I was talking about this in another thread, but it looks like the only real differences are (over the V):
- Extended Storage Time
- Message Management Buttons - Play, FF, Rewind
- Ability to use AAA batteries
- Some other minor updates
At least to me, there seems to be no real upgrade in terms of functionality.
Maybe some people on other departments will find these updates useful, but for us, I doubt any of them will be useful. Who really needs 16 minutes of stored dispatch? Even at a minute per dispatch, why would you need to go back to 16 runs ago? The message management buttons much be useful to someone on multiple departments trying to be able to use it like the old answering machines, but right now, even the stored voice models have some click feature to get to the message you want (as I am told, I do not own a stored voice minitor nor have I ever used one).
Overall, it's not really that impressive to me unless I am missing something. It seems like they put out an update for the sake of putting out an update since it had been so long since the last. I see no reason why these minor updates couldn't wait until the next major revision.