Hi, I am considering purchasing a Dell Streak.
Could you please share your opinions about this device, reliability, tolerance to temperature etc... Thanks Jarek > Paul Bart <pb2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Mike > > Do you have a link to the V1 display? Personally I love the Dell Streak, > but unfortunately it stopped working, not sure if I can get it repaired > yet. The transflective display is the way to go, but not many > manufacturers > seem to use it. > > > > Cheers > > Paul > > > On 26 April 2012 09:10, Mike Borgelt > <mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com>wrote: > > > At 08:35 PM 25/04/2012, you wrote: > > > > Or you can use XCSoar and configure all those items to your own > preference > > :-) > > > > Scott > > > > > > There is a new PNA device available shortly called a V1. Essentially > the > > same as the new Oudie with the same screen (you can get your old > Oudie > > upgraded). 950 nits brightness and non glare coating so the thing is > > sunlight readable. > > > > About $300. > > > > If SeeYou Mobile is your thing, buy a new Oudie. That or a V1 make > custom > > hardware very questionable on any price/performance comparison. > > > > If you want the same sort of device able to run any of the glide > computer > > software then get a V1 and run your choice of WinPilot, XCSoar or > LK8000 or > > SeeYou Mobile. I've got a couple on order for me and Ron. > > > > The 5"Dell Streak isn't in production and the 7"devices are too large > for > > comfortable use in glider cockpits. There certainly is a problem with > those > > in the US where Smartphones are banned in contests because the new > ones can > > be used for instrument flight in cloud and to collect data for outside > help. > > > > All of the glide computer software will converge. Any really good > ideas > > will be requested by users for their particular software and as there > is an > > active development group for XCSoar, Paolo is actively developing > LK8000 > > and Jerry sells WinPilot and has a commercial interest in upgrading > it, I > > doubt any of these really useful these features will be missing from > those > > programs for very long. > > > > There is extra information available on all these programs if they > receive > > not just GPS data but air data and settings like MacCready, bugs and > > ballast from the vario system. This also makes operating the whole > system > > easier as these only require changing in one place then. AFAIK our B50 > was > > the first vario that implemented this back in 1995 when I realised > that the > > vario and glide computer only required connection by a simple well > defined > > serial data stream. We have carried this over to the B500 and now B800 > and > > have distributed a B800 simulator (it is also on our website now) that > runs > > on Windows PCs to help developers of glide computers. The B800 main > unit is > > also capable of accepting MacCready, bugs and ballast from the glide > > computer program so hopefully, soon, this will be implemented in the > major > > glider computer programs. > > > > Getting hung up on vario average data etc is probably a mistake. The > real > > question always is "should I leave now and try for something better"?" > Of > > course there's always that little voice saying "are you feeling lucky? > Well > > are ya, punk?" :-) > > We've tried to make that decision as easy as possible in the averager > > display in both the B700 and B800. Look it up. No need to clutter the > glide > > computer display with this. > > > > We're also working on a new Total Energy system that is insensitive to > > horizontal gusts and should be very easy to install with little to no > > tuning. A test flight a few weeks ago showed that our sensor package > is up > > to the job. > > > > You will likely want to blend Flarm data with the data stream for > display > > on the PNA and there are various devices on the market to do this > including > > ours. > > > > BTW there's been another mid air in Europe between Flarm equipped > gliders > > where the Flarms allegedly were working. Fortunately the damage was > > relatively minor (loss of 0.5m of wingtip and hole in D nose of wing > of > > other glider) and there were no physical injuries and both pilots > landed > > safely. Can't say any more. > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > ** > > > > ** *Borgelt Instruments* - *design & manufacture of quality soaring > > instrumentation since 1978 > > * 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 > > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > > To check or change subscription details, visit: > > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > Regards Jarek _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
