough to license it to other manufacturers. Having gone to the trouble of developing transmitter i doubt they will undermine their ROI by opening up the field to competitors.

 

[tursiops]

Garmin states that the mk2i can receive transmissions from up to 30 feet.

I wonder if this is like the Nautilus Lifeline saying its 1W VHF transmission range is 34 miles. Pure fantasy.

 

[waterone]

They are more likely to believe (hope?) that their transmitter will become dive watch industry standard if they are "gracious" enough to license it to other manufacturers.

That is my bet on where they are wanting to go.

I wonder if this is like the Nautilus Lifeline saying its 1W VHF transmission range is 34 miles. Pure fantasy.

Maybe Tatoo was head of advertising for Nautilus. We could sit and speculate all day but who knows until they actually start selling the tx's..

 

[Ryebrye]

Yeah that was failry silly of them not to support PPS and their own sonar tech. But i doubt that they will change for Mk3 as they are already fairly deep down the proprietary road...

While it would have given them access to a larger base it seems they are banking on their tech and its additional benefits to sway users.

It took many years, but they support ANT+ AND bluetooth sensors now on their watches - I could see them coming out with an Mk3 that supported both PPS and sonar but that seems like more of a thing they'd do on Mk5 or Mk6 to get their own sensor to have enough time to get a following. If they supported both PPS and their sonar thing at launch they would probably not sell very many of their pods

 

[waterone]

ANT+ is Garmin and Bluetooth is a standard so I do not feel that those are in the same ballpark. I really don't see them back stepping after the direction they chose....that is if their POD does as well as they say

But if it doesn't I dont think it would take until MK5 for PPS to look good enough to add support for.

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