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Did you ever manage to extract the V3i code?

11 hours ago, Chase Goldman said:

You mean in addition to the already released ORX?

Yes, if I am to believe what XP said in a recent interview.

One also possibly fully waterproof.

On 1/9/2019 at 5:24 PM, schoolofhardNox said:

I don't know if you posted your question in humor or not and I'm wondering if you have an Equinox?

Yes it was in humor, I don't have an Equinox but do have an Explorer XS.

Cracking machine, even if it doesn't use the 28 frequencies they said it did!!

I do like Minelab machines but just wish they were a bit more honest in there advertising.

I know XP did mess around with smart phone integration a couple of years ago but didn't go any further with it, mainly due to Bluetooth not being fast enough.

However XP will be launching two new detectors this year (2019) one above and below the Deus in spec.

If the Equinox will obsolete all single frequency detectors why does it have the option to run as a single frequency machine?

Surely this means in this mode the Equinox will obsolete itself!!

Does anybody know what frequency the VDI number is normalized to?

I assume a target will give the same VDI number regardless of what frequency is used? Multi or Single?

27 minutes ago, tboykin said:

Sorry I have not been as active online. We had two additions to the family and I have been busy with work.

In 2018 White's released two new detectors, the TDI BeachHunter and the Goldmaster® 24k. I have been seeing some decent finds with both, in spite of the cold weather.

How is White's doing compared to other US brands as far as releasing new products? There is increasing competition from offshore brands, and they set a high standard that all brands should aim to beat. Yes they have the benefit of corporate/government funding, but that's no excuse. Always room for improvement in this department, especially from the US manufacturers. Look what happened with Case/Komatsu and GMC/Toyota. Foreign competition breeds innovation.

Multifrequency has been around for ages, ditto with PI. To me the big question in 2019 is - will a company will release something revolutionary?

Is that a hint at a half sine technology detector?

They do seem to have lost something over the last few years, I remember years ago in the UK there were XLT's and DFX's everywhere and they were well respected machines.

Nowadays in our hobby magazines the dealers never advertise whites machines and never really push them if you ask about them. 

A big disappointment to me was the launch of the MX7 as a new machine, I have even heard on podcasts members of the Whites field team recommending it to people that already own a MX Sport. It is exactly the same machine, is this really the best Whites could come up with? Repackaging the same machine in a different housing and sticking on a different coil?

I have had many Whites machines over the years, Classic III, XLT, DFX and MXT.

For whatever reason they are getting left behind, especially with the up and coming manufactures from Europe. Which leads me to another point, they always ignore the European market who do not want a detector telling them they have found a quarter!!! One of the reasons I have stayed away from the MX Sport, had this the option to turn off the labels then it would be much better.

Here's hoping they do come out with something special in 2019.