Unicorn Eclipse Ultra Dartboard Review As Seen On TV PDC Events

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dartsreviewchannel.com/ In this video I provide a proper unbiased and reasoned review on the new Unicorn Eclipse Ultra dartboard. The new board as seen on TV PDC darts events. The board is pricey at £74.95 but is there justification for that price? I give some thoughts in that regard but is it the best board? Thats a little too early to know for sure as it takes time to test for wear and tear, but its clearly obvious Unicorn have put some effort into making a good board as it looks very good indeed but check out this fully detailed review and make your own mind up.
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@johnwilkinson2248 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the time you put into these videos Darren. They are informative and entertaining. Before I buy any darts or equipment I check your reviews. I wish I could spend the time and money to research all the products you do. I hope your shoulder gets to feeling better.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers John! My shoulder, wrist, hand, knees, back lol they all have problems, never gets better due to my hypermobile joints, it just gets a bit less achy on some days, some times I have to stop playing for a couple of weeks though to rest it all, but wont stop me enjoying a game of darts :)

@somanyroads74 2 жыл бұрын

Great review as always. I watch every single review you post and I can honestly say I enjoy every one. Your genuineness shows through so please keep doing what your doing. 🎯😎

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jerry, keep on Jamming 👍😊

@woodcock696969 2 жыл бұрын

Darren, I love your no-nonsense approach. Whereas some reviewers lean towards the freebies you always give it straight. Thank you, mate

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! Would not matter if I was given freebies or not I would still review the darts in the same way and not slate them just because they never sent me anything, thats for the other bitter guy to do.

@joepatterson3084 2 жыл бұрын

big fan of Darren, not a fan of the unicorn boards myself due to somewhat limited play on them here in Canada but wanted to comment a quick thank you for your time and financial sacrifices to educate us on the tools we all seem to be addicted to. I haven't missed a single review so once again , many thanks from players around the globe and keep up the great work

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Joe, means a lot! Cheers! :)

@baidreamer 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your videos and for the detail assessment of every product you purchase!

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 👍😊

@Amriko 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Darren! Was waiting for this!……Excellent review as usual 👍

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 👍 glad you liked it 😊

@gwn860 2 жыл бұрын

Great review as always Darren and probably your best intro ever. Well done.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brad! not pretending to have all the answers but at least I try to give a fair trial of such things and think objectively as to whats going on with the higher prices, no one likes to pay more than we should but cant just auto assume we are being fleeced on everything when it is literally many things not just darts that are increasing in price.

@davevleminckx4954 2 жыл бұрын

Nice, it's always appreciated what you all do for the darters ;-). Keep it going (Belgian fan)

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave 👍🙂

@JonnyImpreza 2 жыл бұрын

Another great review, your honesty is one of the reasons why you are the best out there. I received my Target Aspar this week, the quality out of the box is really, really bad (on mine at least)… I really regret buying it, wish I had gone for either this new Unicorn or waited for the new Winmau instead… lesson learned!

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate! Yeah as you seen in my Aspar review it did have some imperfections, I have seen worse though, but I did say it was not as flawless as the launch images suggested, if you were to listen to other channels they claimed I said nothing negative about it at all, which is not true I did. But like I say everything I do is do with all the info and details there for you the viewer to make your own mind up. I said the number ring would have divided opinion and it does but from the oche the Aspar looks fine and I like the minimalist look. After around 12 or so hours of use though the holes were not healing at all so that was not good, but since then I have played it longer and they are now starting to heal so who knows, yes its not the best but its not the worse either, but I never expected it to beat a Blade or One80 G3.

@darrenthompson9235 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed the review. We really appreciate what you do. All the best

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Daz! :)

@ant88310 2 жыл бұрын

Another excellent detailed review. It is a little expensive but that strategically placed bull makes all the difference!!

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Lol very clever of them to put the bull in the middle 😜

@geenster77 2 жыл бұрын

Always a great and informative and unbiased review 👍

@amaysaia 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your time that you review. I went through most of your reviews and they are so informative. It helped me decide on some recent buys. One set that you didn’t like, but the information helped me. Please keep up the reviews! Even us Yanks new to the sport enjoy the information.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! I think darts and equipment is very much a personal thing and with boards its also how they are used, that is the conditions of the environment, the players points, how they look after it etc etc so its really not a good idea to take one or even three or four video reviews as the final answer, you have to read feedback from many people over the months it takes to find out all the little issues. I can guarantee you will always have people stating one board is better than the other though because of such things :)

@Ramon-gg3bd 2 жыл бұрын

Hah, a Simon Whitlock disclaimer on the box 😆 nice detailed review mate, glad you showed pics of section measurements, not 40 mins of checking them "live". I think we'll be surprised with Blade 6/G4 prices, if they'll be released.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ramon 😁 I will be very surprised if a new Blade 6 is not in the Winmau launch, not sure if One80 can improve much more on the G3+ to warrant a G4 though but who knows they may surprise us👍

@vicfairbrass2814 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Darren great looking board well reviewed not a bad price compared with the early argos price lol 🤣 nice subtle dig 😉 looking forward to the updates on the aspar and this one. You're definitely falling apart with that ankle crack 😬 happy darting 🎯

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Vic 👍 😁 yeah I am definitely falling apart, think there is a few clicks and creaks if you listen closely lol

@Wilbo82 2 жыл бұрын

Great review as always. It is a lot of money compared to the other boards, but I’m not surprised with the way the prices in darting equipment have risen. Especially now target are asking over £100 for some of their new darts

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 I think production costs are rising quicker than ever and new boards always cost more on release but usually drop in time, not sure if the way things are going now if they will drop but yeah there is more established boards for less money.

@robertreader6539 2 жыл бұрын

Great review Darren. Question, does anyone else hate the way darts corner changed their website? Makes it so much harder to find products now I find.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert, at first I liked the new look but it was not until I started to use it more that I found some things a little annoying, I think there is still lots of good new things but the annoying things make it less fun to use.

@fifafifa3710 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel I don’t use dartscorner any more cuz of brexit tax but it used to have pro players darts all there and would be easy to get the best one of sale or whatever so much harder and less good deals now

@joepatterson3084 2 жыл бұрын

@@fifafifa3710 couldn't agree more. I had a ridiculous customer service issue with them a few years ago, all over $1.26 in some cheap plastic stems. I just pointed out to them with pics as proof that they sent me the wrong size and they flat out refused to add the proper size to my next order. This after I had spent close to $4000.00 Canadian on their once great website. Personally I think they had the market by the balls and have gone downhill consistently the last few years...note one of my team mates also had an issue where they screwed up and would not rectify the issue so overall IMO...good prices but it's a gamble you're going to get what you order and if you don't they are horrible to deal with

@jcass1970 2 жыл бұрын

Funny, thought I was alone in not liking the new website. I buy a lot of darts and supplies, and I buy them, almost exclusively, from Darts Corner. It took me a rather long time before I got to where I like it. It was really "different" trying to find items...the new site felt like it flowed exactly opposite of the way the old one did - if that makes sense. Either that, or I just don't like change...lol. Probably both.

@liamnotlast4571 2 жыл бұрын

Decent looking board! Hopefully it holds up well despite all the 180's you'll bang in.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it does look nice :)

@adamlister2289 2 жыл бұрын

Great review as always Darren top man 👍🏻

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam 👍

@justinfurlong 2 жыл бұрын

Great review as always 👊👌👍 vids are brill 👍

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Justin! :)

@9_nein_9 2 жыл бұрын

Nice clean looking board. Colors seem vivid and the white is brighter....to my eyes anyway. Great review again 👍

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

@philipcasey767 2 жыл бұрын

Great review 💪 looks a good board and the price for use you get out of it isn’t bad when you think about it….

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, yeah seems good so far :)

@derek3249 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking board . Really pops under lights, Not available in nz yet that i can see but probably be over $200 nz , but it is what it is. Great review mate.....wonder who the 1 thumbs down is 😂😂😂😂😂

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Derek, lol it's the serial thumb downer, a very sad individual, think they sit staring at my channel all day long waiting for a new video to click thumb down. Once that happens they can feel satisfied and carry on stalking elsewhere. I may start releasing two videos a day just to mess them up. 😂😜🛹🚗🚑🤕😭

@Lee_Van_Cleef. 2 жыл бұрын

To me I am pleasantly surprised at how good the White sections look on this board. They are nice and bright and actually white, not that cardboard color. This is by far the cleanest looking board from Unicorn I have seen to date. I did watch a Ryan Searle interview where he was complaining that these boards we a bit too soft. Looking forward to the 30 day updated video. First impression I have is that it looks like Unicorn has produced a winner here.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

LOL never saw Ryans interview but c'mon he is using 32g darts! I think if I used such a heavy dart it would sink in past the nose of the barrel lol I will be updating after 20 hours use but I really hope it does wear well for Unicorns sake if anything, once one brand outright dominates the market like Winmau seemingly are looking to do, it wont be good for us in the end.

@FatOssssss 2 жыл бұрын

Great review as always, lots of interesting info and inputs. I don't know if the "Ultra" stands for ultra bounce outs but I never seen that much bounce outs in PDC events since they changed for these boards.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 I never seen every match on the new boards but can't say I seen any more than usual bounce outs from what I did see. Not sure if some players are more prone to it than others as it's never been an excessive problem with me 🙂

@fuzzyharold 2 жыл бұрын

Nice in depth review! I feel you on the stigmatism mine has gotten really bad over the years but still love throwing darts. The price of timber in the USA is crazy and it’s trickling across the board! Politicians and Covid is why we are all going broke. Thanks for taking the time to do these reviews I find them very informative and sometimes quite entertaining. 🎯

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! My eyes have numerous problems from a young age, its just getting older they have gotten worse. Astigmatism, very bad shortsighted, double vision, right eye has a bigger than typical blind spot and sees things smaller than left and also darker, and I wear varifocals which are a total pain when trying to focus on the board lol but life is life and could be worse, I could be totally blind :) Hope things dont get too bad price wise though, getting a little worrying actual :)

@samcraik6705 2 жыл бұрын

Great review

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam! :)

@gameofthrows9357 2 жыл бұрын

Watching the Amsterdam tournament over the weekend and the segments were getting absolutely smashed to bits with huge holes within just an hour. My Blade 5 is still looking great after a year.

@leemiles1715 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Darren, Happy New Year to you.. Will you be doing a follow up on how the board has held out & worn so far anytime soon? Thanks

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year! Yes as soon as I get chance, may be in a week or two :)

@leemiles1715 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Darren 👍

@jimmyboy630 2 жыл бұрын

What board has the deeper penetrated black ink Darren? Uniorn Ultra or B6DC Carbon? I like my boards retaining their black ink look in the black single segments over time. Cheers

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Not 100% sure but may be the B6, will have to see if I can determine it accurately in some way, may need to pull a few fibres out 😊

@cinemainsymphony737 2 жыл бұрын

Love your channel and reviews Darren. I check your videos before I buy anything. Just bought a Winmau Blade 6 Triple Core as I saw tuis board (Unicorn Eclipse Ultra) rip up so much on the TV during the 2022 World Championships. I get my Winmau B6TC tomorrow - so I’ll see how ‘orange’ the red segments are. Keep up your brilliant work, effort and channel. All the best to your for 2022.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I dont think the Ultra is as bad as they are on TV, not as quick healing as the B6 but the TV conditions are not same as home use and so far I like the Ultra better in some ways, not a lot in it though, B6 just heals better but its a little too soft for my liking now its bedded in.

@cinemainsymphony737 2 жыл бұрын

Darren, yes it is quite soft. I’ve only been using my B6TC for a day or so - I’ve always been tempted by the Unicorn boards and not played on one for a few years - I get tempted because of their PDC usage and exposure - but then always swayed by a Winmau. I’m gutted that my Blade 5 Dual Core has the BDO logo it - sought after? For sentimental value maybe - but I hope to find a good home for it as it still has another 1-2 years of use I reckon. (I’ve found you can heal up the B6TC quite well but lightly brushing a dart tip over the indent. Currently throwing Winmau Tuscan 24g with Hawaii 501 standard flights and prism short stems. Switched from my 23g Phil Taylor Target Black Special Editions - still have my trusty Winmau Navigator 3s (what a bargain) and Steve Beaton 24g Winmau from about 2012 or so. One day I’ll buy an expensive set to see how long they last without getting beat up with my stacking!

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@cinemainsymphony737 Sorry for very late reply, I think KZfaq has some kind of bug as around 40+ comments from weeks ago showed up today, its annoying when they have such bugs as I like to reply to most comments if I can. Agree on those Navigators though, a real bargain. Since your comment though we now see Unicorn leaving the PDC circuit and Winmau taken over as board provider, think it was always going to happen that though :)

@poppinprimers 2 жыл бұрын

I bought a blade 5 dual core a few months back and I'm very satisfied with it. My only complaint is that not all of the beds were raised the same. Some of the triples are raised and some look like they are sunken in. Is this common on boards?

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Now I thought the dual core board is a great idea, think the B4DC was better than the B5DC, my last two B5DC were a lumpy mess after about 6 months, so thats why I prefer the One80 G3+ Sounds like your board has some problem already though.

@davidcummins1108 2 жыл бұрын

I have my Blade 5 Dual Core about 2 years and it’s still in great nick apart from the usual sisal bits that start to show from use. The one thing I have noticed lately is that on two of the segments the joint of the sisal biscuit is starting to push out slightly. My precious Blade 5 done the same before.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Which proves what I have always said there is always bad boards out there in any model of boards including one's considered to be the best, guess I'm unlucky to have had two bad ones but I know that happens so I still tell people the B5DC is a good board but make them aware some have had not so great ones. For me the One80 G3+ is best but I know some won't agree with that.

@davidcummins1108 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel Agree Darren. Everyone has had different experiences with boards which leads to everyone to having their own preference.

@DL-zj4wd 2 жыл бұрын

3 questions: 1. i dont like the "unilock". is it possible to bring on the system, that is used on the winmau blade5 dc? i mean these screws on the back 2. i really like how the logos are not covered by the number ring, is this also, when i rotate the board? 3.because of the clean look, i also like the new target aspar. wich of these 2 boards is better in quality and durability? sorry for the bad english. nice review!!!

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Don't think it's possible to use the rotalock unless you know how to add the thread things. Number ring won't cover logos. Too early to say which board is best.

@DL-zj4wd 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel thank you very much!

@ArkansasDarts 2 жыл бұрын

Great review Darren! I really like the look of the new board, I can't wait to see how it holds up.👍

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah thats the thing we need to see still :)

@scottgabriele1215 2 жыл бұрын

A very nice looking board, excellent review as usual. Hint: You can place some 3m silicon adhesive disks on your adjust wheels, they will deaden the sound, keep your board from moving, and protect your walls. Place a level on the face of your board when you adjust the wheels and it will be a perfectly flat throwing surface.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I used to have my Winmau rotalock boards on a stand with a backboard and dont get me wrong the rotalock is and was a really good idea but when I used it properly on a wall I did notice the sound from the rotalock was loud, I think they could maybe incase it in some rubber or silicone as you suggest and it should help improve it.

@markbryant8321 6 ай бұрын

Big fan of unicorn but I got this board normal brand new points . But bounce outs omg 😲. Overall a good board .

@DartsReviewChannel 6 ай бұрын

Strange I don't have many at all but it just goes to prove what I always say, what works well for one may not for another 😊

@ranvedsticon2304 2 жыл бұрын

Could bracket be pulled out? I have rota-lock and really really tighten those things,well loose them actually . Never crossed my mind until now. Good review, a lot of could be said but in the end they're the best looking.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

If the bracket is in properly and tight it should be ok.

@ranvedsticon2304 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel Good to hear. I'll check all those screws just in case next time during rotation.

@mikehunt2040 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Darren, when will you be doing a review on the New Blade6 triple core carbon dartboard? Be nice to compare. It looks the business. Thanks

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

review soon

@TrifficLad33 2 жыл бұрын

I know this video is a few months old but i was wondering if you can still fit a surround around the board even with the uni locks on the side as my current board a winmau blade 5 they are on the back. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Yes a surround fits fine

@TrifficLad33 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel Ahh that's great and thanks for the fast response. This was a really good video very informative cheers

@stevehaughton360 2 жыл бұрын

Loving the jabs at "other channels" but not t telling us who. Darts Worldwide probably has a lot of YT channels ;-)

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

I do my best to be as factual and as fair as possible in every review I do, I wont labour over and over on issues that are clearly obvious to the viewer just to try to win brownie points and be spiteful at not having being sent items for review. Nothing is hidden I even show darts being weighed but its easy to say things like we are being ripped off etc but not provide a reasoned argument about why that may be. In the end its up to the viewer to make their own decision on where to part with their money.

@stevehaughton360 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel saw that other channels Asper review as so clear from the offset that he had an axe to grind against Target and was never going to give them a fair review (or should I say fair psychic review). Keep up the great and balanced work

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@stevehaughton360 lol yeah wish I had XRay vision 😁 funny thing is the board he had looked better than mine except for the holes where the spider leg embeds outside the scoring area. Was also funny him slating it at start then actually sounded like he liked it, I know I was confused about it lol 😊

@markhempenstall5379 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking board Darren but nearly €100 pricey

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Of course it is and I give some reason why that may be, does not mean we have to like it or pay it but the scary thought is it could keep rising!

@waylandquiaoit3871 2 жыл бұрын

Now that’s what im talking about!

@memento316 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks,the same porblem with unicorn locks.I cut all screw lit a bit so there are less space. But the blade 5 is perfect with their own brackets. I bought a g3+. Maybe I must buy rubber spacer....do you know the right way to use them?

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

definitely the Winmau rotalocks are easier to use, still wish they would improve its sound proofing though, also the 0ne80 Rota fix is pretty good too but because I test a lot of things I just went back to the simple screw and bracket system. Rubber wedges you mean? simple put them in two on bottom and two at top.

@memento316 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel thanks right now I have a bull system I don't remember the name, but is easy to rotate the bull. My problem is my wall isn't straight so every board must have some bracket to change board angle. The rotafix have something to change the angle or I must buy rubber edges too? Thanks

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

I did a review on the rota fix it was one of my earlier reviews so maybe best to check that but don't think it's possible to put things under it like you are suggesting

@memento316 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel yes,I already saw your video ( like other 1000 videos you did :) ) but my problem is really difficult to solve. It's Incredible how bad are unicorn bracket and other brands don't think a solution. Winmau is the only brand integrate bracket in their boards.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@memento316 yeah there is only the Unicorn Unilocks or rubber wedges I can think of. Think there is also the Unicorn wall clamp and I think Winmau do some spring loaded brackets but not sure if they will be any better for your specific problem without actually seeing it.

@Chelskie-darts 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to bring my darts over and have an hour or so on this board with ya 1 time mate 😃

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah if you want to try it out no problem :)

@Chelskie-darts 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel : loved the review mate … your the best at it by a country mile , we all know what NONCESENSE you speak of with BS 😂😂 haters will hate mate

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@Chelskie-darts cheers Kieran 👍

@gorefest9939 2 жыл бұрын

I've been a Winmau faithfull for years,that's not gonna change.Goodlooking board though.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

lots of people have, there was a time when more were happy to have an Eclipse though, but think Unicorn then change factories and we know the rest :)

@ryklatortuga4146 2 жыл бұрын

Not a bad starter. For a front gripper! Wonder if the price is boosted as Unicorn has to put an extra paint phase just to put the blue paint onto the board for the PDC logo? That old Argos listing!

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

lol :)

@drewzyboy 2 жыл бұрын

Would the Unicorn number ring fit perfectly on the blade 5 and 6? Think it looks much better but the Blade is always the better board

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

I just tried it, yes it fits

@drewzyboy 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel thank you very much for that. Does the Carbon in the new Blade 6 make the board any quieter?

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@drewzyboy not that I have noticed, dont notice it doing anything really

@onetwothreefourfivesixlemo638 2 жыл бұрын

33% less embedded means the wires stand proud a bit more than the HD, right?

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

As far as I can tell that's what it means, I think One80 did similar thing with G3 but some people had issues with spider lifting hence the G3+ remains to be seen if the Ultra will do the same.

@onetwothreefourfivesixlemo638 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel It's a weird way of saying it, but if they said the wires stick out 33% more I reckon they'd lose a few sales honestly. I had someone tell me that all blade wires should really be flush with the board for less bounce outs(!)

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

There is a lot involved in making a board and I certainly don't know all the finer details as I'm sure some of it is kept kind of secret but they probably have tested lots and lots of things to try to get the right balance of all the issues like bounce outs, drop outs, wear etc I think if I was starting a darts brand I would keep away from making my own boards lol

@winfield347 2 жыл бұрын

Will you be doing the winmau blade 6?

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Of course 🙂

@johnspence2901 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking board but I see that Unicorn still haven't supplied a socket of some sort at the rear of the board for a mounting screw.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it looks nice, no special socket which would have been nice, wonder if other brands have patented it or something?

@johnspence2901 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel There must be some kind of reason for it. Surely it couldn't be that they just didn't think about it. It would be a very low-cost way of adding a professional touch to their elite boards.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnspence2901 agreed, I ask around and see if I can get an answer on it 🙂

@johnspence2901 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel Cheers Darren. And... once again another great review :-)

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnspence2901 Thanks John! :)

@mattiagoffo1795 2 жыл бұрын

What weight scales do you use?

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

think they are 1/100

@tomgengar 2 жыл бұрын

What Rocky The Main Star says about the board ? He still throws 9 darters on any board lol ?

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

of course :)

@tomgengar 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel board looks pretty solid but aprox 70 £ at A 180 is a bit pricey , its worst on official Unicorn shop where is price 90 £ !?

@leewilson179 2 жыл бұрын

Is a blade 6 defo being released ????

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

it would be really surprising if its not

@andrewwickstead3802 2 жыл бұрын

NO x ray vision and can’t see into the future!!!!!….. bloody useless!!!!!….. great review Darren……. Will be interesting to see how it compares to the aspar in 6 months time

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

😁😜 sorry for not having super human skills I have to do things the hard way 🙂

@Nyle95 2 жыл бұрын

Would love a comparison of this and the Winmau Blade 5

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

I don't have any Blade 5 boards now

@Nyle95 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel No worries. Can I ask what is your favourite board at the moment?

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@Nyle95 One80 G3+

@Nyle95 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel thanks

@kenf2662 2 жыл бұрын

No. That Bull is off center just like my unicorn ultra. I am contacting Unicorn, this is not right for the cost of these boards in the states

@davidcummins1108 2 жыл бұрын

Have always been a blade fan having had 3 of them in my time. That will probably never change but I’ll be watching reviews closely on this one. €90 compared to the B5 (€60) will be a factor though for a lot of people.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it sure will be as is to be expected

@rhunter1709 2 жыл бұрын

非常棒的视频…👍

@heman691 2 жыл бұрын

Any bounce outs

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

none yet but its not something I experience a lot of anyway, think its down to the angle my darts land :)

@leewilson179 2 жыл бұрын

Looks 100 times better than the target aspar, every review ive seen on them the board looks terrible so if they want £50 for a £25-£30 substandard board then £75 for the ultra dont seem to bad cause it is the best looking board out there and they seem to be holding up ok on t.v anyway

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Out the box the Aspar was no where as good as the launch pics showed but I have seen worse, from the oche though that minimalist look has grown on me a lot :)

@HHSTT 2 жыл бұрын

Is it the new Unicorn board for TV broadcasts?

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

sure is

@ENGRKEN-kw3wt 2 жыл бұрын

This board looks best compare to others. Not sure about the performance though.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Well I like the look of it, and I dont think its the best healing board but its not too bad but overall so far I think I am liking it better than the B6TCC and Aspar but still early days yet so wont decide until I have played on it longer.

@ENGRKEN-kw3wt 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel I’m thinking of purchasing this Eclipse Ultra or Aspar after my Blade5 wears on me. Thanks for the review man. Keep it up.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@ENGRKEN-kw3wt No problem :)

@andyh3818 2 жыл бұрын

It's a nice board. Will give it a year to see if the price comes down before buying one

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

If you are in no need of a new board it's worth waiting to see and even if you do need a new board it's probably better to stick with an already more established board until there's more feedback unless you are flush and don't mind spending the higher cost of course 😊

@andyh3818 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel Thanks for that advice Darren 👍🏻

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

@EatMyShorts12 2 жыл бұрын

Class when he says about whitlocks points hahahaha

@mariorecana8447 2 жыл бұрын

Wathcing from philipines...

@blindstraight4026 2 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up

@markbryant8321 6 ай бұрын

Throw my 40g at it be through. The wall into next room 😅

@nationofmorons6018 2 жыл бұрын

Not a good idea to twist the dart when you take it out of the board. If your points have any imperfections on them, or simply in the board tight - twisting will destroy your spider inside pretty quickly. With a little time passing you will start feeling wires tearing inside as you spin the dart while taking it out.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

You have to make sure you look after your points too, the Winmau site advises twisting but I usually just pull mine out anyway.

@ronnyhuysmans4120 2 жыл бұрын

@benrichards399 2 жыл бұрын

Not anymore, thank god...😏

@DeeTeaDee 2 жыл бұрын

13:28 So these clips screw into the WALL!????? 🙆🏻‍♂️ God this board is rubbish!!! I have to screw them into my bloody wall???? This is ridiculous and the manual doesn’t even MENTION it!!!

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

you serious? I thought I was bad at D.I.Y.? Even I could work that out. They screw into the board, how on earth could you screw them into the wall? First time I had ever seen them in person and was obvious to me that was what you have to do. Granted it would have been nice of them to have some sort of instruction and it would have been even better if they had some holes marked or pre-drilled but it was not hard to do it. Personally though I think the old style method of sticking something like thick card or rubber wedges between the board and wall works just as well and creates less of an impact sound. The Built in rota lock wheels on the Blade boards are similar, great for steadying the board but create a plasticky thud which transfers through the wall. Also if your main bracket is a little loose like mine is its easy to overtighten them and pull the bracket out. So they have their plus and minus points but if you are having problems fitting them then just stick with some thick card rolled up or get some board wedges like these: www.dartscorner.co.uk/mission-dartboard-wedges-board-packer-pack-8-black-p14330

@DeeTeaDee 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel HOW!!!??????

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@DeeTeaDee This guy has a video, its not in English but you can see the way they are fitted: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fbuYeqZep97Ffok.html

@DeeTeaDee 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel so I just drill into the board? There are no pilot holes?? I make my OWN holes??? Terrible design this

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@DeeTeaDee yeah thats annoying but its not hard, they should have at least put a starting mark or something, but I just screwed them in with a screwdriver, managed it ok

@robertreader6539 2 жыл бұрын

I'll just add..... brexit will work when it's done properly. At the moment people want to see it fail. Remember when we used to manufacturer most things we owned? It will take time but once we start trading with other countries more and have more options prices will come back down. In terms of darts, harrows and pentathlon are both British companies so there's plenty of decent gear you can still get cheaply

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Very true, its been a very mixed up few years and it is going to take time to settle properly, just hope things do get more reasonable priced and dont keep rising which it seems could be the case. Not sure even Harrows will be able to stay reasonable when they have to start ordering more stock tungsten billets, who knows :)

@DeeTeaDee 2 жыл бұрын

Show the clips ???? Ffs Pointless video showing all the obvious stuff

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

lol you say that but the amount of times I get people asking what the clips are like, not to mention countless other crazy questions that are seemingly obvious. As I have been answering such questions years before I did videos (on many old darts forums) I learned its easier to put every crazy detail in and saves me having to answer the same question over and over but there is always people like you that already know everything.

@DeeTeaDee 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel ehh??? 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@DeeTeaDee what are you referring to? Clips? Your first remark sounds like you are complaining that I am showing the clips on the number ring?

@DeeTeaDee 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel its ok i gave up . Im getting drunk now😆 all the best

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@DeeTeaDee enjoy your drink then, all the best to you too!

@TomasMisura 2 жыл бұрын

Well another piece of sh*board that Unicorn still produces

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

how do you know that until you have tried it and used if for a while? Jack the Darts Ref posted pics of his after over 2 weeks of use and it looks in very good condition still

@TomasMisura 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel I simply don't believe Unicorn is capable produce dartboards in sufficient quality. I have been using winmau blade 5 dual core for 3 years (not 2 weeks) and this dartboard looks still very good with still untouched parts. For the record I play everyday and throw DAILY around thousand darts.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@TomasMisura I understand why you may say that, it's amazing you have been using your B5DC for 3 years! The last two B5DC I have had were full of lumps after 6 months so won't be buying another, I have had my One80 G3+ in same place as the B5DC were and it's been up longer and zero lumps. As for time frames you did not know your B5DC would last that long when you bought it so can't expect to see a review or update of a new board in the same time frame, the review would be meaningless then. I said in the review I have no idea how the board will be in a longer time period and neither do you or anyone else, so you don't know if it will be good or bad yet 🙂

@TomasMisura 2 жыл бұрын

@@DartsReviewChannel I consider One80 Gladiator3 and Winmau blade 5 as the best dartboards on the market . Before I purchased B5DC I was thinking about Gladiator as well but One80 was unknown trademark for me so I decided go for Winmau and I don't regret at all. During the years One80 G3+ was gaining very positive reputation due to excellent quality as well as very pleasant price (B5DC is/was expensive as f*ck). Perhaps I prejudice this particular dartboard but Unicorn dartboards gained bad reputation directly from pro players during the years and from my experience as well. If the players will change their mind perhaps I will change it also. Good dartboard is essential for this game as the quality may significantly affect entire gameplay.

@DartsReviewChannel 2 жыл бұрын

@@TomasMisura I think B4DC was better for me and the Blade 3 was a very good long lasting board but as I mentioned in other dartboard reviews two boards are never the same and due to the natural materials used they can vary from batch to batch too. I could write pages about it but like I said in video Unicorns reputation has declined so I think this is likely their last chance now.