On 3/22/2010 6:17 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:25:21 +0700,
wrote:

On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:43:37 -0400, wrote:

On 3/18/2010 12:50 PM, Steve Lusardi wrote:
As Salty just commented, the PC type LCD screen is not suitable for
cockpit use. Not only for daytime viewing, but night viewing as well.
Marine screens will preserve your night vision because black is truly
black. It is easy to test this by turning on an LCD screen of your
choice, do not display anything. Then turn off all sources of light. You
will be amazed at how much glow there is.
Steve

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Hi from bonny Scotland

Anyone looked at connecting up a 12v lcd screen or equivalent to their
laptop /pc? I was looking at a chart plotter but the cost of one with
the functionality and screen size I want is pretty large and since I
already have a laptop with expensive digital charts and ais etc., etc.
on it and "only" require a repeat of functions to the cockpit. This is
mainly to avoid having to clamber below and back at critical piloting
points. The laptop is not marinised.

Looking at approx 12 inch screen eg:
http://www.vartechsystems.com/produc...s/VT121XAF.asp

Any ideas / alternative notions?

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To email; just extract the urine.

You folks may be surprised with an Acer Netbook Aspire one D250 -- 10"
screen, with a very bright LCD screen. Runs XP/WIN7. Cost about $200.
Very viewable outdoors -- try it!


I did, in fact I had one on, in the cockpit, the last trip I took.
Yes, you could see it..... as long as you shaded the screen with
something, but I'd hardly called it readable unless you shaded the
screen with something you couldn't see it enough to use it for
navigation.
Cheers,

Bruce

How did it fare when green water hit it, and knocked it across the
cockpit?

The $200 Acer is no substitute for a blue water chartplotter. It has
saved me countless trips to the nav station while motoring in Hawk
Channel or the ICW. I have a full Bimini and is very viewable. For US
based folks, you can't beat OpenCPN & free charts. And WIFI. Run any
programs, including land-based navigation. I bought mine for $200.

I like Raymarine, but I'm holding off on any new purchases until their
financial issues stabilize.