Spectrum DX8, Love it? Hate it? What?
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Spectrum DX8, Love it? Hate it? What?
Fellow addicts, love to hear your thoughts on the Spektrum DX8. Being a long time JR guy, I find a slight hesitation to pull the trigger on a new DX8. It appears to do everything a little boy could need, seems to be priced pretty well, it even has that new fancy telemetry dealy, so what am I missing? I do have to admit, and this is JMHO, but you look at a Futaba and it looks like a solid piece of equipment, you look at a JR (with the exception of the JR 11X 2.4 which looks like a bad Iron Man impression or a fricken Cylon from Battle Star Galactica… who came up with that? Yikes!) and you know you’re holding a solid piece of equipment, but when I hold the DX8 it has that plastic, cheapy, basic feel to it… Don’t kill me Spektrum guys, just sharing my thoughts and besides I think I might join the band! So tell me what you think about that little bad boy, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, I want it all!!!
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RE: Spectrum DX8, Love it? Hate it? What?
Just getting into mine, but I find it easy to program and the ability to upgrade the software via an SD card are great. If you have a DX6i, you are over 70% of the way learning to program. The book could be more instructive on the upgrading feature, but as I said I'm just getting into it. So far, the best I've owned.
01-06-2011, 03:57 PM
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you look at a JR (with the exception of the JR 11X 2.4 which looks like a bad Iron Man impression or a fricken Cylon from Battle Star Galactica… who came up with that? Yikes!)
you look at a JR (with the exception of the JR 11X 2.4 which looks like a bad Iron Man impression or a fricken Cylon from Battle Star Galactica… who came up with that? Yikes!)
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RE: Spectrum DX8, Love it? Hate it? What?
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Fellow addicts, love to hear your thoughts on the Spektrum DX8. Being a long time JR guy, I find a slight hesitation to pull the trigger on a new DX8. It appears to do everything a little boy could need, seems to be priced pretty well, it even has that new fancy telemetry dealy, so what am I missing? I do have to admit, and this is JMHO, but you look at a Futaba and it looks like a solid piece of equipment, you look at a JR (with the exception of the JR 11X 2.4 which looks like a bad Iron Man impression or a fricken Cylon from Battle Star Galactica… who came up with that? Yikes!) and you know you’re holding a solid piece of equipment, but when I hold the DX8 it has that plastic, cheapy, basic feel to it… Don’t kill me Spektrum guys, just sharing my thoughts and besides I think I might join the band! So tell me what you think about that little bad boy, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, I want it all!!!
Fellow addicts, love to hear your thoughts on the Spektrum DX8. Being a long time JR guy, I find a slight hesitation to pull the trigger on a new DX8. It appears to do everything a little boy could need, seems to be priced pretty well, it even has that new fancy telemetry dealy, so what am I missing? I do have to admit, and this is JMHO, but you look at a Futaba and it looks like a solid piece of equipment, you look at a JR (with the exception of the JR 11X 2.4 which looks like a bad Iron Man impression or a fricken Cylon from Battle Star Galactica… who came up with that? Yikes!) and you know you’re holding a solid piece of equipment, but when I hold the DX8 it has that plastic, cheapy, basic feel to it… Don’t kill me Spektrum guys, just sharing my thoughts and besides I think I might join the band! So tell me what you think about that little bad boy, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, I want it all!!!
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RE: Spectrum DX8, Love it? Hate it? What?
ORIGINAL: Arrow IV
Fellow addicts, love to hear your thoughts on the Spektrum DX8. Being a long time JR guy, I find a slight hesitation to pull the trigger on a new DX8. It appears to do everything a little boy could need, seems to be priced pretty well, it even has that new fancy telemetry dealy, so what am I missing?
Fellow addicts, love to hear your thoughts on the Spektrum DX8. Being a long time JR guy, I find a slight hesitation to pull the trigger on a new DX8. It appears to do everything a little boy could need, seems to be priced pretty well, it even has that new fancy telemetry dealy, so what am I missing?
Now with that said, I have a Futaba 2.4 too. The Rx are just too much $$$.
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RE: Spectrum DX8, Love it? Hate it? What?
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Just make sure you get a Module based JR Tx. Somethin' cookin' in JR 2.4
Just make sure you get a Module based JR Tx. Somethin' cookin' in JR 2.4
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RE: Spectrum DX8, Love it? Hate it? What?
If you fly helicopters, the dx8 has a 5point throttle curve. A radio at this level (features/price) should have a 7 point curve. I read a review that said the gimbles would flex when moved up and down to the end points.
Looks like quality wasnt as big a deal as telemetry.
Looks like quality wasnt as big a deal as telemetry.
01-14-2011, 12:35 PM
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RE: Spectrum DX8, Love it? Hate it? What?
It will bend- if you push the sticks all the way up or down they'll bend/flex slightly. I assume this is without much pressure. Like I said, this is what I have read in a review.
