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This is a general spin off from the "Should Shearwater add Air Integration?" thread. I'd like to keep the focus of this thread away from specific manufacturers and instead actually focus on Air Integration as a technology.
AI technology is proven to work. With every new computer and transmitter created, logic tells me the reliability gets better and better. I personally own an AI computer and it has never failed me. I'm also considering removing my SPG from my rig.
It's a known fact new technology almost always replaces old technology, especially analog technology. Just about every piece of technology in our homes, cars, businesses have been replaced by electronic technology. As far as scuba goes, dive computers have basically replaced physical tables and depth gauges. I believe the SPG itself replaced the J valve.
So will Air Integration replace the SPG? Why or why not? What would be required of dive computer manufacturers and this technology to make the SPG obsolete? More proof of reliability? Smaller transmitters? A stronger transmitter that can take a beating? Transmitter cost? Does it need to be priced closer to the cost of SPG's?
I'll start by adding one of the arguments I heard against AI. Many experienced divers say AI is unnecessary because they have a good idea of exactly how much gas they have in their tank. Then my argument is if that truly is the case, then why do you have a dedicated device with a higher risk of air loss failure when you could simply just "integrate" that data into your computer and remove the failure points of a blown hose, a blown connection at the hose and SPG and the possibility of the face plate blowing out?
AI technology is proven to work. With every new computer and transmitter created, logic tells me the reliability gets better and better. I personally own an AI computer and it has never failed me. I'm also considering removing my SPG from my rig.
It's a known fact new technology almost always replaces old technology, especially analog technology. Just about every piece of technology in our homes, cars, businesses have been replaced by electronic technology. As far as scuba goes, dive computers have basically replaced physical tables and depth gauges. I believe the SPG itself replaced the J valve.
So will Air Integration replace the SPG? Why or why not? What would be required of dive computer manufacturers and this technology to make the SPG obsolete? More proof of reliability? Smaller transmitters? A stronger transmitter that can take a beating? Transmitter cost? Does it need to be priced closer to the cost of SPG's?
I'll start by adding one of the arguments I heard against AI. Many experienced divers say AI is unnecessary because they have a good idea of exactly how much gas they have in their tank. Then my argument is if that truly is the case, then why do you have a dedicated device with a higher risk of air loss failure when you could simply just "integrate" that data into your computer and remove the failure points of a blown hose, a blown connection at the hose and SPG and the possibility of the face plate blowing out?