Liquivision Xen - really nice, but .....
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Well that explains why they're so awesome then
Just hating the price, even if there is a reason for it.I've never bought a bit of gear that I thought I needed to explain to my wife before but if I put this under the tree for myself we could be breaking new and perilous ground
she'll be like, "for that price, why didn't you take me to Rome for a few days". and I'll be like, "uuuhhhhh". Not the way I want to start off on Christmas day
R..
cough...cough.....honey, don't you want to be safe, it's life support equipment......cough...cough
Rob, I just saw the Xen advertised in an English online store for 349 while the Scubapro BT was 117. Now I admit those numbers were preceded by some funny letter but dollars, pounds, Euros -- what's the difference, eh? Now just how much does a new mask with prescription lenses cost? With the Xen you might be able to actually SEE the numbers without the VERY expensive lenses.
And, as stated above, it IS a LIFE SAVING DEVICE! What does your wife think your life is worth?
And, as stated above, it IS a LIFE SAVING DEVICE! What does your wife think your life is worth?
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A fresh blue disposable battery ER-17335M lasted 27 consecutive dive days and 51 dives (20 of those dives being technical/deco with long total times), in standard display mode with stopwatch function enabled, over nearly a month last Oct in Chuuk Lagoon & Palau.
Presently in Vanuatu, and have been using it continuously again since 17Nov bashing & scraping it up along with the Zag shielding, on the wrecks of both Chuuk Lagoon and here in Santo Vanuatu on the SS President Coolidge --no problems so far at all (cosmetically, it's got rust stains from all the metal I've been crawling through). I brought another fresh battery and expect to change the old one out by the time I return to Chuuk next week for the remainder of the year.
The best Bottom Timer and/or Computer display combination IMHO for technical wreck diving: --one unit having OLED like the Zen bottom timer that can be easily read in an overhead dark environment such as a wreck, and a small backup watch size unit like the old Suunto D3 bottom timer that uses a LCD screen which can be easier to read than OLED in bright ambient tropical sunlight at shallow depths of 10m or less. . .
Presently in Vanuatu, and have been using it continuously again since 17Nov bashing & scraping it up along with the Zag shielding, on the wrecks of both Chuuk Lagoon and here in Santo Vanuatu on the SS President Coolidge --no problems so far at all (cosmetically, it's got rust stains from all the metal I've been crawling through). I brought another fresh battery and expect to change the old one out by the time I return to Chuuk next week for the remainder of the year.
The best Bottom Timer and/or Computer display combination IMHO for technical wreck diving: --one unit having OLED like the Zen bottom timer that can be easily read in an overhead dark environment such as a wreck, and a small backup watch size unit like the old Suunto D3 bottom timer that uses a LCD screen which can be easier to read than OLED in bright ambient tropical sunlight at shallow depths of 10m or less. . .
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It really depends on how much insurance you have, right?
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Well that explains why they're so awesome then
Just hating the price, even if there is a reason for it.
she'll be like, "for that price, why didn't you take me to Rome for a few days". and I'll be like, "uuuhhhhh". Not the way I want to start off on Christmas day
R..
you could also remind her that all divers that don't use a Xen will die!
+1 on everything Wayne said.
Mine is one the first batch too, and I was also somewhat arched eyebrows over the plastic. <shrugs> It's been a non issue, and mine is on my scooter and gets smacked and abused way more than it would on my wrist.
I also have tried out the new "Large" display option, and I can tell you, it's going to get the Xen banned from tech classes - you can easily read the numbers when maskless.
All the best, James
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Wow.....what a DB
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