It appears to have been a discussion to reach a preconceived conclusion.
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I hear you. If it's worth the cost is a personal question. As long as I've been diving with a dive computer, I've been using Air Integrated computers. To me, it was worth the extra cost. I like to have all the information I need in one place. And even better if that one place is on my wrist (that's why I dropped the hosed AI computer and went hoseless), as I always know where my wrist is.Is it worth the extra $$? that was my question really..... the reason for my starting the thread
and to me it doesn't bring enough to the party, given the type of diving I used to do or foresee ever doing..
Correct. As mentioned, ScubaPro is doing something like that in some cases, but I wouldn't say that it's necessarily settled science that a higher breathing rate needs an adjustment to the deco algorithm. Breathing rate does not necessarily correlate to increased N2 absorption.It doesn't seem like the current modern computers are doing anything with the breathing rates in terms of adjusting the deco algorithm
original poster here....
as one old schooler to another....my question was more about are there any advantages with modern computers that this old and rusty diver might not be aware of. Not really meant to be a debate exactly..... just a simple question from an out of touch diver.... Would they worth it to me?
My thinking is what do they bring to the party for the added money and complexity?
and the answer seems to be nothing more than they did twenty years ago.
1) digital instead of analog
2) wrist mount instead of hose
3) real time calculation of RMV/SAC