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Mike 353 - 02 Dec 2004 02:28 GMT

Has anyone used/own the Aeris Atmos 2 Wrist Computer? I'm looking to either
buy this one or the Oceanic Versa Pro 2.0. I know they are both made by
Pelagic, but what's the difference between them, beside the names of the
company that's selling them?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Please email me directly off of the newsgroup at mike353@gmail.com

Thanks,
Michael

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Dan Bracuk - 02 Dec 2004 03:18 GMT

mike353@aol.com (Mike 353) pounded away at his keyboard resulting in:

:Has anyone used/own the Aeris Atmos 2 Wrist Computer? I'm looking to either
:buy this one or the Oceanic Versa Pro 2.0. I know they are both made by
:Pelagic, but what's the difference between them, beside the names of the
:company that's selling them?
:
:Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The wife has the Oceanic. Changing batteries could be easier, but
it's good enough for us.

Good luck finding someone who owns one of each.

Dan Bracuk
Is it my imagination, or do Buffalo Wings taste like chicken?
The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/

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Lee Bell - 02 Dec 2004 09:40 GMT

> :Has anyone used/own the Aeris Atmos 2 Wrist Computer? I'm looking to
> either
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> Good luck finding someone who owns one of each.

Good point. I have an Oceanic and a Genisis (I probably misspelled that,
but I'm not going to dig my computer out at 4:30 AM to fix it) and bought an
Aeris for a friend. His Aeris is a two button model. Mine are one button
computers. Other than the relative ease of operation between the two and
the one button models, the only difference I've found is the layout of the
screens. Each uses a slightly different data layout. Pick what you think
you'll find easiest to use.

Lee

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Tony Howard - 06 Dec 2004 17:21 GMT

I think you are missing out some of the other respected brands, such as
Suunto & Scubapro.

I have never dived with a Scubapro but have had three Suunto dive computers.
All three (Solution Nitrox, Vyper and now the Vytec) performed faultlessly
and are quite rugged.

My only gripe is that the Suunto computer interface is an additional cost
(unless you buy their new top of the range model the D9)

However, the battery life is excellent (I've had my Vytec for about two
years and about 250 dives and its only recently dropped one segment of the
battery indicator) and the battery is cheap, easy to get and user
changeable.

The button menu is good and display is quite easy to read.

I changed from the Solution to the Vyper because I needed Gauge mode for
multi-gas diving and preferred proper buttons rather than wet contacts. I
then bought the Vytec about 18 months later when the Vyper was lost from
dive boat (was ripped of my wrist when trying to get back up the ladder in a
force 4/5 and a 2 knot current). Luckily the Vyper and Vytec share the same
computer interface and software.

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Lee Bell - 07 Dec 2004 11:29 GMT

>I think you are missing out some of the other respected brands, such as
>Suunto & Scubapro.

> I have never dived with a Scubapro but have had three Suunto dive
> computers. All three (Solution Nitrox, Vyper and now the Vytec) performed
> faultlessly and are quite rugged.

Didn't read the recent posts on problems with Suunto computers, did you?
Information shared suggests that all of their nitrox computers exept the
Vytec, have significant MOD and CNS calculation issues.

> I changed from the Solution to the Vyper because I needed Gauge mode for
> multi-gas diving and preferred proper buttons rather than wet contacts.
> I then bought the Vytec about 18 months later when the Vyper was lost from
> dive boat (was ripped of my wrist when trying to get back up the ladder in
> a force 4/5 and a 2 knot current). Luckily the Vyper and Vytec share the
> same computer interface and software.

There are reasons for a wrist mounted computer for some diving. You just
gave a rather good reason for not wearing it on the wrist.

Lee

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Tony Howard - 10 Dec 2004 07:49 GMT

> Didn't read the recent posts on problems with Suunto computers, did you?
> Information shared suggests that all of their nitrox computers exept the
> Vytec, have significant MOD and CNS calculation issues.

I've had three Suunto computers, currently a Vytec for about 2 years, . It's
used in both Nitrox and Gauge mode and I've seen no problems. Neither have
I heard of this from the many other divers of this computer, as I believe
that the Suunto computers are the most popular brand in the UK (I can't
speak for the rest of Europe or the world, but only what I see on the many
dive boats I'm on).

However I'd like to know about this matter. What was the thread about?

> > I changed from the Solution to the Vyper because I needed Gauge mode for
> > multi-gas diving and preferred proper buttons rather than wet contacts.
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> There are reasons for a wrist mounted computer for some diving. You just
> gave a rather good reason for not wearing it on the wrist.

I have not had a computer in a console for years and always have my computer
on my wrist, however I've now replaced the original rubber strap with two
bungee cords, which would have stopped the loss of the Vyper computer.
Having any crucial piece of kit with a single point of failure is a mistake
I won't make again.

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G Man - 26 Dec 2004 12:05 GMT

Hi Tony,
What is you review on the Vytec and the Vyper? Iam thinking of getting
either one...

Thanks

Gerald

> I think you are missing out some of the other respected brands, such as
> Suunto & Scubapro.
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> force 4/5 and a 2 knot current). Luckily the Vyper and Vytec share the same
> computer interface and software.

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