I received a new Shearwater Teric today. Thank you Dive Gear Express!!!
I have played with it for a bit this afternoon and have a couple of nits to pick with it. Overall, it seems like the computer I have been waiting for. Great size. Great readability. AI. All the other features I need and want.
But, I have noticed a few things so far that I feel like would be nice if they were improved upon.
- When I put it in the charger, the screen changes to a night stand mode, if you will. But, it only stays on for a few seconds and then the whole display goes black. It would be nice if there was at least an option to have it stay on. I have been using a Motorola smartwatch for a few years and have gotten used to having it on the charger by my bed and having it display the time at all times. When I wake up in the middle of the night, I can glance over and see what time it is. I'm not planning to use the Teric as a daily wear watch. But, if i'm on a dive trip, I would probably rather just bring the Teric and charge it every night and have it do the same thing for me - act as a bedside clock as well as my alarm clock.
- I always use a NATO strap on my watch-style computers. It gives me peace of mind that a strap pin can't break and result in losing my computer. Also, the NATO strap design is nice because it allows me to have a strap that is long enough to use over a drysuit sleeve and then easily tuck the excess strap out of the way when I'm diving in a thin wetsuit. No need to carry a strap extender around. It seems like a lot of people using watch-style computers would want to do this. At least, if using them for technical diving. Anyway, I'm a little surprised and very slightly disappointed that the Teric charger basically has no allowance and won't work with a NATO strap in place. Not a big deal. But, not a big deal to make a Qi wireless charger that will work with the strap there, either.
- The Stopwatch function does not have a Lap function. Again, not a big deal. But, it also seems like it could be useful and would have been easy to include.
- It has been noted elsewhere before, but I agree - it would be kind of nice if the new compass deal that shows around the rim would also show some kind of indication for the reciprocal. It shows a mark for the reciprocal if you change the middle part of the screen to show the compass. Having that in the perimeter compass, too, would be nice.
- It would also be nice if you could set more than one mark on the compass. Even nicer if one could select different colors for them and give them names. My now-gone Seabear allowed for multiple marks and giving them different names. It would be fine to have it where it only displayed one mark at a time. It would just have to give you a menu to select which mark to display at any given time. It would only need to show the name when in the menu to select what mark to display.
- It would be nice if the Shearwater Cloud app allowed me to enter my Contact Info into the app and then have it synced into the Teric. Entering my name via the Teric interface was a bit tedious.
- It would also be nice if the Shearwater app automatically synced the Teric's clock and timezone - or at least gave an option to do that.
- Still no Sidemount mode, so still no meaningful GTR calculation when diving in recreational sidemount.
- Still no GTR if I go into deco. It knows my TTS, so it could calculate my GTR easily, even once I'm in deco. ESPECIALLY easily if I'm diving with only one tank (which could be doubles) and no deco gases. I don't understand why my Oceanic Atom can do this and Shearwater can't/won't.
And... that is really all I have come up with. in other words, it is a dang fine computer and I am really looking forward to diving with it. As soon as my shop can get me another one, I will probably put my Perdix AI up for sale.
I REALLY do prefer a watch-style computer to a brick.
My cup runneth over. I now have a Teric, a Perdix AI, a Predator EXT, and a rEvo Predator (the latter 2 for diving my CCR). I am looking forward to replacing the Perdix with another Teric, and the Predator EXT with a NERD2 at some point. Call me a fanboy, but Shearwater is The Best!
I have played with it for a bit this afternoon and have a couple of nits to pick with it. Overall, it seems like the computer I have been waiting for. Great size. Great readability. AI. All the other features I need and want.
But, I have noticed a few things so far that I feel like would be nice if they were improved upon.
- When I put it in the charger, the screen changes to a night stand mode, if you will. But, it only stays on for a few seconds and then the whole display goes black. It would be nice if there was at least an option to have it stay on. I have been using a Motorola smartwatch for a few years and have gotten used to having it on the charger by my bed and having it display the time at all times. When I wake up in the middle of the night, I can glance over and see what time it is. I'm not planning to use the Teric as a daily wear watch. But, if i'm on a dive trip, I would probably rather just bring the Teric and charge it every night and have it do the same thing for me - act as a bedside clock as well as my alarm clock.
- I always use a NATO strap on my watch-style computers. It gives me peace of mind that a strap pin can't break and result in losing my computer. Also, the NATO strap design is nice because it allows me to have a strap that is long enough to use over a drysuit sleeve and then easily tuck the excess strap out of the way when I'm diving in a thin wetsuit. No need to carry a strap extender around. It seems like a lot of people using watch-style computers would want to do this. At least, if using them for technical diving. Anyway, I'm a little surprised and very slightly disappointed that the Teric charger basically has no allowance and won't work with a NATO strap in place. Not a big deal. But, not a big deal to make a Qi wireless charger that will work with the strap there, either.
- The Stopwatch function does not have a Lap function. Again, not a big deal. But, it also seems like it could be useful and would have been easy to include.
- It has been noted elsewhere before, but I agree - it would be kind of nice if the new compass deal that shows around the rim would also show some kind of indication for the reciprocal. It shows a mark for the reciprocal if you change the middle part of the screen to show the compass. Having that in the perimeter compass, too, would be nice.
- It would also be nice if you could set more than one mark on the compass. Even nicer if one could select different colors for them and give them names. My now-gone Seabear allowed for multiple marks and giving them different names. It would be fine to have it where it only displayed one mark at a time. It would just have to give you a menu to select which mark to display at any given time. It would only need to show the name when in the menu to select what mark to display.
- It would be nice if the Shearwater Cloud app allowed me to enter my Contact Info into the app and then have it synced into the Teric. Entering my name via the Teric interface was a bit tedious.
- It would also be nice if the Shearwater app automatically synced the Teric's clock and timezone - or at least gave an option to do that.
- Still no Sidemount mode, so still no meaningful GTR calculation when diving in recreational sidemount.
- Still no GTR if I go into deco. It knows my TTS, so it could calculate my GTR easily, even once I'm in deco. ESPECIALLY easily if I'm diving with only one tank (which could be doubles) and no deco gases. I don't understand why my Oceanic Atom can do this and Shearwater can't/won't.
And... that is really all I have come up with. in other words, it is a dang fine computer and I am really looking forward to diving with it. As soon as my shop can get me another one, I will probably put my Perdix AI up for sale.
I REALLY do prefer a watch-style computer to a brick.My cup runneth over. I now have a Teric, a Perdix AI, a Predator EXT, and a rEvo Predator (the latter 2 for diving my CCR). I am looking forward to replacing the Perdix with another Teric, and the Predator EXT with a NERD2 at some point. Call me a fanboy, but Shearwater is The Best!
