Just ordered a Peregrine Adventures Light, thanks to 1) your video and the support they give you, 2) their customer care proactiveness as I inquired about the program for laptop called Cloud, 3) their reputation from others about the service and 4) the very bad service I received from my local Suunto service center.
Started diving with watch and max depth indicator on an SOS gauge, moved to Mares Puck, Cressi Leonardo, Mares Quad Air and now Peregrine TX....Oh La La....what an absolute beauty.
If you're planning to dive mixed gasses then I agree that you shouldn't bother with the Peregrine TX, but I do ADP dives (deco'ing on rich nitrox mixes) and bought a Peregrine exactly for that purpose (the TX wasn't available then and the £320 on top of the computer for the gas sender unit would have made it a non-starter anyway). It's fine for 'technical diving' at that level, which is as far as I will ever go.
6:20 Heheh yea that's me. My first dive computer is the Peregrine. Purchased it for a trip to Malapascua only weeks before the TX with its compass and air integration was announced. Prior to that I was a tables guy, then started borrowing a friends spare computer. Did a lot of research and bit the bullet for the Peregrine. Was happy to use it for only a day and a half until I got the flu and burned the weeks worth of dives. It was my 2024 dive trip of the year. To add a kick in the guts they then announced the TX 😞 You gotta take life as it is.
I've had my P-TX for a month and love it. Can see the display even in wrecks (even with my old eyes). The gas intergration is brilliant, downloading to my logbook couldn't be easier (but I transfer across to Dive Log 6) and I know that IF something happens, odds are Shearwater's after sales support will see me through.
@@manius_dive No I'm 57 and need reading glasses to see pretty much everything on computer screens these days - BUT not the Peregrine - it's big and clear as crystal under water.
@@Thiione true - but most Shearwaters charge off most Qi/MagSafe chargers. I’ve tried my Anker 5W pad/7.5W MagSafe battery pack - worked fine. I keep the stock charger in the box.
@@nfthach Shearwater has officially warned against using 3rd party chargers due to overload of the battery. They should at least have the same wattage.
I got a perdix 2 as my first dive computer a month ago can’t wait to get good enough that I’ll just run it on gauge…. Hopefully next year go into tech diving
Thank you James! Once more I share your opinion. The Peregrine TX is a beast. I have around 100 dives on mine (oh yes, indeed the 2nd^^ i330r was the first) and I love it. As a DM, I can’t wish for more. Tank pressure, GTR, TTS and my SAC - rate ( isn’t it showing rmv actually? ) with a blink of an eye. That just makes my daily diving. Praise shearwater for that^^ P.S. tried to charge it in multiple cars which had wireless charger for phones, works flawlessly
I have a TernTX and love it, the only viable alternative for my use is/was the PeregrineTX. Personal pros of the Tern: can wear it out of the water (surface intervals); nicer brighter screen with better use of real estate; quicker 4-button interface; steel case feels premium; screen-edge compass arrow is better. Personal pros of the Peregrine: feels indestructible; despite the wasted lower left corner (only shows the gas) the other 2 units can each show a mini-display containing 3 items = lots of useful info; battery life is better (through from experience the Tern is great too: 15 - 20, 1 hour dives using AI).
8:48 I’m also not a fan of multi-function computer. 😂 Hence I got a garmin for flight/workouts/backpacking/travel, a seiko for business (also a dive watch), a Zoop for diving and a G-SHOCK for apocalypse. Few years ago, I tried my dad’s Petrel 2, I just can’t back to my Zoop, those BIG COLOURED DISPLAY 🌝. Finally, I pre-ordered my Peregrine Tx from local shop, a day before the video release 😂🫢🙃.
Thanks. Instructor here, diving for 30+yrs, but after having kids, diving is a side kick rather than diving 3 times a week as I used to. Bought a luna when they came out and my dad gave me his sol when he quit diving. Both are fully unlocked trimix and all. Do I used it -No- will they still work after10 years from now -probably- do I need a new dive computer..... hmmm after 20 years terra and sol something new would be nice. In a way I liked the peregrine 1 and its price, but was waiting for air Integration. Now it has it, I think, but my trimix and gimmicks.... and the price is now up there with the new smaller screen sol. Although that has been on the market for howmany years already? Will there be a sol3 shortly... I might drain the newly fit batteries over a few years and stay in the uwatec system with all my divelog.
James I have seen several dive computer reviews from you including the shearwater Perdix 2 in which you state that it is exactly like the Perdix with only a couple of changes. You then go on to explain the changes. On every computer review you are adamant about the Perdix being the best computer on the market, but, I have yet to see a Perdix review . Why according to you (and many others im sure) is the Perdix the BEST!
I’ve been renting out dive computers since my DeepBlu Cosmiq died - all Shearwaters. I really like my Peregrine TX. The Tern is “sexier” but I wear an Apple Watch regularly.
Doubtful unless you really want the AI - Without the significant extra $s for the sender(s) it's just giving you a compass and it's expensive for that alone.
Why not to use Peregrine for tech diving? It can handle 3 mixes up to 100% oxygen, calculates using ZHL-16C and can have GF set by the diver. Yes, no trimix support, but as far as I know tech diving is just a diving with multiple mixes (and/or with deco ceiling).
Yea, as far as I know, Shearwater uses the same firmware in the Petrel/Perdix/Peregrine. I’m not going into tech - but it seems like it’s “light-tech” capable for multi-stage deco diving if you don’t use trimix. Of course it won’t do rebreathers - even as fixed PPO2(but the Perdix/Teric can).
Shearwater apparently agrees with you/us. I think James blanket not suitable for tech diving is unfair. He apparently believes deco diving (with appropriate training) and tech diving are two different things. Maybe they are, but if thats the case he should say so. Simply saying No, without any explanation serves no one.
@@391wombat yea, I saw a tutorial about switching gases easier on a Perdix/Petrel, and that’s one feature the Peregrine TX didn’t have(maybe I didn’t have a second transmitter programmed). But I was able to program Nx32/40 and 100% O2 and it showed me the MOD of each and I was able to switch gases, AFAIK.
@@391wombat, @Divers Ready ok, so let's try to agree the definition of tech diving... For me: when the obligatory deco stops are required (not just safety stop) and when I use stage bottle(-s) with deco mix(-es) - it's technical diving. It's still recreational (because I do it for fun), but no more "just NDL". I know Petrel (I have model 1 and I like it), Perdix, Teric are more capable (TMX/CCR, bigger screens), but with my doubles on my back and one or two stages with some EAN on my side - i would use Peregrine without fear. But maybe I'm wrong?
Fantastic thing is wireless charging is not proprietary. Any Qi charger will work! There are power banks with Qi chargers, some phones can do battery share and charge it, cars with wireless chargers will work. Don't have to bring a dedicated charger for this
I'd love to have this computer, but I wonder if it is worth it for me, I'm a newbie and only plan to dive down to recreational depths a few times a year, I find it a bit expensive, please,. Can any of you guys, who are way more experienced divers than I am, give me an honest opinion? Thanks.
Everyone thinks they'll only dive limited depths or infrequently, but most end up doing more than they expect. There's the old adage of 'buy cheap, buy twice', so I think a Peregrine is a good investment, although I'm not sure the TX is worth the extra over the basic version, a sender for AI will add another $400 or so!
Just ordered a Peregrine Adventures Light, thanks to 1) your video and the support they give you, 2) their customer care proactiveness as I inquired about the program for laptop called Cloud, 3) their reputation from others about the service and 4) the very bad service I received from my local Suunto service center.
Shearwater has the absolute best customer service I have ever dealt with. Great video!
As a current Peregrine user this is the review I’ve been waiting for!
Started diving with watch and max depth indicator on an SOS gauge, moved to Mares Puck, Cressi Leonardo, Mares Quad Air and now Peregrine TX....Oh La La....what an absolute beauty.
If you're planning to dive mixed gasses then I agree that you shouldn't bother with the Peregrine TX, but I do ADP dives (deco'ing on rich nitrox mixes) and bought a Peregrine exactly for that purpose (the TX wasn't available then and the £320 on top of the computer for the gas sender unit would have made it a non-starter anyway). It's fine for 'technical diving' at that level, which is as far as I will ever go.
6:20 Heheh yea that's me. My first dive computer is the Peregrine. Purchased it for a trip to Malapascua only weeks before the TX with its compass and air integration was announced. Prior to that I was a tables guy, then started borrowing a friends spare computer. Did a lot of research and bit the bullet for the Peregrine. Was happy to use it for only a day and a half until I got the flu and burned the weeks worth of dives. It was my 2024 dive trip of the year. To add a kick in the guts they then announced the TX 😞 You gotta take life as it is.
Thank you so very much for another great video. This thing goes straight to my musthavelist
I've had my P-TX for a month and love it. Can see the display even in wrecks (even with my old eyes). The gas intergration is brilliant, downloading to my logbook couldn't be easier (but I transfer across to Dive Log 6) and I know that IF something happens, odds are Shearwater's after sales support will see me through.
I have a question about the screen visibility underwater on the Peregrine TX. Is the screen too small?
@@manius_dive No the screen is the same size as the Perdix and it's 2.2 inches (one of the biggest on the market) everything is super clear as well
@@manius_dive No I'm 57 and need reading glasses to see pretty much everything on computer screens these days - BUT not the Peregrine - it's big and clear as crystal under water.
The Tx charger has a USB-C, compared to the old charger with Micro USB. That is a big plus in my opinion.
The new regular peregrine also use usb c a lot of the stock at shops and stores just aren’t updated yet.
@@DBS1590 I didn't know that. My Peregrine is from dec 2023 and has micro usb, but I guess the updated it recently then!
@@Thiione true - but most Shearwaters charge off most Qi/MagSafe chargers. I’ve tried my Anker 5W pad/7.5W MagSafe battery pack - worked fine. I keep the stock charger in the box.
@@nfthach Shearwater has officially warned against using 3rd party chargers due to overload of the battery. They should at least have the same wattage.
Solid review. Peregrine TX is awesome. Does the job incredibly well. Nothing more, nothing less.
@DiversReady 9:04 James why you cant use Peregrine for technical diving? Example: technical decompression dive to 30 m/Ean32 with oxygen as deco gas.
I got a perdix 2 as my first dive computer a month ago can’t wait to get good enough that I’ll just run it on gauge…. Hopefully next year go into tech diving
Great video, Thank you James. 😊 I look forward to your content each week. Keep them coming! 👍
Bought a Perdix 2 Ti, haven't even looked at another.. and yes their customer service is amazing.
Thank you James!
Once more I share your opinion. The Peregrine TX is a beast.
I have around 100 dives on mine (oh yes, indeed the 2nd^^ i330r was the first) and I love it. As a DM, I can’t wish for more. Tank pressure, GTR, TTS and my SAC - rate ( isn’t it showing rmv actually? ) with a blink of an eye.
That just makes my daily diving.
Praise shearwater for that^^
P.S. tried to charge it in multiple cars which had wireless charger for phones, works flawlessly
I have a TernTX and love it, the only viable alternative for my use is/was the PeregrineTX. Personal pros of the Tern: can wear it out of the water (surface intervals); nicer brighter screen with better use of real estate; quicker 4-button interface; steel case feels premium; screen-edge compass arrow is better. Personal pros of the Peregrine: feels indestructible; despite the wasted lower left corner (only shows the gas) the other 2 units can each show a mini-display containing 3 items = lots of useful info; battery life is better (through from experience the Tern is great too: 15 - 20, 1 hour dives using AI).
Just dove my Peregrine TX and loved it. Don’t need to add readers or go the prescription route to be able to read the display.
8:48 I’m also not a fan of multi-function computer. 😂
Hence I got a garmin for flight/workouts/backpacking/travel, a seiko for business (also a dive watch), a Zoop for diving and a G-SHOCK for apocalypse.
Few years ago, I tried my dad’s Petrel 2, I just can’t back to my Zoop, those BIG COLOURED DISPLAY 🌝. Finally, I pre-ordered my Peregrine Tx from local shop, a day before the video release 😂🫢🙃.
Shearwater 🙌🤩😎
Shearwater really does kill it. Thanks for the video
Expensive and not really viable for many casual recreational divers but THAT is a truly great piece of kit. Very impressive!!!
Thank you!
Thanks. Instructor here, diving for 30+yrs, but after having kids, diving is a side kick rather than diving 3 times a week as I used to. Bought a luna when they came out and my dad gave me his sol when he quit diving. Both are fully unlocked trimix and all. Do I used it -No- will they still work after10 years from now -probably- do I need a new dive computer..... hmmm after 20 years terra and sol something new would be nice. In a way I liked the peregrine 1 and its price, but was waiting for air Integration. Now it has it, I think, but my trimix and gimmicks.... and the price is now up there with the new smaller screen sol. Although that has been on the market for howmany years already? Will there be a sol3 shortly... I might drain the newly fit batteries over a few years and stay in the uwatec system with all my divelog.
I got on the bandwagon early. Perdix AI was my first computer, and my 2nd computer. A peregrine lives on my scooter for easy depth and time.
If not diving Helium what is the reason you can't use the TX for technical diving ??
James I have seen several dive computer reviews from you including the shearwater Perdix 2 in which you state that it is exactly like the Perdix with only a couple of changes. You then go on to explain the changes. On every computer review you are adamant about the Perdix being the best computer on the market, but, I have yet to see a Perdix review . Why according to you (and many others im sure) is the Perdix the BEST!
I’ve been renting out dive computers since my DeepBlu Cosmiq died - all Shearwaters. I really like my Peregrine TX. The Tern is “sexier” but I wear an Apple Watch regularly.
What A r integrated dive computer is better? Suunto eon core or shearwater peregrine TX?
Is the TX worth it over a standard Peregrine?
Doubtful unless you really want the AI - Without the significant extra $s for the sender(s) it's just giving you a compass and it's expensive for that alone.
I noticed you’re diving an aqualung legend in those videos and not the dive Wright are you going to release a video on the legend
Why not to use Peregrine for tech diving? It can handle 3 mixes up to 100% oxygen, calculates using ZHL-16C and can have GF set by the diver. Yes, no trimix support, but as far as I know tech diving is just a diving with multiple mixes (and/or with deco ceiling).
Yea, as far as I know, Shearwater uses the same firmware in the Petrel/Perdix/Peregrine. I’m not going into tech - but it seems like it’s “light-tech” capable for multi-stage deco diving if you don’t use trimix. Of course it won’t do rebreathers - even as fixed PPO2(but the Perdix/Teric can).
Shearwater apparently agrees with you/us. I think James blanket not suitable for tech diving is unfair. He apparently believes deco diving (with appropriate training) and tech diving are two different things. Maybe they are, but if thats the case he should say so. Simply saying No, without any explanation serves no one.
@@391wombat yea, I saw a tutorial about switching gases easier on a Perdix/Petrel, and that’s one feature the Peregrine TX didn’t have(maybe I didn’t have a second transmitter programmed). But I was able to program Nx32/40 and 100% O2 and it showed me the MOD of each and I was able to switch gases, AFAIK.
@@391wombat, @Divers Ready ok, so let's try to agree the definition of tech diving...
For me: when the obligatory deco stops are required (not just safety stop) and when I use stage bottle(-s) with deco mix(-es) - it's technical diving.
It's still recreational (because I do it for fun), but no more "just NDL".
I know Petrel (I have model 1 and I like it), Perdix, Teric are more capable (TMX/CCR, bigger screens), but with my doubles on my back and one or two stages with some EAN on my side - i would use Peregrine without fear. But maybe I'm wrong?
I have a Peregrine and I use it more as a bottom timer for my ccr dives it works fine for that. It’s been on several trips in the 80-100m range.
Fantastic thing is wireless charging is not proprietary. Any Qi charger will work! There are power banks with Qi chargers, some phones can do battery share and charge it, cars with wireless chargers will work. Don't have to bring a dedicated charger for this
I have a question about the screen visibility underwater on the Peregrine TX. Is the screen too small?
I'd love to have this computer, but I wonder if it is worth it for me, I'm a newbie and only plan to dive down to recreational depths a few times a year, I find it a bit expensive, please,. Can any of you guys, who are way more experienced divers than I am, give me an honest opinion?
Thanks.
Yes buy the the standard perigrin, you won't look back
Everyone thinks they'll only dive limited depths or infrequently, but most end up doing more than they expect. There's the old adage of 'buy cheap, buy twice', so I think a Peregrine is a good investment, although I'm not sure the TX is worth the extra over the basic version, a sender for AI will add another $400 or so!