looking into buying a new radio.

[MetalMan]

Nomadio React getting outdated? IMO all other radios are playing catch-up.

Sure, the RXs are expensive, but that's because they aren't just simple RXs. They are transceivers, where they communicate with the TX (which is also a transceiver). No other surface radio on the market has this feature that I am aware of. Spektrum comes close, but their telemetry system is separate from the radio.