What monitor to use?
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The SVGA card arrives for my P3 today and I have the opportunity to get a
free flat screen monitor 1024 x 768 resolution. Just wondering if that is sufficient or whether I should purchase one with more/higher resolution?" Advice anyone.? NF8J -- Paul VanOveren 5911 Snow Av Alto, Mi 49302 (616) 868-7149 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Hi Paul,
If it's free then I think you should get it and decide for yourself. The standalone P3 is 480 x 272 so 1024 x 768 will be a huge improvement. Then if you decide you want a larger screen you will be in a good position to know exactly what size will best meet your requirements. I just checked the menu choices for the SVGA card and 1024 x 768 is one of the available choices. 73, Mike K2MK
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I am using such a monitor because of space limitations (and because mine was free, too).
It is a big improvement over the small screen on the P3 itself. But a bigger monitor is advantageous, because you can spot holes in pileups (etc.) more easily without having to change the span. I think if I had the room, I would get a bigger one. On 3/7/2013 6:09 AM, Paul VanOveren wrote: > The SVGA card arrives for my P3 today and I have the opportunity to get a > free flat screen monitor 1024 x 768 resolution. Just wondering if that is > sufficient or whether I should purchase one with more/higher resolution?" > Advice anyone.? > > NF8J > > -- Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Paul,
You definitely can't beat the price on that monitor. On my bench here at the lab I use 23" monitor and set it to 1280x1024. Yes it's big but I have some room for it up above the radio. If you just purchased the SVGA board, be sure to upgrade the firmware on it (and on the P3) to the latest 1.26/1.16 . You'll also need to download and install latest P3 utility if you haven't already done so. It is available HERE. 73, Paul |
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I have a 21" monitor which is 1600 x 900 IIRC.
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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 On 3/7/2013 4:37 PM, Paul Saffren N6HZ wrote: > Paul, > > You definitely can't beat the price on that monitor. On my bench here at > the lab I use 23" monitor and set it to 1280x1024. Yes it's big but I have > some room for it up above the radio. If you just purchased the SVGA board, > be sure to upgrade the firmware on it (and on the P3) to the latest > 1.26/1.16 . You'll also need to download and install latest P3 utility if > you haven't already done so. It is available HERE. > <http://www.elecraft.com/software/P3/elecraft_p3_software.htm#p3util> > > 73, > > Paul > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/What-monitor-to-use-tp7570934p7570952.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > 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:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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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
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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 > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/What-monitor-to-use-tp7570934p7570969.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > 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:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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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 >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/What-monitor-to-use-tp7570934p7570969.html >> >> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> 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:[hidden email] > > 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:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/What-monitor-to-use-tp7570934p7570969.html >>> >>> >>> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >>> >>> 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:[hidden email] >> >> 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:[hidden email] > > 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:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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