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His review did not cover TDA, just the training app. But it is nice to have a comparison of the numerous platforms. I am guessing that his complaint about not be able to download 1080P videos is likely due to not having a premium HD subscription. I had that issue earlier this year until I got the correct subscription.thebigoneinfront wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:19 am https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/03/cyc ... guide.html
Includes TDA. Some remarks may sound a bit familiar from the pertinent forums.
Phil‘s RLVs get the proper credit, though. Their handling by TDA, not so. And I think Ray is just plain wrong believing that no one will buy a Tacx trainer because of these RLVs. I for sure did.
Hi Michael,mcorn wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2020 7:43 pm It has been awhile since I tried the training app. The training app is for Android and IOS mobile devices and TDA is for Windows and Mac desktops. I would not regard them as functionally equivalent at all. There are a lot of things that TDA does on a large screen that would be very hard to replicate on a small mobile device. There are no doubt users, like Dave, who could give a better comparison.
Yes there is a lot to do in Garmin/Tacx development and marketing.thebigoneinfront wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:02 pm I think he ultimately looked at all versions, hence the „Tacx Training Suite“ moniker. „Update: Ok, I tried the desktop version, and this time it worked.“, plus at least one screenshot that looks very much TDA to me. Whatever. It‘s a good picture at the competition and what Garmin/Tacx need to do.
The 1080p picture quality and video smoothness is much the same in TDA and TTA.TDA is on a larger screen but my ipad is close on the Tacx stand so both can have that been there feeling.Having said that i only use TTA for shorter warm up/recovery rides.TDA wins with the widgets but these have to be larger for the smaller TTA i pad touch screen.These are also improving in TTA with the recent climb widget.The filtering for finding your rides needs improving with TTA.The other issues i have with TTA are buffering of the video for up to 2 minutes with all data working correctly, also road feel not stopping and continuing on tarmac to end of the ride.TDA has no issues and is perfect for me.
The fact that he confused TDA with the mobile training app is not at all helpful, but people can still install TDA for free and download a demo. I think that gives some sense of the high video quality.BerthaVision wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:28 pm Its was sobering to read the reviews especially his experence with the Tacx apps, really really depressed that we have no way to let the customers see our quality even for a high price.
Oh for me the cost is already way too cheap, I wanted a very high quality UHD option like we have in the RLV Beta, even if it was priced very expensive at least the option should be there for those with the gear. Ive been redacting the entire collection & have run the older rides masters through a special filter to make them look great on a UHD TV, its not real 4K but actually many of them now look better then our actual 4K, remember our old HD camera was a Cinema camera, the footage from it was very high quality, I actually enjoyed working with that footage more then i do with the 4K one. In any case its been a bit downward spiral..it was a massive shame as we had a brilliant team & so many plans.mcorn wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:45 pmThe fact that he confused TDA with the mobile training app is not at all helpful, but people can still install TDA for free and download a demo. I think that gives some sense of the high video quality.BerthaVision wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:28 pm Its was sobering to read the reviews especially his experence with the Tacx apps, really really depressed that we have no way to let the customers see our quality even for a high price.
And I would say buying a one-month HD subscription for €13,99/US $13.99 is a pretty inexpensive way to give it a try. Cyclists don't hesitate to drop a ton of money for jerseys and hardware, so this really should not be a barrier.
Sure, still one can easily turn that argument around: Tacx don‘t manage to make their offerings clear to a guy who makes a living on sports technology. How should John Doe who‘s looking for some fast fun in indoor training understand?
nzuraw wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:02 pm Zwift is an animal. A friend of mine worked for them until very recently. When they have an issue, they just pump money into it. If it doesn't get resolved, they pump more money into it. It's no wonder that Erin M. is a millionaire now - they've redefined marketing and got so much sponsorship and investment it's unreal.
