Veo 200?

[mxracer19]

I was thinking of buying an Oceanic veo 200. Hasd anyone tried this computer?

thanks
-Matt

 

[JeffG]

I was thinking of buying an Oceanic veo 200. Hasd anyone tried this computer?

thanks
-Matt

Yes.

 

[Marek K]

Yes.

I went through a military course once that had to do with investigations, specifically conducting subject interviews. First rule: A subject is likely to answer exactly what you ask him.

"Can you tell me what your name is?"

"Yes."

Some of the instructors reveled in doing that to young students during exercise interviews...

--Marek

 

[jacisner]

I have a veo250 in the swiv console, and like it a lot. Easy to use, easy to read. Lots of variable settings so you can manage your dive. One small complaint - it's pretty conservative on ascents. It requires 30 feet per minute for dives shallower than 60 feet, and 60 feet a minute for deeper dives. Also, I've had to call Oceanic customer support a couple of times to ask questions, and they're wonderful! You always talk to a "live" person, and you arent taken through a million numerical menus (like "press 1 for this", then "press 2 for that").

 

[MN Lakeman]

I went through a military course once that had to do with investigations, specifically conducting subject interviews. First rule: A subject is likely to answer exactly what you ask him.

"Can you tell me what your name is?"

"Yes."

Some of the instructors reveled in doing that to young students during exercise interviews...

--Marek

..Awe come on - the guy just wants some feedback on this great forum! Yes I have been using the Veo 200 for 4 years now (45 dives now) & it is exactly what I was looking for in a DC. Simple, logical operation, dependable, and I like the graphic display of saturation (stay out of the yellow) & the fact that when I get my Nitrox certification, I'll be able to utilize the Veo's capibility for computing different gasses & mixtures. I've had to change the battery just once (last fall), & managed to even do it under the time aloted so as to not lose data. My only complaint is the PC software & cable I bought last year is kind of quirky as for as data transfer - & even with many emails & calls to Oceanic, I still have not gotten an answer to some annoying problems.

 

[Marek K]

..Awe come on - the guy just wants some feedback on this great forum!

Yeah, I know. I wasn't criticizing either mxracer19 or JeffG.

Actually, when I was going through that course, I was about a decade older than almost all the other students there, with quite a lot of practical experience -- certainly on a par with the instructors. When I was doing my practice interviews, I'd often catch myself asking things like, "Can you tell me where that happened?" It's a natural and, it seems, nice way of asking questions.

Well, the instructors playing the subjects would always pause for a few moments... and I could tell what was going through their minds... "Should I screw with this guy, and just answer 'Yes'?" But then they obviously decided that it wasn't worth it with me, and just answered the (implied) question.

--Marek

 

[JeffG]

Yeah, I know. I wasn't criticizing either mxracer19 or JeffG.

I was having a bit of fun...but in all honesty I would agree with MN Lakeman's review.

The computer is good, the software is not so good, but if you search on this board, there is other software that will work. I haven't tried it (the other software) so I cannot give an opinion on it...but as bad as the Oceanic software is....I still found it adequate...but I am not one to log every little fact about my dive.

 

[mxracer19]

Thanks for the input. I was basically sold on the comp itself as it has the exact features of the more expensive Versa-Pro, with a $215 pricetag from LP. I was only looking for downsides, however I think if there were any, people would be very quick to proclaim them. For the diving i'll be doing, the software doesnt matter much, and the features are sweet.

Thanks for the review,
-Matt

 

[RoadWarrior]

I have a veo250 in the swiv console, and like it a lot. Easy to use, easy to read. Lots of variable settings so you can manage your dive. One small complaint - it's pretty conservative on ascents. It requires 30 feet per minute for dives shallower than 60 feet, and 60 feet a minute for deeper dives. Also, I've had to call Oceanic customer support a couple of times to ask questions, and they're wonderful! You always talk to a "live" person, and you arent taken through a million numerical menus (like "press 1 for this", then "press 2 for that").

Wow! Ascend at 60 feet per minute if you go 61 feet deep? I think you said that wrong? 60 feet per minute would be going up twice as fast as 30 feet per minute. What were you trying to say?

 

[JeffG]

Wow! Ascend at 60 feet per minute if you go 61 feet deep? I think you said that wrong? 60 feet per minute would be going up twice as fast as 30 feet per minute. What were you trying to say?

If your current depth is greater than 60, the "Max" ascent indicator is for a speed of 60ft per min. If the diver is shallower than 60 the "Max" is 30 ft per minute. So in theory if you were ascending at 60 ft per and crossed the 60 ft boundary your computer would indicated a too fast ascent.

Clear as mud?