My opinion on recommending a Serial Hi Pro to newbies has always been the same and has never wavered! Don’t do it! You may be unnecessarily saddling some hapless newbie with unnecessary cable conversion problems, because it is likely that the serial Hi-Pro will be sold without the necessary serial-to-USB converter. Obtaining the correct adapters/cables is not a straight-forward endeavor.
Serial Hi-Pros used to be cheaper when many audiologists were upgrading to USB Hi-Pros. I don’t see that big of a price savings in today’s market. So why set yourself up for unnecessary problems. Just get a USB device instead. It’s much simpler.
Look at this picture; Go read this thread. There are many other similar threads/horror stories. You can run your own obsolete old-junk Serial Hi-Pro if you want. Just don’t recommend it to newbies because it is terrible advice. I don’t consider this Hateful! I consider it the opposite of terrible advice.
