

There are plenty of good weather stations around for much less than this, and you could check out the ranges offered by La Crosse and Oregon, amongst others. I realize that even with commonly available price reductions, which bring the prices of the Vantage Pro2 and Vantage Vue back to the low 400s and 300s respectively, this is still quite a big spend if you are just starting to observe your local weather. These modifications reduce the listed price by $200 to US$395, but the specifications, precision and frequency of data updates are identical to the Vantage Pro2, and still surpassing all other home weather stations anywhere near this price level.
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But basically it is just a trimmed down version of the Vantage Pro 2 with a new simplified sensor module, a few less alarms, and no connections for some of the more specialized sensors such as leaf wetness and soil moisture. It is probably too early to judge just how good the Vantage Vue is - we really need to see how it performs over a few months to make sure that the Davis reliability has been transferred to the new model.


First it was the Vantage Pro, recently surpassed by the completely redesigned Vantage Pro2.Īnd in late 2009, Davis introduced the scaled down version of the Vantage Pro2, the Vantage Vue. Most major brands are reviewed in these pages - you can find them in the menu bar on the left.īut someone has to set the standard, and in the case of home weather stations it is Davis Instruments. There are a lot of good home weather stations around, at prices to suit all budgets, although, like almost everything, better equipment costs more. But does this necessarily mean this top of the range Davis weather station is right for you? Particularly when Davis has recently released the Vantage Vue, which does almost everything as well as the Vantage Pro2, and for about $200.00 less
