LX S80 or ERA 80?

Unfortunately the Era is still under development, not quite a finished
product. Having said that both varios are pretty equal if you don't mind
being a bit of a tester.

The S80 core seems to be the new common core across the LX range, if you
have a Nano or other LX devices they all look the same across the software
interface, take the same files for airspace, TPs, etc.

John


At 20:00 24 November 2017, Matt Herron Jr. wrote:
looking for a nice electronic vario/flight computer. I have used a V7 in
the past and liked it. Anyone want to share an opinion about the LX Nav
S80 vs the LX Navigation ERA 80?

I have flarm core, so I don't need the GPS. I also use an Oldie II, so
the
moving map features are less interesting to me. I like the idea of an
AH
add-on in the S80.

Fire away...

I flew the ERA this season.

My reason for choosing the ERA over the S80/S100 was mainly the user interface. I find that LX Navigation have come to be visually appealing as well as very easy to read/interpret since last year’s UI facelift. The airspace visualization is kept nice and simple – perfect as backup navigation without cluttering the small screen too much. The manipulating the UI is intuitive and screen brightness is great.

The Hardware allows for a very clean and simple installation. All interfaces come with their own socket and a nice little terminal adapter is included for easy hooking up of input signals (gear, flaps, cruise/climb switch). The GPS Antenna is a miniature version.

This year the ERA was still on beta software with new features and bugfixes coming with several software updates throughout the year. I believe that all advertised features are available by now.

The S80/S100 series devices are sure to have the more mature and robust software after being on the market for a couple of years. The ERA has turned out to have the edge in many details and will be a serious contender as soon as it reaches maturity. Especially when it comes to the interface design the ERA is nice and clean whereas the S80 tends to be more cluttered.

On Monday, November 27, 2017 at 1:34:31 AM UTC-8, Alex wrote:
I flew the ERA this season.

The ERA has turned out to have the edge in many details and will be a serious contender as soon as it reaches maturity. Especially when it comes to the interface design the ERA is nice and clean whereas the S80 tends to be more cluttered.

What are then many details that the ERA has that are more advantageous than S80/S100?

At 03:58 28 November 2017, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
On Monday, November 27, 2017 at 1:34:31 AM UTC-8, Alex wrote:
I flew the ERA this season.

The ERA has turned out to have the edge in many details and will be a
serious contender as soon as it reaches maturity. Especially when it
comes
to the interface design the ERA is nice and clean whereas the S80 tends
to
be more cluttered.

What are then many details that the ERA has that are more advantageous
than
S80/S100?

Hi Guys

I was going to put an S80 in my ship when my club decided to fit all the
gliders with it. So I waited. Happy I did as I found the S80 to be too
complicated, too many settings, options, etc. and especially too many
buttons. It can be confusing in flight as pressing the right button at the
right time is a lottery!

I bought a 57mm EOS and I am really happy with it. Great vario and easy to
use. I believe that there is an 80mm one out now, or on the way.

Jim

What are then many details that the ERA has that are more advantageous than S80/S100?

Maybe I was a bit too enthousiastic when referring to the ERA having an edge in "many details". S100 and ERA are very very similar devices both covering an almost identical feature set. I believe the only real feature innovations of the ERA are Wifi and the SPOT option.

I personally put a lot of emphasis on visual appearance and feel that the ERA has set a new benchmark in terms of providing the most important information at a glans. In contrast I feel that the S100 tends too put to much information on the small screen and does not make good use of color coding to help quick perception of the information provided. The S100 does allow cleaning up the view with some configuration - but within limits.

In any case, this is a very subjective perspective. There are plenty of device screenshots available, allowing you to form an own opinion concerning the visual representation.