Oceanic Geo Air vs Shearwater Peregrine - Please help!

[CT-Rich]

Both also have a conservative factor if desired. Neither the Geo Air nor the Peregrine have a compass.

Good luck in your computer purchase

The newer version of the Peregrine has a compass. The originals didn't. I have one of the earlier ones. The screen is awesome. The induction charging was the killer app for me, having had computers lost to flooding, this was huge.

 

[scubadada]

The newer version of the Peregrine has a compass. The originals didn't. I have one of the earlier ones. The screen is awesome. The induction charging was the killer app for me, having had computers lost to flooding, this was huge.

The Peregrine TX has a compass and supports air integration, $700. The Peregrine has neither of these features, $550.

 

[Still Kicking]

I dive with two computers with a compass (Perdix and Garmin G3) and I still prefer a quailty, low profile analog compass for at-a-glance navigation.

 

[tursiops]

I dive with two computers with a compass (Perdix and Garmin G3) and I still prefer a quailty, low profile analog compass for at-a-glance navigation.

I prefer what I'm used to.
Which used to be nothing.
Then was various cheapo analog compasses. Then was an expensive Suunto analog compass.
Now is the floating N indicator or my Teric (left wrist) or the Perdix AI display (right wrist).
I do NOT prefer a number indicating heading....

 

[Still Kicking]

The Teric is probably the best implementation of a digital compass but I am not going to buy one just for that. Even my extravagance has its limits

 

[scubadada]

The Teric is probably the best implementation of a digital compass but I am not going to buy one just for that. Even my extravagance has its limits

The Tern TX has the same compass and floating north pointer

 

[Still Kicking]

This thread prompted me to try the the digital compass on the G3 for the first time. It's got a lot of lag and/or wild inaccuracy. Using it for real navigation would be a nightmare. It confirms my strong preference for a good analog compass.

 

[tursiops]

This thread prompted me to try the the digital compass on the G3 for the first time. It's got a lot of lag and/or wild inaccuracy. Using it for real navigation would be a nightmare. It confirms my strong preference for a good analog compass.

Not all digital compasses are like the one on the G3.

 

[Still Kicking]

Not all digital compasses are like the one on the G3.

I hope they are not!

I would have guessed that Garmin, of all companies, would have had a better implementation.

 

[Belzelbub]

I would have guessed that Garmin, of all companies, would have had a better implementation.

Garmin does have a G3, but it will not work on a scuba dive.

Are you referring to the SP G3 or the Garmin G1?
I have a Garmin MK2s, and find that it’s compass works just fine for me.