Palm PDA Field experience?

[Frank[_1_]]

Hi,

I'm looking for a replacement Palm PDA to run SoaringPilot software.
I have a Tungsten T and I'm very happy with it's display clarity even
in bright sunlight, but it has a problem with touchscreen registration
when it gets hot, and this often makes the software unusable.

Anyone currently using other Palm devices, like the Tungsten E2 or
TX? If so, have you had any problems with touch-screen registration
and/or display glare/contrast?

TIA,

Frank(TA)

[Clint]

I went for a monochrome display - found the colour screens not great
for soaringpilot. found a IBM PDA similar to a PALM VX which I have
dedicated to soaring. It was cheap at about $100 eventhough new at the
time - sure they can be found really cheap on e-bay. No problems
running soaringpilot which has always been written with lower
processing power in mind and is not very graphic. Have tried a few
other solutions using my IPAQ but always go back to the trusty palm
running soaringpilot with its monochrome screen - its just so easy to
see and use.

Clinton
LAK 12

[Markus Gayda]

Hi Frank,

Frank schrieb:
> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for a replacement Palm PDA to run SoaringPilot software.
> I have a Tungsten T and I'm very happy with it's display clarity even
> in bright sunlight, but it has a problem with touchscreen registration
> when it gets hot, and this often makes the software unusable.

Try disassembling the T and cleaning the flat-cable connectors.
That did the trick for the 3 Tungsten-T models in our club.

The "T" is still the Palm to go for.
Cheap, really good display in the sun and fast.

CU
Markus

[Dave Rolley[_2_]]

Have you tried this?

http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/tungstent_digitizer.html

Dave

Markus Gayda wrote:
> Hi Frank,
>
> Frank schrieb:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm looking for a replacement Palm PDA to run SoaringPilot software.
>> I have a Tungsten T and I'm very happy with it's display clarity even
>> in bright sunlight, but it has a problem with touchscreen registration
>> when it gets hot, and this often makes the software unusable.
>
> Try disassembling the T and cleaning the flat-cable connectors.
> That did the trick for the 3 Tungsten-T models in our club.
>
> The "T" is still the Palm to go for.
> Cheap, really good display in the sun and fast.
>
> CU
> Markus

[Frank[_1_]]

On Feb 10, 9:44*pm, Dave Rolley > wrote:
> Have you tried this?
>
> http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/tungstent_digitizer.html
>
> Dave

Thanks for the pointer, but yes, I have already tried this, and the
connector cleaning also

Frank

[Dave Rolley[_2_]]

OK, here is something else to try:

http://www.palmpowerups.com/news.php

Look for PowerDiGi. Supposedly it can address some of the digitizer
registration problems.

Dave

Frank wrote:
> On Feb 10, 9:44 pm, Dave Rolley > wrote:
>> Have you tried this?
>>
>> http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/tungstent_digitizer.html
>>
>> Dave
>
> Thanks for the pointer, but yes, I have already tried this, and the
> connector cleaning also
>
> Frank

[Paul[_5_]]

On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 19:25:25 -0800 (PST), Frank >
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I'm looking for a replacement Palm PDA to run SoaringPilot software.
>I have a Tungsten T and I'm very happy with it's display clarity even
>in bright sunlight, but it has a problem with touchscreen registration
>when it gets hot, and this often makes the software unusable.
>
>Anyone currently using other Palm devices, like the Tungsten E2 or
>TX? If so, have you had any problems with touch-screen registration
>and/or display glare/contrast?
>
>TIA,
>
>Frank(TA)

I used a Tungsten W last year but haven't given it as much exercise as
I'd like since then. The "W" has a cellphone in it (which you can turn
off and ignore) and a small keyboard like a Blackberry. The screen was
very clear in sunlight and I like the ability to use the keyboard to
access the different screens directly.

The "W" runs the older Palm v4 operating system (see the Wikipedia
article on the subject) but runs SoaringPilot just fine.

They appear on eBay quite often and dismantling to insert a new
battery isn't too scary.

Paul