Originally Posted by soulcoma (Post 15836897)

The Noble Pro cost is a direct issue with licensing and being able to distribute all over the world. there are 3 versions and they are not able to be updated or switched to other markets. there is a China version, a UK version, and a US version. make sure to check which one you buy.
they had to do this due to new laws that the NB4 was not susceptible to at the time. but they had to follow now. as far as I have heard there is no real hardware change other than cosmetics. its all Software related but the new firmware is not compatible to the old NB4 and there isn't at this time any plans to make upgrades for the NB4. basically no more support. they are doing this to push the sales of the Pro. in the future they may open up to the NB4 but I wouldn't hold my breath. but I don't see the Pro selling big especially at its price point. most will go to Futaba or Sanwa

I love my 7 PX but the NB4 is just as capable and I liked the price point. makes a great versitile radio for Bashing, and crawling/trailing. going through the woods and slip or trip noone wants a $700 Transmitter to go flying. at the $200 price range it was a solid contender to Futaba an Sanwa. functions, range, etc. but at double the cost most will just spend a little extra and get the best.

Originally Posted by skimax (Post 15837072)

Anyone have any of the FGR4S receivers they are looking to get rid of??

Originally Posted by RockinTheCasbah (Post 15837087)

I had high expectations for the pro, but with the price, no new hardware internally other then the wireless charging I sold the two NB4's I had a bought a M17, 200 for something on BangGood, ok, 400 I'll go with something else. I was a dedicated NB4 user and had switched from a MT44 to the NB4. i wish we had an Open TX type OS for surface radios and weren't locked by the manufacture into paying more for the same thing.

Originally Posted by gwc (Post 15837112)

Yea I won't be selling my NB4 because the price went up lmao, tell me what hasn't gone up in price sure maybe not as much as the NB4 but even at $400.00 it is still hundreds cheaper than the competition and I have grown to love the simple UI!

Originally Posted by DirkW (Post 15837124)

:eek: Hundreds cheaper than the competition? Ok, I have never really checked out the NB4 :cool:, but from gut-feeling I would not compare it to an M17, more to an MT44... and that is actually quite a bit cheaper, so 2-3 additional receivers (depends on original or cloned) could be included as well. Or is the NB4 so much better than the MT44 (talking performance not user interface or such)? :confused:

Just curious, I'm a) too deeply invested (number of receivers) and b) too happy with Sanwa for me to even consider a change to anything else right now. But I'm not one of those fan-boys who say everything else is bad. Futaba, for example, make some excellent radios as well. But Flysky is still more or less an unknown entity to me.

Originally Posted by gwc (Post 15837147)

Performance wise it (to me) compares very closely to any Sanwa/Futaba I have owned or used in the past (M17/MT44) and the UI is very important to me because I can make changes faster and easier with the NB4. IMHO

Originally Posted by rcbuggy88 (Post 15837374)

Norcal Hobbies (my LHS) has receivers and radios. They also sell online through teampowersusa.com. The receivers are on the pricy side but at least if they don't work I can return/get them warrantied.

https://www.teampowersusa.com/flysky.html

Also, I agree with frewster, I don't think the NB4 standard is getting replaced. For $240 with 2 receivers, it's still a great deal. For $400+ for the pro version, might as well get an M17.