The Touchpad Is Better! Spektrum DX6 Rugged RC Radio Overview

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Hmmm not bad at all, the updates on it are 👍🏾…

Will it bind to my Traxxas sledge?

What about the battery tray the dx6c is removable and can use a futabo connector battery

Where is the long-term review of fly sky noble plus ? @RCDRIVER_ONLINE?

I like that they fixed the touch pad, but it wasnt a deal breaker, just dont play in rain hahahaha. I hope the backlit screen doesnt make the battery life even worse

After buying and using the DX5 Rugged that first came out I may never go back to Spektrum. The buttons were terrible as mentioned on this video, plus there was no backlight. ALL non-rtr radio’s should be backlit imo. I also hate the triangular shape of the Rugged. 👎

Spektrum should redesign their transmitters and receivers.

Best premium transmitter for amazing bashing sessions imo. Dropping it or getting it dirty doesn’t mean it’s time for the trash bin. For racing, it might be to heavy, but some people like even that. So maybe something for everyone. A great Allrounder .

I bought one of the first batch of this radio. Never got used to the interface and causes me frustration to this day. Otherwise a nice radio, but I won’t buy another Spektrum after being burned on the first one. How they shipped a product with the original interface is beyond me.

Sorry Greg, but there are much better radio systems in the same price range than this. And you know it. The new NB4 Plus is a perfect example.

Let's talk about how not rugged it is! Fragile as glass. Only good thing about the dx5 is the thumb lever.

That radio is never going to be any good

Can you do a drop test on the rugged and the non rugged edition? I dropped my dx5c from waist height onto stone pavers and killed the potentiometers inside. Wouldn't calibrate in the transmitter after that. Bought a new DX6C yesterday. I didn't want to spend the extra cash not knowing if the rugged actually makes a durability difference.

I have one of the older radios. I found it really hard to use the touch screen. In fact it had to sent back to the factory for repair. It worked after that but was still hard to use the touch screen. The radios works good except for the touch screen. It looks like this touch screen might be better.

Sold my DX5 Rugged as you had to buy dongles just to update it. Bought a Noble NB4Pro and never looked back! So much more features and functionality than any Spektrum transmitter!

Great review 💯

I do not see any reason, why "touch screen" buttons are better than normal. I know one obviously: costs. Manufacturer can cut down cost of production and sell you on higher price, because it is "better". Well, it is not at all.

Pointless radio!! Stick with original 5c

Too bad Horizon Hobby doesnt gave a trade in program for everytime they update their products and discontinue the old 🤙

Sadly this may be a step forward, but it's still 2 steps back from the original version. The wheel is the superior input method by a country mile. Tapping to adjust things is just so inaccurate sometimes compared to scrolling. An example being setting your rates, or naming vehicles. Being able to quickly scroll through the letters or numbers on screen is so much faster than tapping through them. The back light is great for sure, but that's about the only thing that I see improved. I say this as a DX5 owner by the way, I love the DX5, but it pales so much in comparison to a lot of other radios on the market these days.

Holy. Crap. Between the insane pricing if spectrum receivers and the crazy price point on this…. Why would anyone ever buy this 😂. There’s a million radios that do the same thing at less than half the price with much cheaper receiver options

Still using my good old flysky fs-gt3b. Love the giant screen and many options. Spektrum just feels cheap. C'mon spektrum, get ur sh!t together.

I wouldn't buy another electronic item with a thermo sensor touch pad. I have had three devices using those, and they have all had me so frustrated I wanted to smash them. My game controller for my nVidia Steam console had those stupid touch buttons for controlling the volume. They very seldom ever worked. I think I am cold blooded though.

Thanks for the review!

Question for you I’m trying to connect to my axial ax24 with the Furitek mini Komodo after putting it in bind mode the light blinks fast but will not bind to my brand new DX six rugged. Do you know if there are any tricks to it?

Hello, I love the channel I was thinking could you put a dx6 backlit screen on a dx5? thanks