[Elecraft] dual-input monitors...

[Bill Hammond]

I am sure there are as many cleaver ways to display the new P3 VGA output.  I plan on using an existing monitor and switching inputs too. 

I have 22" light weight LG E2241(street price less than $150 USD) with front panel selectable input switching.  It has DVI, VGA and HDMI inputs.
It has the standard four mounting holes on the back.  CAUTION, not all monitors have those holes and if you intend on using an elevated monitor mount, those holes are a must.  I might add that the LED monitors are about half the weight of previous technology. When using elevated mounting, less weight is desired. This monitor weighs less than six pounds.
 
http://www.lg.com/us/computer-products/monitors/LG-led-monitor-E2241V-BN.jsp 


Here is a picture of the monitor (left) and my Elecraft station on my Flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ak5x/6043294098/in/set-72157612687555968

The mount is here, there are many designs to choose from, mine is the MX desk mount:
http://www.ergotron.com/

73,
Bill Hammond
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On Jan 15, 2012, at 10:40 AM, n5ge at n5ge.com wrote:

> 
> I have two HP 2311x monitors which I thought were reasonably priced  at < $250
> each.  Each of them has three inputs HDMI, DVI and VGA.  I bought these monitors
> for packet cluster display and software development, not the P3. These monitors
> have front panel control of the video source, so choosing the video source is
> not a big deal.  When I purchase the Video module from Elecraft the VGA input of
> one of these will be connected to the P3 video output.
> 
> I don't see a problem with the design of the P3 video system.
> 
> On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:57:04 +0000, "Matthew Pitts"
> <daywalker_blade_2004 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> Joe,
>> 
>> While I respect the decision made on this particular module for the P3, I would like to say that I probably wouldn't buy it if I already had two monitors (or more) on the desk at my operating position. For someone that is in that position and already owns the P3, the suggestion to buy something else that would have to be connected in place of the P3 (or in parallel with it) isn't something that is going to be well liked.
>> 
>> Matthew Pitts
>> N8OHU
>> 
> [snip]
> 
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