garmin or something else

In rec.aviation.piloting, on Mon 27 Aug 2007 02:27:25p, Kelly
wrote:

How easy is it to view charts, such as TACs, on the ipaq? Have you
used it for approach plates?

I've found that my PDA has a more viewable screen during bright sunlight
situations, but you just don't have the screen real estate that you do with
a laptop. At night, a laptop can actually be too bright though. Garmin
has a 5 Hz model receiver (GPS 18) that would be great on a laptop for
aviation purposes (most GPS receivers are only 1 Hz).

"Really-Old-Fart" wrote

At night, a laptop can actually be too bright though.

Nearly all laptops can be made to adjust the screen brightness, all the way
down to so dim it can hardly be seen, no?
--
Jim in NC

In rec.aviation.piloting, on Mon 27 Aug 2007 05:49:59p, "Morgans"
wrote:

Nearly all laptops can be made to adjust the screen brightness, all
the way down to so dim it can hardly be seen, no?

I have not been able to find such an option for my Compaq laptop. It does
get a bit dimmer if I run it on the internal battery instead of off of A/C
power.

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:18:04 +0200 (CEST), "Really-Old-Fart"
wrote:

In rec.aviation.piloting, on Mon 27 Aug 2007 05:49:59p, "Morgans"
wrote:

Nearly all laptops can be made to adjust the screen brightness, all
the way down to so dim it can hardly be seen, no?

I have not been able to find such an option for my Compaq laptop. It does
get a bit dimmer if I run it on the internal battery instead of off of A/C
power.

Unless Compaq has completely omitted the function, there should be two
keys with a sun-looking thing printed on them in (blue?) ink - either
the up or down arrows, or somewhere in the function keys. Press the
Fn and appropriate key together, it should adjust the brightness. The
half-moon looking thing is for contrast.

Peter Clark wrote:
On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:18:04 +0200 (CEST), "Really-Old-Fart"
wrote:

In rec.aviation.piloting, on Mon 27 Aug 2007 05:49:59p, "Morgans"
wrote:

Nearly all laptops can be made to adjust the screen brightness, all
the way down to so dim it can hardly be seen, no?

I have not been able to find such an option for my Compaq laptop.
It does get a bit dimmer if I run it on the internal battery instead
of off of A/C power.

Unless Compaq has completely omitted the function, there should be two
keys with a sun-looking thing printed on them in (blue?) ink - either
the up or down arrows, or somewhere in the function keys. Press the
Fn and appropriate key together, it should adjust the brightness. The
half-moon looking thing is for contrast.

That is how it is done on my wifes Compaq.