[simpits-tech] Looking for some sounds...

[Gene Buckle]

The problem is that these monitors are made to order, not to stock.  CSI
has to place a minimum order to get the price down to something they can
sell them for reasonably.

g.


On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Matt Bailey wrote:

> $350 for a little monochrome monitor? Yikes!
>
> 	-Matt Bailey
>
> Gene Buckle wrote:
> >
> > > > > what are you planning on using for vision systems gene?
> > > > >
> > > > I'm currently using a 3M 4000 lumen overhead projector with an 800x600 LCD
> > > > projector panel.  When I'm done, it'll be three of them with 1024x768
> > > > panels.
> > > >
> > > > BTW, rear projection really is the way to go.  You can keep the screen
> > > > close to you face and get a huge image by moving the projector farther
> > > > back.
> > >
> > > What about the HUD?
> > >
> > What about it?  It's a Canada Marconi A7 HUD.  I'm using a 5" green
> > monochrome VGA CRT ($350 from Cockpit Simulations, Inc) to drive it.  I
> > had it cranked up last weekend after I wired up the VGA & power cable to
> > the CRT.  It was pretty cool to look at.
> >
> > There are some modifications that have to be made to it before I do the
> > mate the CRT to the optics chamber.  Since Matt W. is using the same HUD I
> > am, he was nice enough to give me pics of what he'd done to his.
> >
> > There will be focus problems of course, since this is a real HUD and is
> > "tuned" to focus about 300 feet ahead of the airplane.  I don't expect
> > huge problems though.
> >
> > g.
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