Hi Marco,

I find it hard to believe that the Vertica V2 is brighter than the Oudie 2
Lite. Did you compare them in bright sunlight? If so, please provide
photos for comparison.

It is my understanding that the Oudie 2 Lite is considerably faster and has
faster screen updates than the V2.

It is easy to have both SeeYou Mobile and XCSoar installed on the Oudie 2
Lite. You can select in the settings screens which program is run
automatically at startup.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
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"Marco" wrote in message
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On Sunday, March 10, 2013 3:11:53 AM UTC+1, MNLou wrote:
I am about to make my first foray into the world of soaring software.



I will, most likely, be using a Naviter Oudie Lite hooked up to a
Cambridge 302. My focus will be cross country flight (versus contest
flying) for the foreseeable future.



I have read reviews and comments about both XCSoar and LK8000. They both
appear to be fine products with excellent functionality.



I would be interested in your comments on ease of use (both on the ground
and in the air), learning curve / ease of set up, and if one is better
suited for cross country flying.



Thanks in advance for your help!

Why not take the Vertika into account as well. In fact: I bought the Oudie
light and a friend the Vertika. Both devices are very similar but if I had
to make a new purchase the Vertika a a slight edge over the Oudie for the
following reasons:
1. Vertika platform is just a Windows platform, making it possible to
install several programs. In the Oudie case once you have choosen to install
XCSoar it is not possible to return to CU. I now have a way to run CU as
default and to run XCSoar from my SDcard but shutting down the device after
I have run XCSoar is not straightforward. I now need to reset the device,
restart in CU mode and then choose the shutdown option after pressing the
power-off button. Currently the software is not designed to accomodate
several pilots sharing one device with different types of software.
2. The Vertika is slightly brighter than the Oudie. Both are excellent
compared to the old PDAs but the Vertika has a slight edge. It might consume
more power as a consequence though. That detail I do not have.

The first reason would for me trigger the choice to Vertika; the second is
nice to have but not very important.