I have to agree. I confess myself disappointed in detector technology.
I have tried all the newest greatest flagship detectors, other than the Manticore, which I get the impression would be the same just different, and I find them lacking. Yes, color TV with remote control and surround sound is cool, but I can be happy watching a black & white movie, getting up to change the channel, and mono sound. For the detectorists new to metal detecting these new features are cool stuff, but not anything I can't do without. Although I am spoiled with wireless headphones. I swung my 50 year old 5000D yesterday and realized it wasn't really that bad at this point in my detecting adventures