Does connecting computer to your PC "do" something for you?

[openhelix]

I use an Oceanic VT3 and love the download feature. I can take a look at my profile, put in notes for gear and weighting, etc. I can barely read my own handwriting and typing is way faster for me anyway. Especially when I'm on vacation doing multiple dives per day (coming in Aug!!) I expect downloading dives will save me a LOT of time over manually transcribing to a log book.

 

[gcbryan]

It's a big deal to some and to some it's not. I have two dive computers and both have the ability to download if you buy the cable/software. I haven't. For one of my computers it's another $100.

Once you do a few dives the profiles tend to be similar. Even if they are not you know in your head what they're like. If my dive computer is lost/broken/or floods I don't want to have another $100 in it just for the download cable/software. Others love this feature however. It's all up to you as to whether it's a big deal or not.

 

[spectrum]

I have keep my log in Excel, independent of any proprietary dive computer software.

I do download the data and it gives me access to some details not available from the face of my dive computer, average depth (Atmos-2) comes to mind as one.

It's also interesting to review the profile. In many cases I can re-experience a dive by recognizing the depth changes as we followed the terrain or dwelt in a location.

Occasionally I will print a profile chart to retain or share. New divers or those without a puter enjoy seeing the graphic representation of the dive they made.

After getting the dive computer, all of the other dive gear and the home computer the cable is small money, if you have it to spare.

Pete

 

[Ocean County Diver]

I use it as my log book and to keep track of my SAC rate. Really the part I like most about it is sending my dive profiles into DAN for their PDE (DAN Divers Alert Network : Medical Research : PDE) It makes me feel like I am helping contribute to their research efforts.

 

[deepstops]

Same question from three weeks ago:
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/co...g-your-dive-computer-unto-desktop-laptop.html

I think you have your answer at this point.....

 

[drbill]

I have two downloadable computers (Tec 2G and Nitek Duo) and dive with both of them. I haven't downloaded the data in 6 months or so, but when I did it religiously it did give me information about the depths I stopped at to take video when I synched the dive profile to the sequences of video I shot. That was helpful.