I know that the refresh rate is planned to be going faster here soon but is there any chance of a simple video so that we may see it in its active state?
~Brett On Fri, 2009-08-21 at 17:27 -0700, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: > Believe me, the usable spectral display is much larger compared to the > spectrum displays on other rigs. We use the wole screen for the dislpay, > as opposed to rigs like thePRO-III that only use the bottom 1/4 of their > displays for the panadapter. I'm a 52 yr old reading glasses kind of guy > and the P3 is extremely pleasant for me to use. :-) It would be hard to > get something much larger into a matching enclosure. > > Here a link to the P3 and K3 with the P3 in full spectrum display mode. > (Note that our text fonts are now larger than that shown and are very > easy to read. We will have selectable font sizes on the release version > of P3.) > > http://www.elecraft.com/K3/pics/K3%20and%20P3%20full%20spect%201024.JPG > > As you can see, the display is extremely sharp, bright and easy to read. > > And in split screen, spectrum and waterfall mode: > http://www.elecraft.com/K3/pics/P3%20w%20K3%20a.JPG > > We also have a full screen waterfall mode, among others. I'll add pics > of that soon > > These are very early versions of the f/w and display layouts. We are > roaring ahead refining the f/w and various displays. > > More pics soon! > > 73, Eric WA6HHQ > ================= > > > > David Lankshear wrote: > > I finally obtained an answer to my question.. > > > > The display area is 4.5 inches diagonal. That's about the same screen size > > as my SatNav, assuming a similar aspect ratio. > > > > I was also unsure whether the display was LCD or OLED. It has been > > confirmed that it is a TFT LCD. > > > > I'm certainly concerned about the size of the display. It may well be able > > to display to VGA/XGA resolution, but I wonder if my eyes can cope with > > something so small. At least my SatNav talks to me HI! > > > > Maybe a video out connector for a PC monitor might be good to have. That > > way, if a P3 is purchased but proves a bit too difficult for older eyes to > > resolve, there would always be the option of using a larger, outboard > > display while still retaining the K3/P3 functionality. > > > > 73 DaveL G3TJP > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
