Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-08 Thread Brian D
I get many fairly narrow sprogs from my 50" Asus 4k monitor, mainly 20m and above. The antennas are quite close to the shack, the sprogs seem to be radiated from the front of the screen. Bert wrote: > Agree - I use several ASUS monitors and they are all quiet! > > Bert VE3NR > > > > On

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-08 Thread Chris R. NW6V
Hi Scott. You wrote "What can people suggest for quasi-affordable *RF-quiet* 4k displays in the 27-40" range?" I'm using an LG 27UD69P that I picked up as open stock at Best-Buy last year and am quite satisfied. It's beautiful. It does have an external PS, and is very happy to run off the same

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread W2xj
samsung has a good 32 inch 4K monitor with PIP but I don’t know about the RFI aspect. Sent from my iPad > On Nov 7, 2019, at 6:49 PM, Rick Bates, NK7I wrote: > > It would be nice if you want to stream video while in the shack; I'm > considering one also (but HDTV is much cheaper). But one

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread James Atkinson
-on-transmit.674842/ James W0CD James From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net on behalf of Clay Autery Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 7:34:08 PM To: Jim Miller Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019 NEVER buying another

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread Clay Autery
NEVER buying another monitor with an internal power supply if at all humanly possible... There's more to it than where your antennas are... :-) __ Clay Autery, KY5G (318) 518-1389 On 07-Nov-19 18:03, Jim Miller wrote: My antennas are 100ft from the shack. I don't pick up

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread Jim Miller
My antennas are 100ft from the shack. I don't pick up any noise from it. Jim ab3cv On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 6:58 PM Clay Autery wrote: > Dude! That's awesome One of those would fit between the uprights > on my shack desk/hutch with 0.2" to spare... Most efficient use of > space possible

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread Clay Autery
Dude!  That's awesome  One of those would fit between the uprights on my shack desk/hutch with 0.2" to spare...  Most efficient use of space possible in my setup... dual inputsKVM... IF ONLY it had an external power supply... :-( __ Clay Autery, KY5G (318) 518-1389

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread Rick Bates, NK7I
It would be nice if you want to stream video while in the shack; I'm considering one also (but HDTV is much cheaper).  But one feature I would need is decent PIP (picture in picture) to watch two things at once (computer/radio and video source). Two major things to consider are look angle and

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread Richard Eversole
You may want to try cheap 4k tv... Some under $200... Several under $280... Some use dc connector. I was going to try a couple and see... If they are ng then return... For nongamers these should be fine... Under $200 means no roku or other bells and whistles Seen nonham reviews that indicate

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread Bert
Agree - I use several ASUS monitors and they are all quiet! Bert VE3NR On 11/7/2019 5:59 PM, Clay Autery wrote: One word ASUS. Asus has a huge line of monitors...many with external power supplies giving you the option to put them on a linear DC supply...

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread Clay Autery
One word ASUS. Asus has a huge line of monitors...many with external power supplies giving you the option to put them on a linear DC supply... > > On Nov 7, 2019 at 14:47, Toxwrote: > > > Hello all, I'm going to continue to eagerly await a K4 for

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread Jim Miller
Or this one which is really nice. Dell U4919 https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-ultrasharp-49-curved-monitor-u4919dw/apd/210-arnw/monitors-monitor-accessories My early xmas/birthday gift to myself!! jim ab3cv On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 5:40 PM Grant Youngman wrote: > For ham use in the shack

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread Jim Brown
On 11/7/2019 12:47 PM, Tox wrote: I'd like to pick up a couple of HDMI displays In my earlier post, I forgot to mention that some displays are noisy and some are quiet. Years ago, someone gave me a Samsung with touch on-off control that was both very noisy and also turned flips when it sees

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread Raymond Sills via Elecraft
RayK2ULRKX3 #211 -Original Message- From: Grant Youngman To: Bert Cc: Elecraft Refl Sent: Thu, Nov 7, 2019 5:39 pm Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019 For ham use in the shack it would be pointless (unless you have money burning holes in your pocket).  If you do

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread Grant Youngman
For ham use in the shack it would be pointless (unless you have money burning holes in your pocket). If you do photography/video editing or graphics as a pro — that’s another thing entirely, and where the market for this display lives :-) Grant NQ5T > On Nov 7, 2019, at 5:09 PM, Bert

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread Bert
There are always people happy to part with their money! ;-)) Bert  VE3NR On 11/7/2019 4:59 PM, Paul Gacek via Elecraft wrote: Only Apple could come up with a desktop display that cost more than the K4. https://www.apple.com/pro-display-xdr/ Paul

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread Paul Gacek via Elecraft
Only Apple could come up with a desktop display that cost more than the K4. https://www.apple.com/pro-display-xdr/ Paul W6PNG > On Nov 7, 2019, at 12:47 PM, Tox wrote: > > Hello all, > > I'm going to continue to eagerly await a K4 for A While. In the

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread Richard Thorne
Scott, I've been looking at the following monitor https://www.newegg.com/lg-43ud79-b-43-uhd/p/N82E16824025629  The price recently dropped as it used to be in the $600+ range. Watch the video on the LG site.  You can have multiple inputs. For example your main computer and maybe the output

Re: [Elecraft] 4k monitors for the shack, late 2019

2019-11-07 Thread Jim Brown
On 11/7/2019 12:47 PM, Tox wrote: What can people suggest for quasi-affordable*RF-quiet* 4k displays in the 27-40" range? (I'm not averse to buying something like one of the midtier Samsungs, but do not have enough left in the wallet to consider things like OLED). Why 4K? I own a half dozen