As long as we're dreaming, how about a small internal monochrome display (as
now), but with a "standard" video connector for an external color monitor.
The hardware cost for a PC type video adapter would be minimal. Then folks
could put as much money as they like into an external montior.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Duffer" <dufferjames@hotmail.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:03 AM
Subject: Orion was ( [TenTec] Hercules III / Mark Erbaugh)
>
>
>
> >From: KD7EFQ@aol.com
> I'd also like to see a
> >color display on the Orion to bite into the IC-756 ProII sales, as that
is
> >the biggest complant I have heard from many people is why did TT use a
> >monochrome display, when Icom did it for $1000 less cost of the radio.
I'd
> >still buy
> >the Orion before the Pro II as it is a much better performer. However,
> >features
> >are a very important factor to lots of people out there.
>
> A "feature," I don't know if I would be so generous. I would suspect
adding
> a color display would increase the cost to of the Orion. I am not sure
that
> the fact the Pro II selling at a $1K less with the color display means
that
> the color display did not increase the cost of the Pro II. Maybe, if it
had
> of used a monochrome display it would of been reduced further in price.
>
> A color display does not provide enhancement to many operators,
especially
> those that are blind, or color blind. Possibly an option that would
offset
> the additional costs would be the way to go.
>
> 73, Jim, de wd4air
>
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