Greg Doyle
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I'm in the market for a new computer and diving in Puget Sound, it's important to me to be able to see compass, depth and air all at the same time.
Many dive sites here you navigate by depth and direction throughout the whole dive because visibility is bad. And, it's dark, a dive at noon is a night dive.
I have the Oceanic ProX (recently broken) but you don't get air remaining when on the compass screen.
I've had horrible luck with Oceanic computers (3 Pro4's swapped out because of errors on depth, and finally, a ProX that Oceanic sent me to replace the last 4 since they were out of Pro4's.... now a year later, the ProX has also crapped out showing a red screen with altitude error) They'll happily exchange for another computer for $150. No more good money after bad computers.
The one thing I appreciated about the ProX was the OLED screen with large easily read characters. Also, not having to shine my dive light on the screen to get the glow, or press a button for a 30 second back light.
So, looking forward, I only find two computers that can provide me a view of a compass along with depth and air on a single screen without scrolling through menus. The Suunto EON and the Shearwater Petrel 3.
I'm not sure about the Suunto RGBM algorithm. I have two Zoop Novos and compared to other computers and my dive buddies I seem to be chasing deco either early or through the whole dive on repetitive dives.
I'm probably not going to ever get into technical diving or CCR and will be staying within recreational limits. I dive weekly at home and on long trips or liveaboards could easily hit 6 dives a day.
I look forward to hearing suggestions/recommendations.
Thanks!
Many dive sites here you navigate by depth and direction throughout the whole dive because visibility is bad. And, it's dark, a dive at noon is a night dive.
I have the Oceanic ProX (recently broken) but you don't get air remaining when on the compass screen.
I've had horrible luck with Oceanic computers (3 Pro4's swapped out because of errors on depth, and finally, a ProX that Oceanic sent me to replace the last 4 since they were out of Pro4's.... now a year later, the ProX has also crapped out showing a red screen with altitude error) They'll happily exchange for another computer for $150. No more good money after bad computers.
The one thing I appreciated about the ProX was the OLED screen with large easily read characters. Also, not having to shine my dive light on the screen to get the glow, or press a button for a 30 second back light.
So, looking forward, I only find two computers that can provide me a view of a compass along with depth and air on a single screen without scrolling through menus. The Suunto EON and the Shearwater Petrel 3.
I'm not sure about the Suunto RGBM algorithm. I have two Zoop Novos and compared to other computers and my dive buddies I seem to be chasing deco either early or through the whole dive on repetitive dives.
I'm probably not going to ever get into technical diving or CCR and will be staying within recreational limits. I dive weekly at home and on long trips or liveaboards could easily hit 6 dives a day.
I look forward to hearing suggestions/recommendations.
Thanks!