REAL 1000nit or just marketing hype?
And can the backlight be dimmed to use safely at night?
(LinITX TMR has a light sensor to auto-dim the screen.)
I just orderred a 1000 NIT Monitor from karpc.com. It's a new factory 1000NIT unit from Xenarc. According to Karpc it's all factory original from xenarc and carries a xenarc warranty. No Need to modify the unit and ruin the warranty.
I'll post pictures the second I get it up and running next to my 705TSV
REAL 1000nit or just marketing hype?
And can the backlight be dimmed to use safely at night?
(LinITX TMR has a light sensor to auto-dim the screen.)
When I called they said it's a brand new LCD panel that is a true 1000NIT. I was worried about the brightness at night. They said it does not have an auto dimmer but it has a dimmer button.
I'm not to worried about night driving. My nav software (Garmin Nroute) switches to a dark background at night and back to light during daylight hours. I then have itunes running in the background and I'm happy.
Apart from that I can't couch for the monitor yet. It's not in my hands but it did ship and I have a tracking number. Being in SoCal I should hopefully have it tomorrow afternoon.
I'm surprised there isn't more action on this LCD, sunlight readable for under $500
I wonder how it compares with the transflective modded screens.
I cannot find any mention of it by xenarc however.
http://www.karpc.com/ccp0-prodshow/xENARC_702tsv.html
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I'm willing to bet that the 100NIT claim is just marketing hype.
If it is genuinely that bright and has only "a dimmer switch" that may be it's only flaw. I'm certain that a potentiometer on the backlight could easily accomplish that.
If someone has ordered one, I would most certainly like to see pics, particularly of the device in use under direct sunlight.
Even if it went down to actual nit of 800 700 it would still be nice. The screen will still have hella glare on it etheir way.
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I just took my 702TSV into the car. Here's a pic of the monitor. I plugged it to my video camera to play back some video. It's night and day between the 705TSV and the 702TSV. Naturally you still get glare from the touchscreen but it looks great.
The bad news is the monitor is slightly wider and taller than the 705 and does not fit behind the opening of my dual din.
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Looks GOOD!!!
I am surprised at the lack of a solution for that glare. It's a really big problem that plagues all these touchscreens.
So does it look 1000nit 05xTerra?
Absolutley night and day compared to the 705TSV. Naturally the glare from the touch panel is still very noticeable but the brightness of the panel comes through the glare and it's very readable.
It has a dimmer button that gives you 3 settings. 100, 50, 0 on the backlighting controls. At night you have to bring the brightness and the backlighting down to 0 because it is bright.
If it's not 1000NIT it's really close. I am very happy with it. Now I just have to figure out how I will permanantly mount it.
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