So, now that they've enlarged the RMR, just wondering, how is the SRO supposed to be better than DPP?
Better? That remains to be seen after enough of them are in the hands of shooters to find out. I think Trijicon recognized that they lost a pretty big chunk of the market to Leupold and Sig, and wanted to offer an optic that directly competes with the DPP/Romeos for competition purposes. Sig is doing the same with their optics such as the soon-to-be releasd RomeoMax. Granted, the competition market is not a huge one, but it is recognized by many manufacturers that if it works in competition (USPSA, 3-gun, et.al.) that often translates into more practical applications.
I think what will attract buyers to the SRO are those that already own RMRs and have had good success with the RMR’s durability, it did for me. Another mark in the SRO’s favor is sharing the same mounting footprint as the RMR, so in my case if my SRO goes down I have the option of taking my RMR off my P10C and putting it on my Shadow 2 to finish the match (or just switch to the P10C...).
I was all set to order a Leupold DPP, but I jumped on the SRO bandwagon when they were first announced for the two reasons I stated above. I have yet to get mine yet (I’m hearing the 5MOAs are due to ship in July).