Thermostats...opinion's

[youbeyouibei]

Generally I think any proportional unit is better than an on/off. The VE series is new there are a few whom have been reporting issues with them and the other issue they have is the probe accuracy is not stated anywhere. Not on the web site manual and Rich at reptile basics has repeatedly ignored the question what is the probe accuracy? (although was very quick in answering other questions) I can only assume that it is the most common +/-2ºF. There are other units with more features for less money and •higher accuracy• at least until full specs are released. Something to keep in mind. Helix, Herpstat, Ecozone, Habistat are great units I simply cannot say about the VEs at least until the setting issue and probe accuracy is addressed.

Second that. Not knocking Rich and for the most part he has great products but those thermostats are a little too new for me to drop that kind of money on one and trust my collection to it's accuracy when there are proven models with the full specs available on the market. I'd like to see where they end up in a few years but in the meantime, I'll stick with the ones I know and trust. Just my two cents...