I have a Dell Streek (near new) if any one wants it. Make me offer.
> On 3 Apr 2016, at 11:45 AM, <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> wrote: > > You can compare the display brightness, contrast, resolution etc on > www.phonearena.com > > It's a good site to chose an new Android. I bought a google/LG NEXUS 5x last > month. Great phone. Very bright. > My Sony would not charge when it got hot, so no good. I have been using a > Dell streak 5 for the last year or so. That too is good but old and > unavailable now. > > Jim Crowhurst > > > > On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 5:11 PM -0700, "Mike Borgelt" > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > Just tested my Telstra 4GX Buzz Android phone ($99) outside in the bright > sun. Perfectly readable with brightness turned to max. > > About a 5" screen. There is a tradeoff between screen size, backlight > capability and power consumption. You may be better off with a smaller screen > that has more contrast. > > Mike > > > > At 09:55 AM 4/3/2016, you wrote: >> Hmmm.... I see the device is no longer advertised by Wingsandwheels, Glider >> Guider or Vertica Airsports. >> >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> At 09:50 AM 4/3/2016, you wrote: >>> Sounds like the Glider Guider/V2/Avier device. >>> >>> Mine runs Windows Mobile 6 and runs XCSoar. The screen is highly sunlight >>> readable and has an anti glare coating. >>> >>> Now can anyone figure out how to load Android or Linux on it to take >>> advantage of later XCSoar implementations? >>> >>> As for Greg's original question, it depends what sort of motorglider we are >>> talking about. If it is a travelling type that is going to operate in and >>> around controlled airspace and being used as a cross country point to point >>> machine you really need to run OzRunways or AvPlan on an iPad mini. There >>> is an Android version of the latter but it is pretty crippled as yet. Good >>> as a backup on an Android phone though. >>> >>> Interesting about the Kobo. This exact cycle was gone through nearly 20 >>> years ago when the first PDA's came out. They had grey scale screens which >>> were transflective and highly visible in bright sunlight(the brighter the >>> better). Then they went colour and became nearly useless. Screen technology >>> has improved since then but the colour feature looks pretty and is a nice >>> eye magnet with lots of background clutter to get in the way without doing >>> much for situational awareness. Bad design that failed to actually ask >>> which problem was being solved (this is a common problem in many areas of >>> life - there are few real problems which can't be made worse by imposing >>> solutions for the wrong problem - see much of aviation regulation). >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> At 07:39 AM 4/3/2016, you wrote: >>>> Greg, >>>> >>>> Not a tablet, but Malcolm Crampton (Tasman Instruments) has a generic 5 >>>> inch pda which has a good bright screnn, runs LK8000 (free) and is good >>>> value for money. >>>> >>>> On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 9:26 AM, Greg Wilson <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> Can anyone recommend a bright (daylight) readable tablet for use as nav >>>> device in a motor-glider? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ---- On Mon, 28 Mar 2016 23:06:13 +1100 Mark Fisher<[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote ---- >>>> Jezuz...... Because they do! >>>> Checkout some antenna theory. >>>> On Monday, 28 March 2016, Peter Champness <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> Why is that? >>>> On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 8:11 PM, Richard Frawley <[email protected] >>>> <x-msg://48/??.htm>> wrote: >>>> they point the wrong way to get good reception. not optimal. >>>> >>>> On 28 Mar 2016, at 7:42 PM, Peter Champness <[email protected] >>>> <x-msg://48/??.htm>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> maybe >>>>> On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 7:27 PM, Adam Woolley <[email protected] >>>>> <x-msg://48/??.htm>> wrote: >>>>> Hello all, >>>>> Has anyone got a spare (or two) of the old canopy mounted Flarm antennas >>>>> that they'd be willing to part ways with? >>>>> SeeYou, >>>>> WPP >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Aus-soaring mailing list >>>>> [email protected] <x-msg://48/??.htm> >>>>> http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >>>>> <http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Aus-soaring mailing list >>>>> [email protected] <x-msg://48/??.htm> >>>>> http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >>>>> <http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Aus-soaring mailing list >>>> [email protected] <x-msg://48/??.htm> >>>> http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >>>> <http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mark Fisher >>>> Managing Director >>>> Swift Performance Equipment >>>> Unit 2, 1472 Boundary Rd >>>> Wacol 4076 >>>> Australia >>>> Ph: Â +61 7 3879 3005 <tel:%2B61%207%203879%203005> >>>> Fax: +61Â 7 36076277 >>>> http://www.spe.com.au/ <http://www.spe.com.au/> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Aus-soaring mailing list >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >>>> <http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Aus-soaring mailing list >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >>>> <http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Aus-soaring mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >>>> <http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring> >>> Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring >>> instrumentation since 1978 >>> www.borgeltinstruments.com <http://www.borgeltinstruments.com/> >>> tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 >>> mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 >>> P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Aus-soaring mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >>> <http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring> >> Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring >> instrumentation since 1978 >> www.borgeltinstruments.com <http://www.borgeltinstruments.com/> >> tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: int+61-7-4635 5784 >> mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 >> P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia >> _______________________________________________ >> Aus-soaring mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >> <http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring>Borgelt Instruments - >> design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 > www.borgeltinstruments.com > <http://www.borgeltinstruments.com/>tel: 07 4635 5784 overseas: > int+61-7-4635 5784 > mob: 042835 5784 : int+61-42835 5784 > P O Box 4607, Toowoomba East, QLD 4350, Australia > > <Mail Attachment.txt>_______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring
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