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Main Discussion > $1500 Radio !!!

colsy
Elite Veteran
Location: Cambridge, UK

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What's all the extra money for

A captivated market, in fact very good marketing.

col.

Only Quote From Experience.

02-06-2008 06:21 PM

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skim
Heliman
Location: Long Island, New York

wow it is expensive.
7ch is about $250
9ch is about $450
12ch is about $1500
14ch is about $2300
hmm what if use two 7ch radios...
2 X 7ch is 14ch.
I might use 2 radios instead of paying $2300 if I need more than 9ch.

02-06-2008 06:22 PM

balsapro
Senior Heliman
Location: Gallatin,TN

the 12x is a very nice radio. If I had the money laying around I would snag one in a heart beat.

its not about being realistic its about luxury, I guess its kind of like having heated and cooled seats in a car.

Build the Best, Fly the Best, Crash the Best

02-06-2008 06:40 PM

f14tomcatfreak
Senior Heliman
Location: rochester,ny us

to buy a radio for that type of money is just plain foolish honestly just how much of that programming do us heli pilots really need? my freinds and i fly scale turbine jets and we dont need half of those features. thats a jet with all the options 2 boot

02-06-2008 07:06 PM

f14tomcatfreak
Senior Heliman
Location: rochester,ny us

perfect example alan szabo jr's helis fly with a dx7 which would cost us guys around 350.00 looks like his helis fly great with it.

02-06-2008 07:11 PM

colsy
Elite Veteran
Location: Cambridge, UK

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to buy a radio for that type of money is just plain foolish

Why !!

If i buy a ferrari and you buy a Kia, DOESNT MAKE ME FOOLISH.

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just how much of that programming do us heli pilots really need?

None, BUT, holding my DX7 in my hands makes me cringe.

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perfect example alan szabo jr's helis fly with a dx7 which would cost us guys around 350.00 looks like his helis fly great with it.

He does what hes paid to do, and changes like the wind.

And he could make any heli look good (using a tv remote)

col.

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02-06-2008 07:20 PM

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balsapro
Senior Heliman
Location: Gallatin,TN

you can also dive a pinto no need for a ferrai

I bet if you saw one at your field you would drool over it to.
once you have moved up you never want to move back down, granted its more radio than you need

Build the Best, Fly the Best, Crash the Best

02-06-2008 07:22 PM

heli-cuzz
Veteran
Location: Pittston, Pa. USA

Nice stuff.

I want one

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It's more radio than most will ever need or use! But at $2300 It would give you bragging rights at a fun fly

Nah, I'd have to say its how well you fly for bragging rights. Your TX will not fly your heli for you.

Life Rotors On!!!

02-06-2008 07:24 PM

wrxlerate
Senior Heliman
Location: Reno, Nevada

Wow, that's pricey. I think I'd rather have the MZ for a few hundred more. I could be biased though.

02-06-2008 07:48 PM

Anthony.L
Veteran
Location: Seattle, WA

Never fails, always lots of haters simply cause they can't afford it. Sad, enjoy what you can afford, and don't knock everything else simply because of the price tag.

With that said, I have both the 14MZ 2.4 and 12X 2.4 on backorder, now to decide which to keep...

T-Rex 500E, T-Rex 600E, T-Rex 600N, T-Rex 700N, Vibe 50, Futaba 12Z FASST 2.4ghz

02-06-2008 08:19 PM

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Dr.Ben
Elite Veteran
Location: Richmond, VA, USA

I must admit that I can't understand why people would be surprised at the sticker on this radio. It is afterall JR's flagship, premium radio. Surely guys didn't think is was going to cost $1000, did they??? If it's more radio or features than you need, then don't buy it. Just PLEASE, and I say this as a MZ driver who has seen this before, don't flame the guys who DO have the money to buy one, CAN use a lot of its features, OR EVEN want one "just because they can".

Ben Minor

02-06-2008 08:51 PM

synodontis
Veteran
Location: United Kingdom

I'll be getting one, but I don't know when. It won't be soon, I'd rather let it "bed" in well first. I don't want to be a beta tester.

I'm still very happy with my 10X, never had a problem with it.

02-06-2008 09:03 PM

wrxlerate
Senior Heliman
Location: Reno, Nevada

This hobby is about fun. If someone enjoys owning something premium, don't fault them for it.

02-06-2008 09:15 PM

KC
Elite Veteran
Location: WA

looks like they got rid of the touch screen of the 10x in preference of the interface on the 9...**** THAT!

put a touchscreen back on it, cheapskates...was the big reason most of us stuck with the 10x anyways!

02-06-2008 09:19 PM

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captb
Senior Heliman
Location: Arizona Desert

The only problem is after getting used to the hi end radios all the others feel like toy radios. I don't mind paying more for a nice Transmitter since I've never crashed one. Allthou I did see a guy chuck a $200 Tx about 75 feet

If it's gonna happen it'll happen up there!

02-06-2008 09:53 PM

synodontis
Veteran
Location: United Kingdom

KC,

Of course you haven't been one of the pilots who did feedback for it.

My instructor does not like the touchscreen, simply because he says it can "wear out" and also you can accidentally short certain bits of it when moisture/damp hits it. He basically flies every day so he puts his to a lot of use - unlike some of us here.

JR don't change things unless they have damn good reason to, that's what they're like, and I respect them for that. I don't know what the touch screen on the 14MZ is like, but 12X without it is definitely not going to put me off owning one.

02-06-2008 10:46 PM

micknick
Senior Heliman
Location: united kingdom Rainham kent

$1500 radio

Each and everyone to themselves I say I'm a bit of a gadget kinda guy but I'm still trying to master the calculator lol. so I've no chance of programming one of these suckers.

02-06-2008 10:49 PM

allns47
Key Veteran
Location: Richmond IN.

I have one on back order...

02-06-2008 10:55 PM

Wyorcflyer
Senior Heliman
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming USA

High end transmitters

I have bought things that I thought were a "good value" and have been disappointed because they were just plain cheap. I am not sure I can remember any premium product I have purchased that I have regretted.

I have a Futaba 12FGH and was worried if it was a good decision. Now that I have it there is no doubt that it is worth it to me. Having said that I also fly planks that have 10 servos. Regardless these radios don't make it harder they make it easier. When you create a new model it asks you how many ailerons, flaps and elevators it has or what swash type if it is a heli. You answer and bingo most of the hard work is done. Because of this capability you do less mixing of your own on these radios. Servo neutral is a really neat set up tool for helicopters.

I am sure the premium JR will be a great radio as well. If you can afford one of the premium radios I will wager that you won't regret it. If you can't then not to worry, the much less expensive radios will serve you well.

Jack Patton

02-06-2008 11:33 PM

DSW
Senior Heliman
Location: Oviedo, Florida

We should compare it to the cost of a boat or something like that.
What are the best two days of most boat owners? The day they buy it and the day they sell it.
All the other days when its not in use, its just a place to throw money.
So, these prices are reasonable for what we get. Its a free market and you can spend as little or much as you want.
I've personally bought a JR X347 PCM, a nice TX in its day, XP9303 and most recently the JR X9303 2.4Ghz.

My only complaint is the resale value for barely used transmitters.

02-06-2008 11:48 PM

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