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Old June 23rd 17, 08:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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What color devices are pilots using for Top Hat/XCSoar? I'm running Top Hat on a Kobo Glo (large eink gray scale--great readability) and a Dell Streak 5 (smaller screen, color, acceptable readability). If the Dell were a little brighter and larger, it would be perfect.

Options seem to range from other mobile phones all the way up to the OpenVario project (at least for XCSoar). What works for you?

Chip Bearden
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Old June 23rd 17, 08:20 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 1:03:45 PM UTC-6, wrote:
What color devices are pilots using for Top Hat/XCSoar? I'm running Top Hat on a Kobo Glo (large eink gray scale--great readability) and a Dell Streak 5 (smaller screen, color, acceptable readability). If the Dell were a little brighter and larger, it would be perfect.

Options seem to range from other mobile phones all the way up to the OpenVario project (at least for XCSoar). What works for you?

Chip Bearden
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The 7" Streak works well - if you can find one. About the same brightness as the 5", but easier to read due to the size. I usually use the smaller Streak. These days I think color really is not much of an advantage. The real info is in the info boxes.

Mike
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Old June 23rd 17, 08:31 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Though I have a ClearNav II in my Stemme, I also have a Dell Streak 5
running XCSoar on the right side of the cockpit. I find that each
platform delivers information that the other does not or delivers
similar information in a more understandable way. Even when I fly solo,
I run the Streak for the added information. Note that I have the
terrain display turned off as it makes for a much clearer display, not
to mention that I have a high definition canopy displaying the terrain.

On 6/23/2017 1:20 PM, Mike C wrote:
On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 1:03:45 PM UTC-6, wrote:
What color devices are pilots using for Top Hat/XCSoar? I'm running Top Hat on a Kobo Glo (large eink gray scale--great readability) and a Dell Streak 5 (smaller screen, color, acceptable readability). If the Dell were a little brighter and larger, it would be perfect.

Options seem to range from other mobile phones all the way up to the OpenVario project (at least for XCSoar). What works for you?

Chip Bearden
"JB"

The 7" Streak works well - if you can find one. About the same brightness as the 5", but easier to read due to the size. I usually use the smaller Streak. These days I think color really is not much of an advantage. The real info is in the info boxes.

Mike


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Old June 23rd 17, 09:35 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 12:03:43 -0700, chip.bearden wrote:

What color devices are pilots using for Top Hat/XCSoar? I'm running Top
Hat on a Kobo Glo (large eink gray scale--great readability) and a Dell
Streak 5 (smaller screen, color, acceptable readability). If the Dell
were a little brighter and larger, it would be perfect.

A Medion S.3747. It has a transreflective screen which is more readable
in bright sun than any of the purely backlit devices. It also has an 800
mAH removable battery.

It is a smaller screen - 3.5" - but that is a benefit if, like me, you
fly a glider with the panel inside under the nose fairing (Std Libelle in
my case) because this prevents anything from hanging out over the edge of
the panel. I'm actually running LK8000 rather than XCSoar, but that
doesn't affect this discussion.

IMO the S.3747 is worth grabbing if you can find one.


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Old June 24th 17, 02:50 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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I use a Nexus 2013 7 inch. Its best with polarized sunglasses. Otherwise there is a reflection. I have also used a moto g3 which also worked great.
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Old June 24th 17, 02:58 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 9:50:40 PM UTC-4, wrote:
I use a Nexus 2013 7 inch. Its best with polarized sunglasses. Otherwise there is a reflection. I have also used a moto g3 which also worked great.


I use XC Soar on an Oudie Lite; before, on a Streak 5 inch. I had connected the Streak by IOIO board, I now connect the Oudie to a CNv with the Goddard cable. I prefer the Oudie for visibility.
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Old June 24th 17, 03:26 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 3:03:45 PM UTC-4, wrote:
What color devices are pilots using for Top Hat/XCSoar? I'm running Top Hat on a Kobo Glo (large eink gray scale--great readability) and a Dell Streak 5 (smaller screen, color, acceptable readability). If the Dell were a little brighter and larger, it would be perfect.

Options seem to range from other mobile phones all the way up to the OpenVario project (at least for XCSoar). What works for you?

Chip Bearden
"JB"


Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
Daylight readable with polarized sunglasses
Internal GPS and barograph for backup system use.
Large very high resolution screen
many spares available
Recent android OS not obsolete windows CE type stuff - will be supported for several more years.
Wifi
Bluetooth
I used it 2 years with XCsoar and it worked great.
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Old June 24th 17, 05:01 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Currently using LG G3. Works great. Replaceable battery, bright enough screen, works in any orientation with polarized glasses, excellent built in barometer.

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Old June 24th 17, 05:04 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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I'm currently trying an OpenVario with XCSoar. Open source all around. It's a nice system. Check out details at openvario.org. I think TopHat has a Linux version that will work.
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Old June 24th 17, 05:49 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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On Friday, June 23, 2017 at 9:04:47 PM UTC-7, SoaringXCellence wrote:
I'm currently trying an OpenVario with XCSoar. Open source all around. It's a nice system. Check out details at openvario.org. I think TopHat has a Linux version that will work.


A couple of friends are using OpenVario. Heat can be a problem.
Jim
 




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