[Elecraft] P3 - SVGA Monitor Compatibility Suggestions

[James Bennett]

I’m another happy ASUS user. I’ve got the VN247, 23” model; VGA and two HDMI ports. One HDMI goes to my iMac and the other runs over to a Raspberry Pi micro processor. I  like having dual monitors on the Mac, as it allows me the real estate to have WSJT-X, JT Bridge, and MacLoggerDX all up and visible at the same time. I would imagine this unit would work equally well with the P3 connected to it, as it is quite modifiable. I vaguely remember paying about $135 for it at a local Office Depot.

73, Jim / W6JHB



> On   Tuesday, Sep 1, 2015, at  Tuesday, 12:46 PM, Marty <mtkoszew at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Gary,
> I purchased the ASUS 23” LED,  ModelVX238H, from MicroCenter.  Net price was $139.99 after $20 instant rebate and $20 mail-in rebate.  It has both VGA and (2) HDMI ports so I can attach to my iMac as well, if I care to use as an extra, extended screen.
> 
> 73,
> Marty - K1MTK
> 
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> 
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> On Sep 1, 2015, at 3:39 PM, Gary K9GS <garyk9gs at wi.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Marty 
> 
> Which model Asus did you get? 
> 
> 
> 
> 73
> Gary K9GS
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Marty <mtkoszew at gmail.com> 
> Date: 09/01/2015 1:27 PM (GMT-06:00) 
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 - SVGA Monitor Compatibility Suggestions 
> 
> Thank you for your responses.
> 
> I ended up returning the Samsung and got an ASUS.  Issue resolved.  The ASUS handles the P3 output in all resolutions with no issues.  I could not adjust the screen size with the Samsung, only the centering of the image.
> 
> Extra benefit - the ASUS ended up being $50 cheaper and I like the control menus a bit better as well.
> 73,
> Marty - K1MTK
> 
> 
> 
> On Sep 1, 2015, at 10:49 AM, Marty <mtkoszew at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I just purchased a new Samsung 23.6” LED HD Monitor for my P3.  Unfortunately I get the two black bars on each side of the screen when I set the resolution to 1920 X 1080 (1920 x 1080 alt fills the screen but clips the image on all four sides).   I had read somewhere that the black bars indicated that there was a compatibility issue with the monitor frequency and the P3 SVGA.   If I change the resolution to 1440 x 900 it fills the screen, but clips the data on the bottom and the text is too big (I adjusted the text size as small as available).
> 
> Can anyone suggest a compatible monitor or brand of monitors?   I like the Samsung, but I would prefer a monitor that can utilize the entire screen.
> Thanks.
> 
> 73,
> Marty - K1MTK
> 
> 
> 
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