Hello everyone,
I've been a lurker here for quite some time, even more so as of recently when I decided I finally wanted to pull the trigger on purchasing my own weather station.
So... of course even after reading other posts until I'm cross eyed i'll still beat the dead horse of trying to figure out if i want to purchase the Davis Vue or VP2.
I have 99% decided whichever route I decide to go, I'll most likely be getting the VP2 console. Personally I just like the look of that console better. I'm not sure how accurate the 24-48 hour ticker is but if its any good that would be another advantage too.
So first question would be, does anyone have any reasons they think I would be making the wrong choice by running a VP2 console over a Vue console other than it being slightly more expensive?
Second question is, for my location of Bakersfield, Ca-93308 ( for those of you who know it don't laugh too much
) which console do you feel would be better here? Its a low humidity, snows once every 25-30 years, 3-7 inches or rain a year desert like area where summers are brutal in the sense of its not uncommon to have 110-ish degree days and winters consist of high 30s to low 40s at night with a handful of days in the low 20's. Altitude is 450ft or so.
Would the Vue ISS read accurately ? If not how off do you feel it would be?
If a VP2 is a must, do you feel the fan is a must have?
I don't really see myself having any use for the UV sensor or the solar radiation sensor. Am I crazy here?
Last but not least, it seems rainmanweather has the best prices, is this the case or are there other places I should be looking?
Thanks in advance!