Colour Vr3

ccscuba · 21st November 2005, 11:00

Anyone out there got experience of the colour vr3, I'm especially interested in
a) battery life and
b) is the colour screen easier to read in poor viz?

thanks,

Martin

decoweenie · 21st November 2005, 11:06

Quote: (Originally Posted by ccscuba)

a) battery life and
b) is the colour screen easier to read in poor viz?

a) Have not seen much difference since I use back-light on only when buttons are pushed. However, the back-light looks brighter so should be using more energy.

b) MOST definitively. IMHO, the color screen is the best thing that Delta-P added to the unit. The first time I saw the color screen at depth, I decided on the spot to buy one eventhough I sold a B&W version away years before.

However, based on my experience, the color screen is more difficult to read when the backlight isn't on - more like impossible for me.

Phil · 21st November 2005, 12:25

Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie)

a) Have not seen much difference since I use back-light on only when buttons are pushed. However, the back-light looks brighter so should be using more energy.

b) MOST definitively. IMHO, the color screen is the best thing that Delta-P added to the unit. The first time I saw the color screen at depth, I decided on the spot to buy one eventhough I sold a B&W version away years before.

However, based on my experience, the color screen is more difficult to read when the backlight isn't on - more like impossible for me.

Same for me, I could not live without the colour anymore (the Must in poor viz). I have a B&W as a backup but not fun... I have the backlight on permanently, I use Saft 3.6V lithium and they do last a fairly long time.

Cheers,

Jordan · 21st November 2005, 14:27

Ya'll are spelling color wrong. Wait, this is an English board, isn't it. I guess I'll go home!

Sue · 21st November 2005, 14:39

With the color screen the light must be on all the time, that's why the battery life is shorter.
With the color screen I haven't had the need to graduate my mask. Now I can see perfectly well all the information no matter the depth. With the B&W I wasn't able to read some figures at certain depth, mainly is the viz was bad.
The color screen imposes the use of 3.6v batteries and their duration depends on water temperature (and of course, the dives).

Sue

decoweenie · 21st November 2005, 14:47

Quote: (Originally Posted by Sue)

With the color screen the light must be on all the time...

... only if you want to read the screen all the time which I don't think applicable to everyone.

If you want to converse batteries, then select the option for the backlight to be on for a number of seconds only after a button is depressed.

Sue · 21st November 2005, 17:28

Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie)

If you want to converse batteries, then select the option for the backlight to be on for a number of seconds only after a button is depressed.

Thanks Phi, I'll try that in my next dive

ccscuba · 21st November 2005, 22:11

So - a rough idea on battery life? I use a 1.5v Li in my Vr3, lasts a pretty much a season or about 100 hours.
It's not that I really object to the cost of changing the battery, it's just that it always loses the dive data and I hate

resetting the date all the time.
martin

plazma · 23rd November 2005, 03:44

Quote: (Originally Posted by Sue)

With the color screen the light must be on all the time, that's why the battery life is shorter.
With the color screen I haven't had the need to graduate my mask. Now I can see perfectly well all the information no matter the depth. With the B&W I wasn't able to read some figures at certain depth, mainly is the viz was bad.
The color screen imposes the use of 3.6v batteries and their duration depends on water temperature (and of course, the dives).

Sue

You can read the display without the backlight. You can use ambient light or your dive light to illuminate the screen.

-Pasi

pchanning · 23rd November 2005, 14:19

Quote: (Originally Posted by Jordan)

Ya'll are spelling color wrong. Wait, this is an English board, isn't it. I guess I'll go home!

I dont know, you take the language and then dont even have the common courtesy to use it properly

Shocking.

21st November 2005, 11:00	#1 (permalink)
ccscuba New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Ouroboros Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: May 2005 Location: England Posts: 73	Colour Vr3 Anyone out there got experience of the colour vr3, I'm especially interested in a) battery life and b) is the colour screen easier to read in poor viz? thanks, Martin
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21st November 2005, 11:06	#2 (permalink)
decoweenie Crash Test Dummy Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cairo Posts: 5,487	Re: Colour Vr3 Quote: (Originally Posted by ccscuba) a) battery life and b) is the colour screen easier to read in poor viz? a) Have not seen much difference since I use back-light on only when buttons are pushed. However, the back-light looks brighter so should be using more energy. b) MOST definitively. IMHO, the color screen is the best thing that Delta-P added to the unit. The first time I saw the color screen at depth, I decided on the spot to buy one eventhough I sold a B&W version away years before. However, based on my experience, the color screen is more difficult to read when the backlight isn't on - more like impossible for me. __________________ "...after a while you get bored offering advice to a bull that like to keep butting the fence with its head rather than walking through the open gate..." - Rebreather World PM
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21st November 2005, 12:25	#3 (permalink)
Phil Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Ouroboros rEvo Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Megalodon rEvo Other CCR Join Date: May 2005 Location: Geneva-Switzerland Posts: 173	Re: Colour Vr3 Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie) a) Have not seen much difference since I use back-light on only when buttons are pushed. However, the back-light looks brighter so should be using more energy. b) MOST definitively. IMHO, the color screen is the best thing that Delta-P added to the unit. The first time I saw the color screen at depth, I decided on the spot to buy one eventhough I sold a B&W version away years before. However, based on my experience, the color screen is more difficult to read when the backlight isn't on - more like impossible for me. Same for me, I could not live without the colour anymore (the Must in poor viz). I have a B&W as a backup but not fun... I have the backlight on permanently, I use Saft 3.6V lithium and they do last a fairly long time. Cheers, __________________ Phil __________________ CCR/OC Instructor CCR Training to Mixed Gas in Switzerland, France, UK & Germany on Megalodon/KISS/Ouroboros/rEvo/Inspiration/Evolution/Sentinel www.zerogravitydiving.com
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21st November 2005, 14:27	#4 (permalink)
Jordan EBT called me stroppy! Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: May 2005 Location: Garner, NC Posts: 227	Re: Colour Vr3 Ya'll are spelling color wrong. Wait, this is an English board, isn't it. I guess I'll go home! __________________ Is it clear? No. Well, let's go anyways. "Those who would sacrifice a little freedom for a little order, will lose both, and deserve neither." Thomas Jefferson
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21st November 2005, 14:39	#5 (permalink)
Sue RBW Writer Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portugal Posts: 161	Re: Colour Vr3 With the color screen the light must be on all the time, that's why the battery life is shorter. With the color screen I haven't had the need to graduate my mask. Now I can see perfectly well all the information no matter the depth. With the B&W I wasn't able to read some figures at certain depth, mainly is the viz was bad. The color screen imposes the use of 3.6v batteries and their duration depends on water temperature (and of course, the dives). Sue
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21st November 2005, 14:47	#6 (permalink)
decoweenie Crash Test Dummy Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cairo Posts: 5,487	Re: Colour Vr3 Quote: (Originally Posted by Sue) With the color screen the light must be on all the time... ... only if you want to read the screen all the time which I don't think applicable to everyone. If you want to converse batteries, then select the option for the backlight to be on for a number of seconds only after a button is depressed. __________________ "...after a while you get bored offering advice to a bull that like to keep butting the fence with its head rather than walking through the open gate..." - Rebreather World PM
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21st November 2005, 17:28	#7 (permalink)
Sue RBW Writer Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portugal Posts: 161	Re: Colour Vr3 Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie) If you want to converse batteries, then select the option for the backlight to be on for a number of seconds only after a button is depressed. Thanks Phi, I'll try that in my next dive
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21st November 2005, 22:11	#8 (permalink)
ccscuba New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Ouroboros Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: May 2005 Location: England Posts: 73	Re: Colour Vr3 So - a rough idea on battery life? I use a 1.5v Li in my Vr3, lasts a pretty much a season or about 100 hours. It's not that I really object to the cost of changing the battery, it's just that it always loses the dive data and I hate resetting the date all the time. martin
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23rd November 2005, 03:44	#9 (permalink)
plazma Just add ice & water Current Rebreather/s: Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Home Build Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oulu, Finland Posts: 148	Re: Colour Vr3 Quote: (Originally Posted by Sue) With the color screen the light must be on all the time, that's why the battery life is shorter. With the color screen I haven't had the need to graduate my mask. Now I can see perfectly well all the information no matter the depth. With the B&W I wasn't able to read some figures at certain depth, mainly is the viz was bad. The color screen imposes the use of 3.6v batteries and their duration depends on water temperature (and of course, the dives). Sue You can read the display without the backlight. You can use ambient light or your dive light to illuminate the screen. -Pasi
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23rd November 2005, 14:19	#10 (permalink)
pchanning PFO free :) Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: fixed! Posts: 454	Re: Colour Vr3 Quote: (Originally Posted by Jordan) Ya'll are spelling color wrong. Wait, this is an English board, isn't it. I guess I'll go home! I dont know, you take the language and then dont even have the common courtesy to use it properly Shocking. __________________ Cheers Paul The key to enlightenment... is survival.
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