Funny.
When 3DR delivers new features by FW and app updates every 4 weeks in average over the past 10 months people here compain about the lack of new capabilities.
.
Dude,
As a business owner that mistake is really bad. I hope you didn't print that on your business cards or marketing materials.
Good luck and go have some fun!
Jerry
You are correct.
Negative ...OK, Thanks. I see it now. I wonder just what they consider a "System Malfunction". That would appear to only mean a software problem.
Oh, ok, I get it. You mean you can actually successfully fly the Phantom whereas Solo was simply too much.You are correct. IF 3DR would have come out with another model Solo-II the frogs would have wings. A gentlemanaasked a question about which of the two companies and models where the best. I answered. You didn't like the factual truth. So you picked up your ball and went home to mommy crying about how I insulted the one of the two companies who have stopped supporting their customers over the phone. Fact! The fight model is completely different and not as advanced as the Phantom 4. Which btw is a complete different machine than any of the other Phantom models. And no,the last thing I need is to take advice about how to manage and market my twenty five year old corp from the Dude who makes business cards. Yes, everyone, I said something you didn't like. Sorry, I was truthful. When Solo finally Stumbled on to the playing field it was a great Novelty. And 3DR offered great support. I had no less than three of their products cross shipped to me. Like I said, keyword "Was"! I could have half steppped or down played my answer, but the facts are the facts regardless how much you hate the answer. Considering the cost, all we expect for the money is the ability to trust your very expesive aerial photography vehicle, go fly, have fun. Well that and full-on customer support. Phantom 4 you can, Solo-I you can not! 3DR in all their obvious delimma by ending their phone support seems to be really bad news in the eyes of anyone experience in marketing, leaving the writing on the wall and little guesswork about what must be going on. But it's a great company with no phone contact support and still trying to perfect an antiquated model that is going on two years and it s now legitimately deemed behind the times.
Sorry,,,, I can't lead someone asking advice down the wrong path, regardles how biased and confused others may be. I guess we will see what happens maybe in 2018 when the Solo-II might finally appear. But by then the Phantom-VI will be running and picking up your pizza. Oh, and answering the phone when their customers call!!
Have Fun and Be SafSafe!
Guys, The fanboy response does not help the discussion. I think the things we should be talking about is where are these promise upgrades? and if upgrades are on the agenda, which ones would be most desirable, and if 3DR doesn't want to do the upgrades, do we want to spend the time and treasure to do it ourselves? Or is the latest DJI or some other bird better, and should we just put our solos on the shelf for better bird?
You haven't flown a Phantom lately or ever.
Kind of like my Ford F-150 Platinum with the Nav system. It promoted being able for upgrades from the USB port. I bought a 2009 and then a 2012 and have NEVER seen an update !One of the selling points for the Solo was that you wouldn't have to buy a new bird each year because it would be upgrade-able. What upgrades are available? If nothing is announced at NAB this may be another unfulfilled commitment by 3DR.
Yeah, after I bought my 2009 they finally came out with an 'upgrade' but you had to buy a new vehicle to have it incorporated :-( These companies promising easy upgrades are mostly selling hype as by the time they come up with new upgradeable features the hardware, and software technology has evolved to the point where you just can't upgrade and you need to buy a new product anyway. Kind of like computers and mother boards where you were supposed to be able to just insert a new processor and have the latest and greatest. I think back about the old 386 and 486 and then the Pentium arrived!Those early automotive nav system were terrible.
I have a mopar one, you can upgrade it but the maps are ridiculous.
Not sure it is a good analogy though as 3DR came from the DIY world, ford was never that
That's right they need to improve the quality of the motor. With the failure of any motor the drone fell from the sky. Nothing you can do about it once that happened. And on some serious shoot and remote location you end up loosing everything. Including your project. Cause that's what happened to me.This was one of the marketing competition. And on top of it all, 3DR really kind of squandered almost a whole year of "future proof" just trying to make the Solo do what they promised at NAB. It was more like "past proofing." The best upgrade that 3DR could offer me right now is a set of 4 new improved reliable motors that don't introduce shake and vibration into the bird. You can't fix that with a firmware update.
Man oh man....I can imagine how some of you guys act in the "iOS vs Android" threads on other forums! LOL![]()
You haven't flown a Phantom lately or ever.
You're serious? I guess they do come in many colors besides just puckered pink...
here's a couple shots of me with a couple of my DJI birds.
One is my S1000 with a Blackmagic Microcinema 4K (outputs 6gSDI to external Oddysey).
And a 2 year old shot with my P2.
And...with my Phantom 4 the day they arrived at the Apple store
How do you know?
LOL this should be fun
We use essential cookies to make this site work, and optional cookies to enhance your experience.