WarmWaterDiver
Contributor
I stick with a good old analog SPG, and wrist mounted dive computer(s), even for 'recreational' diving (which is the majority of the diving I do, when I can dive).
Everyone has their own levels of risk tolerance and risk management. My analogy to a hoseless air integrated unit would be like depending on my cell phone and reception in unfamilar territory to tell me how much gas I still have available (can you breathe me now?).
The $$$ go up rapidly for air integrated dive computers, both console mounted (no transmitter, just connected by the same hose your SPG would be mounted on) and wrist mounted (with a transmitter on the first stage). Each person has their own definition of balance on cost vs. value.
Hope this helps - there really isn't a one-size-fits-all (or -most) solution, the marketplace determines what succeeds and what doesn't. If some people weren't buying air integrated dive computers, there wouldn't be so many models available. Same is true for non air integrated dive computers. Ditto for console mount vs. wrist mount. But you're doing the right thing - asking questions to see what the alternatives are.
Everyone has their own levels of risk tolerance and risk management. My analogy to a hoseless air integrated unit would be like depending on my cell phone and reception in unfamilar territory to tell me how much gas I still have available (can you breathe me now?).
The $$$ go up rapidly for air integrated dive computers, both console mounted (no transmitter, just connected by the same hose your SPG would be mounted on) and wrist mounted (with a transmitter on the first stage). Each person has their own definition of balance on cost vs. value.
Hope this helps - there really isn't a one-size-fits-all (or -most) solution, the marketplace determines what succeeds and what doesn't. If some people weren't buying air integrated dive computers, there wouldn't be so many models available. Same is true for non air integrated dive computers. Ditto for console mount vs. wrist mount. But you're doing the right thing - asking questions to see what the alternatives are.