Jeffro_TBS
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Hi everyone - new to the board but it seems like there's lots of good information and people with a lot of experience here.
I'm looking to get my first computer and would appreciate any advice.
I'm a rec diver (50ish dives), and mainly dive on holiday's (based in Sydney, so usually tropical diving in the Pacific, reefs and some wrecks) - often 7-10 days at a time, 2-3 dives a day. I'm not looking at consoles, just wrist/watch models, and probably want to spend in the $500 range. I don't need air integration, and don't dive nitrox at the moment (so it's a plus but not mandatory). User battery change is welcome (assuming it's straightforward).
From what I've read the Oceanic Geo 2.0 seems to be shaping up as the main candidate but I've got a few questions and a couple of alternatives.
First, can anyone comment on readability? It's a bit hard to get a sense of how small/clear the display is. I was considering the Nemo Wide, but it doesn't seem to match up in terms of features, and seems like it might be a bit too large. It also doesn't seem like many people here use the Nemo Wide, so I'm wondering if there's a reason behind that.
Also, looking at the Veo 3.0 vs. the Geo 2.0, the features seem to be the same, but the Veo is more expensive. Is there any reason to go with a Veo if I don't intend to console mount?
Next, can anyone comment on the Tusa Zen? Looking at the user manuals online I would guess that it shares most of it's components with the Geo, but with a couple of slight differences (Single Algorithim, but O2 bar graph).
Last, I'm interested in the dive log features. Is one manufacturers software better than the others?
I know I've got lots of questions, but any advice would be great. One note: I've read some of the ther threads on the different Algorithims so at this point that's not a key factor to my choice (although the ability to choose in the Oceanic seems like a nice feature).
Thanks in advance!
I'm looking to get my first computer and would appreciate any advice.
I'm a rec diver (50ish dives), and mainly dive on holiday's (based in Sydney, so usually tropical diving in the Pacific, reefs and some wrecks) - often 7-10 days at a time, 2-3 dives a day. I'm not looking at consoles, just wrist/watch models, and probably want to spend in the $500 range. I don't need air integration, and don't dive nitrox at the moment (so it's a plus but not mandatory). User battery change is welcome (assuming it's straightforward).
From what I've read the Oceanic Geo 2.0 seems to be shaping up as the main candidate but I've got a few questions and a couple of alternatives.
First, can anyone comment on readability? It's a bit hard to get a sense of how small/clear the display is. I was considering the Nemo Wide, but it doesn't seem to match up in terms of features, and seems like it might be a bit too large. It also doesn't seem like many people here use the Nemo Wide, so I'm wondering if there's a reason behind that.
Also, looking at the Veo 3.0 vs. the Geo 2.0, the features seem to be the same, but the Veo is more expensive. Is there any reason to go with a Veo if I don't intend to console mount?
Next, can anyone comment on the Tusa Zen? Looking at the user manuals online I would guess that it shares most of it's components with the Geo, but with a couple of slight differences (Single Algorithim, but O2 bar graph).
Last, I'm interested in the dive log features. Is one manufacturers software better than the others?
I know I've got lots of questions, but any advice would be great. One note: I've read some of the ther threads on the different Algorithims so at this point that's not a key factor to my choice (although the ability to choose in the Oceanic seems like a nice feature).
Thanks in advance!
