MB38 0 #1 August 14, 2005 I'm just looking for input on which combination you folks think would suit generic jumper me better. I'm going to buy a digital wrist altimeter and purchase an audible at a later date along with a helmet. Obviously, that time has not come yet. The time to buy a wrist altimeter is rapidly approaching. Effetively, I'm stuck between two combinations. One would be an Alti-2 Neptune as a wrist altimeter and a L&B Solo Pro-Dytter when the time comes. The benefits: I get a logging altimeter right off the bat. The negatives: reported bugs with the Neptune. They appear few and far between, but hey. The other would be to buy a L&B Viso as a wrist altimeter [when it comes out] and then a Pro-Track as my audible/log. Benefits would be up-front cost and the "trusted" L&B name. The bummer would be the lack of a logging altimeter right off the bat. So I know the question is stupid and that comparisons can end up in measuring contests, but I'd just like to get some input from folks that know better than I. I have jumped with a digital and find it much easier to read in freefall. That's my reasoning for choosing a digital wrist mount. I do know that the Viso and Solo aren't out yet... but it seems like they'll show their faces soon enough. So, any thoughts?I really don't know what I'm talking about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #2 August 14, 2005 Quote So, any thoughts? In the software industry, the promise of a future product is called 'vaporware'. Do not ever wait for vaporware. When purchasing, consider the products that are available now. For example, PD has been promising a 135 and 150 square foot Kitana "real soon" for close to 2 years now. They still haven't released them. Anyone who waited for one gave up long ago and cursed themselves for waiting as long as they did. When given the choice between a product that's available and one that's not, there really isn't any competition. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spoons 0 #3 August 14, 2005 I jump a Neptune on my wrist and two Pro-Dytters in my helmet...quite like being able to check the log of the jump as soon as i land - i like knowing what the speed of a tracking dive etc.. is . I would agree that it's probably not best to wait for upcoming products as i too was going to wait for L&Bs new stuff, a rep told me it would be out by June...but it ain't so i'm glad i didn't wait Just my thoughts. Al. ps - i've not had any problems with the most recent software on my Neptune. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tr027 0 #4 August 15, 2005 Neptune."The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate_1979 9 #5 August 17, 2005 Quote Benefits would be up-front cost and the "trusted" L&B name. I think that Alti-2 (the makers of the Neptune) are a "trusted" name as well.. FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #6 August 17, 2005 QuoteI'm going to buy a digital wrist altimeter Am I right to assume that you already have an "analog" altimeter? I, myself, (with my low jump numbers), jump with a regular "analog" altimeter on my left wrist, a Neptune on my right wrist (used only under canopy, turned 3/4), and a Pro-Track in my helmet as an audible. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
