OCEANIC VTX DIVE COMPUTER REVIEW
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT: THIS COMPUTER SUCKS!!!* *It is possible I got a lemon, but that is not a risk I want to take with my life again. I bought this Top-Rated (by SCUBALAB/SCUBA DIVING MAGAZINE) Oceanic VTX with Transmitter from Austin's Dive Center in Miami ( https://www.austinsdiving.com/ ) a few weeks ago in preparation for a few days of HammerHead Shark Diving in Bimini. I had read reviews concerning both poor visibility in direct sun and a limited battery life prior to purchasing this computer, but I figured if SCUBALAB RATED it as the "TESTER'S CHOICE" it must be just a minor issue...WRONG!!! I pulled it out of the box and did the initial set-up in the comfort of my living room while basking in the glow of the beautiful screen, but the set-up could not be completed without connecting to a computer so I pulled out the included CD and fired-up the laptop figuring just another few minutes...again WRONG!!! I tried to download the software from the CD o