[Elecraft] P3 display size? (more P3 pics)

[Brett Howard]

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
> >
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