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Update LSM6DSV price in IMU Comparison sheet and adjustments to availability and price context #545

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13 changes: 7 additions & 6 deletions src/diy/imu-comparison.md
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<td data-label="IMU: ">🟢 <a href="#lsm6dsv">LSM6DSV</a></td>
<td data-label="Tier: "><span style="color:#2ecc40;font-weight:bold">Superior</span></td>
<td data-label="Typical Price (USD): "><span style="color:#e67e22">~$8.93</span></td>
<td data-label="Notes / Best For: ">Great, but rarely in stock and expensive when they are</td>
<td data-label="Typical Price (USD): "><span style="color:#e67e22">~$5.80</span></td>
<td data-label="Notes / Best For: ">About equal to ICM45686, reliable, accurate, a bit more temperature sensitive on paper</td>
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<td data-label="IMU: ">🟢 <a href="#lsm6dsr">LSM6DSR</a></td>
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#### 🟢 LSM6DSV

LSM6DSV is a very good IMU for DIY SlimeVR.
It seems to perform just as well as the BNO085, but at a lower cost.
It seems to perform just as well as the BNO085, but at a lower cost. It is a bit less temperature stable than ICM45686 on paper.
Like the ICM-45686, this comes with the QMC6309 magnetometer built into the module.


|Reset time |Cost |Availability|Build quality|
|:---------:|:----:|:----------:|:-----------:|
|45-50 min |~$8.93|Insufficient|Great |
|45-50 min |~$5.80|Sufficient |Great |

<br>

|Pros |Cons |
|--------------|---------------------------------------|
|Accurate |Expensive relative to other IMUs |
|Reliable |Is rarely in stock |
|Accurate |A bit more temperature sensitive on paper|
|Reliable | |
|Smooth | |


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