Spektrum iX12 12-Channel DSMX Transmitter Review - RCGroups

In this video, we look in the box, get the ix12 going, look at some features, set up a plane, and go over some cool things this Android-based TX can do! FULL REVIEW - www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...

[@keithdouglass3618]

I flew futaba . J R.for 45 years. I am impressed that a company dose what the rc pilot wants.. even updates . I don't see why people complain. they have no past history or experience .it was a bit of a hassle back then . Keith Australia

[@jeffhenderson934]

I’ve had my ix12 about 4 years now. No issues. Quantum leap from my DX-8 Gen2.

[@keithdouglass3618]

I am from the old days. but I am willing to learn new tech. never to old to learn .

[@fueltoblaze1554]

Finally a positive and useful video about this radio. Thanks for spending the time. I learnt a lot.

[@ukmitch86]

Lol, finally? It's 3yrs old, when the radio came out...

[@fueltoblaze1554]

@@ukmitch86 full comment. I have finally found a positive and useful video blah blah blah.

[@realRickSanchez]

When you discover Android for the first time, on a RC transmitter lol.

[@mbmrc5241]

Love mine. It’s great. Have had some issues with it binding to the AR636A receivers.

[@mintoxace5571]

Have you fixed those issues? I ask because I’m looking to buy one of these and I have some older AR636 receivers I use in my planes. I don’t want to buy it if they don’t work.

[@ricardopr54]

I ordered a blue one! I hope not to regret! 🤞🏾

[@MrAlex71it]

good morning good morning I recently bought a spektrum ix12 and I have trouble configuring the ailerons and flaps. I have a glider with a 6 channel receiver (I use 5) divided as follows: ale: aileron s aux1: aileron d rudd ... ele ... thro ... I need to use the ailerons also as flaps. Do you have precise instructions on how to do it? thank you

[@jamesturncliff5960]

The only thing that that radio needs is a flight simulator that you can download on it. So you can practice with the radio you will be using 🤔🤔🤔

[@DamonGaskin]

Really reminds me of my 14mz of the past, with a few more nice features. I have a DX8G2, and an old DX7S that I no longer use. I was against spending another 2300 on a radio, but this radio is really growing on me and my tastes.. I wonder though if it's like my Note, and other Android devices, in that it will be faster if the bulk of the widgets are removed. But once again, thinking about this more as time goes on..

[@mrdrone1386]

HELO WHAT IS THE DIFFERENT EU VERSION TO US VERSION I need orientation thanks

[@jimpuff8409]

I wouldn’t need even 85% of the features . I really don’t think all that Technology is needed . They should Just simplify this ! Just sayin .

[@trinitymirror]

Ideal radio? DX9 with larger screen please

[@tommyjakobsen5504]

this IX12 remote has a BIG issue, the onboard tablet, is so slow and crash all the time.. its not a very good tablet also then chancing setting, often it take half a minut just to chance bectween Normal screen and setting or model fan. this table is total useless. sorry to say.

[@keithdouglass3618]

I now have the ix20. has more than I need .but is there if I need it . talking touch switches . better sliders . been flying for 45 years .I thought it was good back then . Keith. Australia

[@aljazrozic]

This os is android no ios

[@forever-zo1bc]

hello

[@jamesturncliff5960]

I'm counting this leap still mine comes 🤗😉

[@mrdrone1386]

Battery is good?

[@scottsage2005]

How did you change that outer screen boarder to orange?? I really like it.

[@rcgvideos]

There's a settings area to change that color.

[@rcgvideos]

Mine came that way.

[@keitha.9788]

iX12 - Discontinued. They just announced the iX14 (Nov. 2022) is it any better than the iX12 ???

[@jimh.5286]

Why do you emphasize that the iX12 should be recharged every day? Does it put an especially heavy load on its lithium ion battery? Is the AH capacity of the battery marginal?

[@steinarne79]

Its an android. So think phone capacity in terms of battery life.

[@ab7rs]

some people don't realize to turn the screen off while flying

[@Lindfors79]

NO, its not like a ipad, iphone or another ios product. its Android.. its more like a Samsung S10, Galazy Tab tablet... iOS is more locked up then Android and you are able to do way way more things with this, you can even make your own apps.

[@uducful]

Was put out too soon IMHO. Boot up time is forever! (Can be put into sleep mode to speed t Menus are quite simple looking, Case feels cheap, Many bugs still need to be resolved.

[@ab7rs]

you can fly before it boots up

[@kennethpappas]

Did not see the manual in that box?

[@rcgvideos]

It's online here www.horizonhobby.com/pdf/52852_iX12_TX_Manual_EN.pdf

[@kennethpappas]

So now they sell a $800 radio and no manual? No thanks...

[@rcgvideos]

The manual is in the TX.

[@doublehelix.]

iOs??????????

[@TheThedeuce]

International plug, not internal plug

[@jankarlsson5358]

A nice video, but it seems still slow and have an annoying handling .....I have Instagram and Facebook but I dont like to use them with my radio..... I look for a new radio ....I today use Futaba T16SZ Yes it's new BUT it's a Futaba and I'm so dissapointed on it's hard to understand to setup....And it's manual seems made for people that already understand how to use the radio. The spekrum Ix12 was my wish until i saw how slow it seems to be to use on many places here on KZbin. Futaba T16SZ can I not recommand to anyone.....And Spektrum with this Ix12 seems to take a too big step in my taste. DX 9 looking a bit old.... but I think it's more in my taste anyway.

[@HeliZero]

The DX9 is a very good radio. Easy to use and program. What i did was to put a 4000 mah LiPo in it and you can fly every day for a month without charging it. What is important to me is not to fiddle with the Tx but fly ... not having to learn to program a complicated radio such as Taranis or other open Tx.

[@im160bpmplus]

Hey stop looking at my mummas gimballs

[@michaelphillips-nxs]

IOS? it uses Android system

[@StonyRC]

I've been looking to upgrade from my Spektrum DX 8 and after some pretty extensive reading, research and trawling through forums, the iX 12 does NOT look like a good move. It was NOT a wise strategy to build-in an Android tablet (of dubious or unknown parentage) into an R/C transmitter. That's an uncomfortable mix of technologies and you are bound to inherit issues, bugs and problems from the Android universe into what ought to be a far slicker and faster Transmitter O/S. Boot time is clearly NOT GOOD, leaving you to depend on "sleep mode" - suggests to me that the tablet CPU, architecture and / or memory is simply not up to the job. WORSE STILL there is bloatware in the distribution. I mean ... Dropbox ... KZbin ... FACEBOOK???? For gods sake, what are those doing on a bloody Transmitter?? I'm yet to be convinced of the wisdom of the iX strategy - it looks like "Style Over Substance" to me and I've not yet heard anything that would ever convince me to buy into this Frankenstein-Tx.

[@rcgvideos]

Right. The New NX radios do look pretty great though. We've got a guy working on a review on one right now, so it will be interesting to hear his thoughts after having some time with it.

[@mlentsch]

Glad I got the gen 1 dx-18 for $500 when they were dumping them. Made in Malaysia - updates to the latest Airware - the last good radio spektrum made.

[@DEeMONsworld]

That was confusing, and you seem never to have gotten the hang of the presses. How about a transmitter that flies an airplane instead of giving me FaceBook?

[@brendanshield]

Bring back JR radios. I really want to surf the net when I'm flying and watch you tube as well cause flyng rc is not a challenge anymore. All this crap is making the hobby a headache.

[@ManAndMachine23]

Its not for you if you're not into tech, its great for me and easy to use once you get above the learning curve 😎

[@Ziet1]

WHY WHY WHY WHY. I already have an android phone. I want to go to the field and fly my plane NOT be inundated with apps etc. Is it a mobile phone with a spectrum TX added on or is it a TX with a mobile phone added on!!!!!!!!! I have a DX 9 which is BRILLIANT. Spektrum have lost the plot........ and my custom....

[@ManAndMachine23]

Sounds like its not for you?? Plenty of other TX you can have, why so disgruntled sir?

[@keithdouglass3618]

they are not going to make 30 different levels of radio's. some tx have this .some tx don't. what do people want . get over it

[@oliverseeler1018]

Lost me when you started referring to this Android system as "iOS.: This, thankfully, is not another piece of Apple crapware.

[@nick-dm3if]

Spektrum is the apple of radios and frsky is the android. Mikado is like blackberry 🤣

[@wallycross2273]

crapware, get life

[@RalphBucci]

Yeah, its worse. It's a slow ass, hackable android platform FULL of issues. I have one and I like the radio but I HATE the android bullshit. Worst thing on the planet.

[@henvan8737]

Its the worst touch screen I have ever seen, like that fitted to the cheapest Android tablet from China or India, its also a very expensive radio. The radio is powered from a single cell battery that appears to have a very short usage life before needing a recharge.

[@stephenrandall5052]

the transmitter has to much technology there was know need for emails and so on.

[@chrisfetner332]

Way more crap that anyone needs. A disaster. Simplicity always better.

[@scottfirman]

Its essentually a ipad. Not something I would need at the field, ever. Just one more thing to fail having all the bells and whistles. The more complicated these things get, the harder they get to operate. I am 58 and do not need another device giving me internet acess. Facebook, You- Tube? Really? no thankyou.

[@TAGE_FPV]

I was gonna say, Jesus, you sound like a grumpy old man.... and then you said you're a grumpy old man.

[@scottfirman]

TAGE_FPV Grumpy, yes. Yes, I really need to acess the internet while flying. My dx6 takes a memory card, I can download any information reguarding parameters of a particular plane and down load then into memory. THAT is good enough. Contacting my buddys to go flying, or using it to download video footage just seems like one more thing to go wrong. My DX 6 already acts up in voice mode already, have to try deleting the info and redownloading it as it is. If that doesnt work, then it goes in for repairs. Grumpy, yes. When technology cannot even work right from the get go....damn right....grumpy.

[@interman7715]

RC Hobbyist Extreme Couldn't agree more, I go flying to get out of the house and away from the internet .Why didn't Spektrum just make a 14 channel with a nice big touchscreen instead of this rubbish?

[@TAGE_FPV]

interman 77 because you are missing the point entirely of why this exists. Some people DON'T want to carry a retardedly big iPad. They want to bluetooth into their quad on the field, for example and make changes on the the fly. Some want the ability to review media on their device without the need for a phone for example. Some want the ability to use mission planner without the nead for ANOTHER HEAVY CLUNKY THING hanging off of their TX. Some people want to plug in a VRX and use the display as an FPV screen. The point being, you've missed the point entirely of why this exists because it's not made for your demographic.

[@interman7715]

TAGE_FPV I will just put it down to my ignorance, if I want to fly fpv ,I'll put a screen on top of my tx ,if I want to use the internet ,I'll use my ipad . I think Spektrum has lost the plot ,why don't they just make a reliable radio?

[@iflyrcmike]

Its actually a terrible radio.

[@iflyrcmike]

After using one for 6 days and returning after multiple freezes and issues yes. Updates may have sorted it. Still using a DX9.

[@tigrismask8450]

Why not put Kroger, Meijer, and a few other shopping apps on there too? Maybe you can go online with the radio and order up a pizza while Tweeting your buddy that's standing right next to you. SMH, this is what kids want in a radio, not what most of us real R/C guys want. Horrible idea to add these stupid apps that have nothing to do with R/C!

[@vipertruck100]

What a bunch of crap, totally overdone, 50% useless features, lousy touch screen, slow beyond beliefs, and still a cheap plastic device. I stick with my DX7 and 1st Gen DX18. Well at least for my cheaper aircraft. The good stuff flies with Jeti or KRAFT 2.4Ghz. Try again Spektrum, keep with the point, RC control instead of Facebook or Twitter.

[@foryueey4647]

Taranis radios are best. These spektrum futaba radios are just overpriced

[@Cyrvs71]

Nice to meet a fellow Man-of Few-Words, Dave. But don't hold back ,mate. Let it out. Got it out? Gooooood.