X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:26:42 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-ob0-f180.google.com ([209.85.214.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6472356 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:59:21 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.214.180; envelope-from=pjdmiller@gmail.com Received: by mail-ob0-f180.google.com with SMTP id wm4so613961obc.25 for ; Thu, 12 Sep 2013 07:58:45 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.182.237.75 with SMTP id va11mr7220438obc.5.1378997925641; Thu, 12 Sep 2013 07:58:45 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.27] (cpe-173-175-238-45.tx.res.rr.com. [173.175.238.45]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id s9sm6041298obu.4.1969.12.31.16.00.00 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Thu, 12 Sep 2013 07:58:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Miller Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_D4F7083A-D03A-4F3E-831F-3CB0158878FC" X-Original-Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.5 $1508$) Subject: Re: [LML] Re: dim displays X-Original-Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 09:58:43 -0500 References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1508) --Apple-Mail=_D4F7083A-D03A-4F3E-831F-3CB0158878FC Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Things are changing rapidly. Touch screens now available at AFS = There is no need for an expensive certified display to get the quality = needed for a cockpit display. Those are available today from a number of = non-certified vendors. And they are getting better and cheaper. As I = looked at Advanced's screens I realized they were just acquired by Dynon = =20 =20 >=20 > These guys are doing a good job using a mass market display (on the = iPad), but it will always be limited, by bright daylight, compared to = the much more expensive certified ($$$$) aviation displays. >=20 --Apple-Mail=_D4F7083A-D03A-4F3E-831F-3CB0158878FC Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Touch screens now available at = AFS There is no need for an expensive certified display = to get the quality needed for a cockpit display. Those are available = today from a number of non-certified vendors. And they are getting = better and cheaper. As I looked at Advanced's screens I = realized the= y were just acquired by Dynon =

These guys are doing a good job using a = mass market display (on the iPad), but it will always be limited, by = bright daylight, compared to the much more expensive certified ($$$$) aviation displays.

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