you decided to buy, with two coming free with the device (it would do general OBD2 for everything). In the past I have tried a few other dongles from Asian companies that let you get the same info and do the same things as OBD11, only they would let you do it with all the manufacturers. I've always meant to start a channel for things like this (not for the money, I imagine I would top out at like 50 subscribers), but just because text explanations are rarely enough. I'll make a video on youtube or something. Honestly some one send me their OBD11 device to try out and I will compare and contrast OBD11 vs VCDS vs ODIS (Factory VW/Audi Software). I guess, I don't think that's quite accurate.
#OBD11 VS VCDS PRO#
The pro version can give you almost 100% of what VCDS can do, only it provides the data in a different, less in depth format to be more user friendly. Like I said, and DV52 expanded on, for most people and the issues they have, OBD11 (sorry for always shortening it, no disrespect intended) is the best cost to performance OBD2 dongle there is. The irony of this decision is that it makes the choice for us "high-end" buyers more palatable!!
The recent increase in the cost of OBD11 dongles has clearly been possible because Voltas IT has recognized the price-gap with VCDS as an opportunity for additional revenue - but it's a gamble for OBD11 between maintaining sales volume and extracting profit from each unit sold. The fact that Ross-Tech remains a viable commercial entity in competition with Voltas IT means that there is healthy competition for both types of devices in the "enthusiast" market- which is a good thing (IMO). Professions users tend to be "sticky" customers, but they tend to be "seldom" buyers and the underlying market just isn't that big.
#OBD11 VS VCDS PROFESSIONAL#
I very much doubt that Ross-Tech could survive if it relied solely on the professional user market for its sales. It simply boils-down to how the potential buyer values the additional expenditure. We aren't any better, nor are we any worse than those that use the "other" yard-stick to make purchase decisions - we are just different type of buyers!Īgain, neither of the two approaches to making a purchase decision is correct and neither are wrong. Now, I'm not saying that we would pay anything for these attributes, but those of us that feel this way are prepared to spend extra for these qualities. Every potential buyer of a diagnostic cable should start by doing this analysisīut I believe that there is also a legitimate approach at the other end of the purchase-decision spectrum based on "what you want": there are people (like me) that value stuff like high-end engineering design, speed of response and industry reputation. "You can't always get what you want- but if you try sometimes you might find - you get what you need"!Ĭlearly the very sane approach of thinking about "only doing a few tweaks" and "simplicity" is based on the "what you need" end of the purchase-decision spectrum.
But as that bastion of philosophy and sometimes pop culture band once said: Most folk should/do use an "objective" based decision model for choosing between commercial products - and I'm sure that there are some (many?) that use this rational thinking method to make their choice between VCDS, or OBD11 (or VCP for that matter). I have a long history in engineering/science, but I have always had an amateur fascination for economics and in particular, the methods that folk use to make buying decisions (yes I know - I should get a life)! interesting points of view (all of which are valid)! So for most people OBD11 is perfectly fine, but for the hardcore enthusiast, or someone who fixes cars, VCDS is much more useful.Įdit: Not hating on OBD11 in anyway, I think it's great. If you want to get really serious or need to do any type of "real" work and gaming, then you use the computer. When you are out and about and need a quick fix, your phone works fine for internet and games.
#OBD11 VS VCDS FULL#
OBD11 is a cellphone where as VCDS is a full blown computer (not just because that's what they run on, talking in functionality and use). While you can do some of these with OBD11 pro, the interface and data shown is much greater, along with the tips built in for long coding. There is so much more that you can do with it besides that stuff too. The ability to perform multiple tests on all the different systems, including operating individual solenoids and what not. You can copy and flash control modules when you are replacing them so you don't have to program them. Ability to see more parameters (at once) as well as logging and graphing more at once. Faster graphing and logging, on a computer which is much easier to use for those purposes.
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