Vt3

[NickAyling]

Hi all i am looking to purchase a new dive computer and i am considering the VT3. Are there any pitfalls is it a good computer and any advice for me on it please? I am a newly completed Advanced Diver and i am currently doing the PADI Nitrox course. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[FishOutUvH2O]

Welcome to SB!


I've used the VT3 for a couple of hundred dives and can not think of any pitfalls or issues. I've had nothing go wrong with it and the wireless transmitter has given me no problems. I also like the fact that Deep Sea Supply makes a bungee mount for it.

My only piece of advice is be patient with the instruction manual, it can, at times, be confusing.

 

[RAWalker]

The only pitfall is it makes planning and diving too easy and you get lazy about thinking things through. Otherwise it's a great piece of gear.

 

[zider]

It is a great dive computer! I am a data junky so being able to download profiles of depth, temperature, and gas consumption make it very worthwhile for me. This data can tell you a lot about what you are doing well and doing poorly during your dives.

 

[DiveMaven]

both my husband and I have VT3s and absolutely love them. No problems with them losing the signal from the transmitter very often or for more than a couple of seconds. We don't like having them as wrist computers, so Oceanic makes a nice retractor for them, which you can add a compass to as well.

 

[sffrenchman]

I also like my VT3 very much. As has been said before, the manual is challenging to say the least. The software is only compatible with PC but I believe that there is a third party software for Mac is available.

 

[NickAyling]

Thank you for all of your reply's. It is nice to hear back so quickly on this. So i take oit you would all really recomend it? You also say its a long manual to read and digest once its set does it then become easy?

 

[FishOutUvH2O]

You also say its a long manual to read and digest once its set does it then become easy?

Luckily, the computer itself is much easier to use than the manual would suggest. So, once you actually use the computer, understanding the manual becomes much easier. The problem is that many of the functions of the computer only activate or become clear underwater. So, I guess, as rough as it may be, you'll just have to dive a lot to get to know it.

 

[fnfalman]

This is Oceanic's equivalence of Aeris Elite T3. Easy to use, except that I don't like the way it does Nitrox settings. You gotta set the PO2 in the "Alarms" section and then set the FO2 in the Nitrox setting instead of setting them both when you switch to Nitrox mode. It's not a big deal, just not as convenient as my Sherwood Wisdom 2 where you set PO2 and FO2 at the same screen.

 

[FishOutUvH2O]

This is Oceanic's equivalence of Aeris Elite T3. Easy to use, except that I don't like the way it does Nitrox settings. You gotta set the PO2 in the "Alarms" section and then set the FO2 in the Nitrox setting instead of setting them both when you switch to Nitrox mode. It's not a big deal, just not as convenient as my Sherwood Wisdom 2 where you set PO2 and FO2 at the same screen.

While I understand the relationship between setting the EAN mix and the PO2 warning alarm, it seems to make more sense to just put the PO2 alarm with the rest of the alarms. For most people, at what ppO2 they want to be warned, probably isn't going to change tank-to-tank, or dive-to-dive. If they feel comfortable being warned when ppO2 reaches 1.4 then it's probably going to stay at 1.4 (or 1.2, 1.6, etc.).