Gadgetman
Quality made, big screen, valueable tool for diagnosing cars
I like gadgets and buy lots of tools. This is just another tool I use to fix my cars. It's not a magic device that tells you how to fix the car, but gives you valuable info on where to look. I have many other ODB2 scanners from the $19 code readers, $99 Bluetooth scanners to $800 Bi-Directional scanners. I like this one as it's not bluetooth and just plain works when it's hooked up. The Bluetooth ones sometimes don't connect to the phone and then the phone screen is small and hard to read when running multiple live data feeds on the screen. This screen is large and bright which is good for us old guys that need glasses. It updated the firmware, software and data once I connected it to wi-fi and was a painless process. The screen is bright and clear. All my cars are pre-2005 so it didn't read the Vin automatically but that was expected, non of my scanners pick up these Vins. The OBD scanner market is getting crowded with many companies and it's good for us as it keeps the prices lower as they compete. There is a learning curve on these scanners as each company has their own menu system and way of doing things and terminology. Youtube is a valuable tool on learning how to use new products with review videos. The manual is a little small and covers the basics and I wish it had more info but most other scanners are basic as well. It would be great if there was a link to some training videos for newbies. I just turned this back on after a week and there are 5 new manufacture updates which means they are keeping this current. They have a Mall feature where you can purchase what they call full function for a brand of car. So if you only drive GM's, this could be a nice add-on. Why buy a scanner more expensive that has all the companies included when you need only one or two. There is a Demo mode under the diagnose feature that lets you play with various brands to see what data is retrieves, very cool. Definitely give this a try to learn this units capabilities. It also has