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glastar(at)gmx.net
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Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:05 am Post subject: An idea that is kind of out there but here goes

Milt,



the offer looks tempting, however can you give any comparison about the 

brightness and sun readability of that VGA screen compared to e.g. a 

EFIS/EMS you have (please state brand).



Thanks a lot!



br



Werner



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 I bought one of these on e bay 



 http://cgi.ebay.com/8-VGA-TFT-Touch-Screen-Monitor-TV-for-Car-PC-GPS-A4_W0QQitemZ300182990845QQihZ020QQcategoryZ3698QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem



 Comes from Hong Kong which some may consider risky but I have bought several products from the guy and have great service. If there is a problem he replaces the unit no questions asked.



 Any way I mount the computer under my seat (not an RV) and use a wireless mouse and it works great. (as long as you fire up the computer before sitting down). It also has an input for a lipstick or video camera I am going to mount under the wing so I can see in front of me when I taxi and or video during flights.



 Some photos can be seen here>>>>>



 http://www.bearcataviation.com/album_frame.asp?forum=open&menuID=6~6



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 2003 F1 Rocket

 2006 Radial Rocket





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Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:26 am Post subject: Re: An idea that is kind of out there but here goes

Its a model TM 868 I think the guy that runs the e bay store makes them in his own shop. I have about 600 hrs over 3 years on it and no problems yet.



It is more viewable in the cockpit than a tablet or PC. Not nearly as viewable as an in the panel efis. Best guess is it views the same as or even a little better than the Garmin 396/496.



I certainly would not use it as a primary. mainly I use it in conjunction with TrueMap on a samsung Q1 ultra. Most of the time on long trips my wife uses it to run up her delorme auto map program to track where we are in tourist format. Either that or she plays games on it.



I think I payed $68 when I bought it. You can probably get higher quality units at any video store but for the price this has served me well.



Since that TBM ate an RV at OSH I am anxious to get a camera on it to be able to see in the 30 or so feet in front of me when on the ground.

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glastar(at)gmx.net
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Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:58 am Post subject: An idea that is kind of out there but here goes

Thanks Milt,



the link did not work for me, but I'm scrolling now through your cheetah 

page a lot of different monitors/PC/moving map to compare, they run now 

for around 175$, but shipping is expensive. What is it compared to your 

Q1U (looked into that one several time but not yet convinced.



Thanks Werner



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 Its a model TM 868 I think the guy that runs the e bay store makes them in his own shop. I have about 600 hrs over 3 years on it and no problems yet.



 It is more viewable in the cockpit than a tablet or PC. Not nearly as viewable as an in the panel efis. Best guess is it views the same as or even a little better than the Garmin 396/496.



 I certainly would not use it as a primary. mainly I use it in conjunction with TrueMap on a samsung Q1 ultra. Most of the time on long trips my wife uses it to run up her delorme auto map program to track where we are in tourist format. Either that or she plays games on it.



 I think I payed $68 when I bought it. You can probably get higher quality units at any video store but for the price this has served me well.



 Since that TBM ate an RV at OSH I am anxious to get a camera on it to be able to see in the 30 or so feet in front of me when on the ground.



 --------

 Milt

 2003 F1 Rocket

 2006 Radial Rocket





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Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: An idea that is kind of out there but here goes

Werner,

Try the link nowhttp://www.bearcataviation.com/album_frame.asp?forum=open&menuID=6~6  it should work and navigate to>>Avionics>>>Glass Panels>>>remote monitor.



Also in the Flight Cheetah forum there iis a comparison of several programs compared to truemap.



The remotte moniter is a bit brighter than the Q1 ultra. The Q1 ultra is miles better than the old Q1.



The Q1 Ultra is the most readable PC I have ever had in the cockpit.



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