New flat screen is a winner.

>
> In a message dated 5/30/2000 2:59:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

>
> > http://www.my-gmc.com/travels/may2000.htm
>
>
> Wow Beautiful pictures Shasta---this one comes up as a
> negative though:(
> http://www.my-gmc.com/travels/Mt-Shasta-02.jpg

Hmmm, works for me...

> The Flat screens are pretty but out of my league$$. Glad you
> like it though:)

Heinz, what's the diagonal size of the N50? Also, does it have a brightness
control? One of the nits I have with the Toshiba Libretto is that there's
no way to dim the display after dark.

Looks good tho'...
Patrick
 
Yep the picture looks like Mt Shasta. You captured a beautiful picture. Went
by there quite often on the way to Montague to work in the Bee's yes REAL
BEE's. Used to live in the Mt's east of Redding Ca.
Marlene Meineken
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Heinz Wittenbecher
To: GMCnet
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 11:58 AM
Subject: GMC: New flat screen is a winner.

> New toy at: http://www.my-gmc.com/travels/may2000.htm
>
> or current trip link from home page.
>
> Heinz
> www.my-gmc.com
>
>
>
>
 
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>
> Heinz, what's the diagonal size of the N50? Also, does it have a
brightness
> control? One of the nits I have with the Toshiba Libretto is that there's
> no way to dim the display after dark.

It has quite a range of brightness and contrast, but not sure if it'll go
dark enough or if I have to add a night 'filter'. Been lucky this trip...
almost daylight only travel sofar :-)

I was more concerned with getting enough brightness to see in daytime and
with sunglassed on. I splurged on a Sony CX1 a while back and it's like most
TFT's, no good outside. You did good on the Libretto. I bought the CX1 to
replace my CE handheld. Just not enough compatibility and/or software
availability in the CE world. I think it's going to join Betamax.

Hopefully the Sony will last a little longer than the Apple did.

Oh yeah.... 15" diag screen and 17.75 diag overall.

I may actually get to appreciate the second video input for my barebones DOS
to tinker (oops, finetune) the EFI... not that I've done any lately :-)

Heinz

>
> Looks good tho'...
> Patrick
>
 
That's a good looking picture alright! Really amazing that it's in full
daylight. And a beautiful mountain, too.

Congratulations, Heinz

bdub

http://www.ita.sel.sony.com/jump/n50/
http://www.hardwarebuyline.com/product.asp?store=HBL&sync_number=214345

>,snip>
> >
> > Heinz, what's the diagonal size of the N50? Also, does it have a
>brightness
> > control? One of the nits I have with the Toshiba Libretto is that there's
> > no way to dim the display after dark.
>
>It has quite a range of brightness and contrast, but not sure if it'll go
>dark enough or if I have to add a night 'filter'. Been lucky this trip...
>almost daylight only travel sofar :-)
>
>I was more concerned with getting enough brightness to see in daytime and
>with sunglassed on. I splurged on a Sony CX1 a while back and it's like most
>TFT's, no good outside. You did good on the Libretto. I bought the CX1 to
>replace my CE handheld. Just not enough compatibility and/or software
>availability in the CE world. I think it's going to join Betamax.
>
>Hopefully the Sony will last a little longer than the Apple did.
>
>Oh yeah.... 15" diag screen and 17.75 diag overall.
>
>I may actually get to appreciate the second video input for my barebones DOS
>to tinker (oops, finetune) the EFI... not that I've done any lately :-)
>
>Heinz
>
>
> >
> > Looks good tho'...
> > Patrick
> >
 
On Tue, 30 May 2000 18:08:48 EDT

>In a message dated 05/30/2000 1:59:59 PM Central Daylight Time,

>
>> http://www.my-gmc.com/travels/may2000.htm
>
>Heinz
>
>Thanks for the info. I am in the market for one soon.
>
>Take Care
>Arch

Glad I could help. Be sure to keep bdub's link to the cheaper price. Now
that we know the N50's a good one we don't have to leave the return
option open. (Many a time I buy in Oregon and return in California when
the sales bs didn't cut it :-)

Ask me again how it is before you buy. Sometimes time and a bunch of
hours of use cause a change of initial impressions.

Heinz
 
> On Tue, 30 May 2000 11:58:59 -0700 "Heinz Wittenbecher"

> > New toy at: http://www.my-gmc.com/travels/may2000.htm
> >
> > or current trip link from home page.
> >
> > Heinz
> > www.my-gmc.com
> >
> >
> Expensive, but nice. I wonder if you could have mounted it on the over
> head with a drop down arrangement so it could be used as a TV and still
> be accessable as a GPS screen convenient to the driver's position? I also
> wonder what a larger screen costs?
>

The most pefect ay would be an overhead track arrangement so that it would
be fully forward in drive mode and reaward above the step. Past my
capabilities though :-)
I am going to investigate the possibility of ceiling mount when I get back
home, it certainly seems feasable.

Heinz
 
On Tue, 30 May 2000 11:58:59 -0700 "Heinz Wittenbecher"

> New toy at: http://www.my-gmc.com/travels/may2000.htm
>
> or current trip link from home page.
>
> Heinz
> www.my-gmc.com
>
>
Expensive, but nice. I wonder if you could have mounted it on the over
head with a drop down arrangement so it could be used as a TV and still
be accessable as a GPS screen convenient to the driver's position? I also
wonder what a larger screen costs?


David Lee Greenberg
GMC Motorhome Registry
200 MacFarlane Drive
Delray Beach, FL 33483-6829
http://www.gmcss.com/registry.htm
 
Heinz,

NICE! I really like the combination engine monitor/map display. Are both
maps "hooked up" to your GPS?
And does the AV 10 get its data straight from the fuel injection ECU?

Peter
77 Eleganza II
Colorado

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Heinz Wittenbecher"
To: "GMCnet"
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 12:58 PM
Subject: GMC: New flat screen is a winner.

> New toy at: http://www.my-gmc.com/travels/may2000.htm
>
> or current trip link from home page.
>
> Heinz
> www.my-gmc.com
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