[Elecraft] What monitor to use?

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > For a photo, the aspect ratio has to be correct or the photo looks
 > "stretched."  For a panadapter or other graph-like image it doesn't
 > matter.

It would make a big difference with text (text terminal) displaying
a 1024 x 768 image on a 1366 x 768 raster.  The characters will be
stretched out - look wide and flat - and possibly difficult to read.


73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 3/8/2013 12:47 PM, Alan Bloom wrote:
> 1024 x 768 seems to be the lowest common denominator - almost all
> monitors support that resolution.  I normally leave my P3 SVGA set for
> 1024 x 768 just because the text is bigger and it makes the lines fatter
> and easier to see.
>
> For a photo, the aspect ratio has to be correct or the photo looks
> "stretched."  For a panadapter or other graph-like image it doesn't matter.
>
> Alan N1AL
>
>
> On 3/8/2013 5:18 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, Mike.  Unfortunately, that means that the inexpensive 1366 x
>> 768 monitors will not be a very good fit because of the differences
>> in aspect ratio vs. the two lower resolutions that would "fit."
>>
>> 73,
>>
>>     ... Joe, W4TV
>>
>>
>> On 3/8/2013 6:12 AM, Mike K2MK wrote:
>>> Hi Joe,
>>>
>>> I opened the menu option on my P3 and here are the available
>>> resolutions:
>>>
>>> 1024 x 768
>>> 1280 x 1024
>>> 1440 x 900
>>> 1920 x 1080
>>> 1920 x 1080 alt
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Mike K2MK
>>>
>>>
>>> Joe Subich, W4TV-4 wrote
>>>> What native resolutions does the P3SVGA support - just the four listed
>>>> on the web page?  I see quite a few inexpensive, small (15 to 19")
>>>> monitors at 1366 x 768 and 1600 x 900 - obviously derived from the new
>>>> laptop panels - these days.  The lowest three resolutions listed are
>>>> becoming increasingly rare in new monitors.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>>      ... Joe, W4TV
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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