Fabulous
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I am considering purchasing an Aeris Atmos AI Nitrox computer with compass and quick disconnect. Interested in any feedback from users or anyone in the know.
Aeris Atmos A1 Computer
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Bicster
Contributor
I assume you mean the AI. My wife and I have them and like them very much. If you do a search, you'll find a lot of posts about these units.
RLarsen
Guest
I Like my AI quite a bit. My favorite feature is the large readout. I attach it to a retractor and clip it to my BC on the center of my chest.
LLKZ16
Contributor
I got one a month ago and LOVE it.
Go For It!!
Go For It!!
bperrybap
Contributor
Both my wife and I have the AI with QD. I liked it because the size
is fairly compact and the information is nicely laid out.
My wife likes it because the numbers are large and the actual
LCD has alot of contrast and was alot easier to read than
the versa pro.
i.e. the digits are thicker and darker against the light
background. Makes it easier to read for those over 40 eyes.
It is also nice that you can see everything you need at once
including depth & compass during navigation without having to
rotate anything.
The bent angle of the hose mount is nice since it angles
the display for easy reading if you clip it on your left side.
I just tip mine up to read it, no twisting or rotating needed.
The safety stop timer is kind of a cool feature.
Used it on 10 dives so far and have liked it. No night dives yet.
Not sure I totally trust it, but the Air time remaining is kind
interesting to watch.
The PC download software kind of sucks. In my opinion its
not fully baked. I'd call it "tradeshow ware". Not ready for primetime.
Yes you can get it to work and it is pretty neat to see the
information and the graphs.
It has some bugs that can be avoided but if you run into them,
it is not fun and may cause you to loose your dive data.
A few of them, after they are encountered, you either have to
patch the database file with Microsoft Access or unload and
re-install the s/w.
There are several posts about this. If you search you'll see
a few others from me describing the bugs and how to avoid
them.
Hope that helps.
--- bill
is fairly compact and the information is nicely laid out.
My wife likes it because the numbers are large and the actual
LCD has alot of contrast and was alot easier to read than
the versa pro.
i.e. the digits are thicker and darker against the light
background. Makes it easier to read for those over 40 eyes.
It is also nice that you can see everything you need at once
including depth & compass during navigation without having to
rotate anything.
The bent angle of the hose mount is nice since it angles
the display for easy reading if you clip it on your left side.
I just tip mine up to read it, no twisting or rotating needed.
The safety stop timer is kind of a cool feature.
Used it on 10 dives so far and have liked it. No night dives yet.
Not sure I totally trust it, but the Air time remaining is kind
interesting to watch.
The PC download software kind of sucks. In my opinion its
not fully baked. I'd call it "tradeshow ware". Not ready for primetime.
Yes you can get it to work and it is pretty neat to see the
information and the graphs.
It has some bugs that can be avoided but if you run into them,
it is not fun and may cause you to loose your dive data.
A few of them, after they are encountered, you either have to
patch the database file with Microsoft Access or unload and
re-install the s/w.
There are several posts about this. If you search you'll see
a few others from me describing the bugs and how to avoid
them.
Hope that helps.
--- bill
Sideband
Guest
I like Aeris computers. I hate the POS download cable and software.
Joe
Joe
DiveMaven
Contributor
Ditto. I love my AI for all the reasons stated above. I really like it's compact design and how it fits into the palm of my hand, plus it's very user friendly and even with all the features, it's extremely easy to use.
NJDiveGirl
Guest
I'll play devils advocate here. I've heard of others having similar problems. After only 50 dives, my AI freaked out on me. I was doing my first dive of the day, decending (In the water less than 2 minutes) and I was in deco. Strange... It was still ready time, and depth so I dove using tables... It got worse the second dive and as the week went on (as in it wouldnt even turn on after a while) so back to the shop it went.
they sent it to Aeris who after 2 MONTHS send me back a refurbished computer (my LDS was kind enough to have an aladin computer available to me when ever I needed it). The new computer "seemed" to work fine the first weekend (2 dives) - after the second weekend (2 more dives) I noticed it recording a dive in the rinse tank. Not abnormal so I pull it out and its still recording a dive.... It ended up logging a dive for over 6 hours. When I checked the log from the prior weekend, it had recorded a 2 hour dive as a third dive as well. Back again to Aeris...
I've gotten word the computer is back again... Hopefully I can get another dive in before the end of the season to see how it works. But if I have problems again - I'm done with Aeris.
Just my two cents...
they sent it to Aeris who after 2 MONTHS send me back a refurbished computer (my LDS was kind enough to have an aladin computer available to me when ever I needed it). The new computer "seemed" to work fine the first weekend (2 dives) - after the second weekend (2 more dives) I noticed it recording a dive in the rinse tank. Not abnormal so I pull it out and its still recording a dive.... It ended up logging a dive for over 6 hours. When I checked the log from the prior weekend, it had recorded a 2 hour dive as a third dive as well. Back again to Aeris...
I've gotten word the computer is back again... Hopefully I can get another dive in before the end of the season to see how it works. But if I have problems again - I'm done with Aeris.
Just my two cents...
