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Deluo
USB GPS
Product: Deluo GPS for PC/Laptop (USB)
Manufacturer: Deluo Electronics
Website: http://www.deluo.com
Price: $99.95
Release Date: Available Now
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About:
For a GPS unit I was looking for something that was relatively
inexpensive, small, and would provide me with accurate readings.
It also needed to be supported by the Delorme Street Atlas software,
which I will be utilizing as the mapping software. After searching
around I found a USB GPS receiver manufactured by Deluo Electronics.
The receiver featured support for Street Atlas as well as many other
GPS navigation software suites. The best thing about this product
is that it is so small and waterproof so that it can be attached
to the outside of the vehicle via the built-in magnet.
Features and Specs:
- Size: 1.81" x 1.22" x 0.61"
- Tracks up to 12 satellites
- Update rate: 1 second
- Position accuracy: 5-25 meter CEP without SA
- Velocity: 0.1 meters/second, without SA
- Time: 1 microsecond synchronized GPS time
- Altitude: 18,000 meters (60,000 feet) max
- Velocity: 515 meters / second (1000 knots) max
- Acceleration: 4 G, max
- PC interface: USB
- aud rate: 4800/9600
- NMEA 0183 Version 2.2 ASCII output : GPGGA, GPGSA, GPGSV, GPRMC
- Software drivers included
- Fast TTFF and low power consumption.
- Compact design ideal for applications requiring small space.
- Optimized for navigation in urban-canyon environments.
- Automatic cold start with no user initialization required.
- Single construction integrated antenna/receiver.
- Water resistant.
Compatible With Most Software including:
- MS Street & Trips
- MS Map Point
- Delorme Street Atlas
- TravRoute Door-to-Door 2000
- and any other software that supports NMEA protocol
Xenarc 7” LCD
Product: Xenarc 700TSV 7” LCD
Manufacturer: Xenarc Technologies
Website: http://www.xenarc.com
Price: $580.00
Release Date: Available Now
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About:
Looking for a good LCD solution was a challenge for me, I actually
went through several different LCD’s until I finally found
one that worked and looked good. I started out by purchasing one
of the generic 5” LCD’s off of Ebay. It connected to
the Epia-M via the RCA video out port. However, when I first connected
it up to the Epia-M motherboard I found the graphics to of very
poor quality. Even after messing around with the color scheme and
enlarging the text and graphics it was almost impossible to view
any static images, especially when it came to viewing the navigation
software.
Next, I decided to purchase a name brand solution, because I thought
since the generic LCD did not support very many pixels and was cheaply
built that was why the graphics were bad. I decided to go with the
Kenwood LZ-700W mobile LCD w/ built in TV-Tuner. To my surprise
however, the graphics were still not spectacular even with this
LCD. Don't get me wrong, it was definitely better than the generic
LCD, however, everything was still fuzzy and attempting to read
the navigation software was almost impossible. After this second
attempt I finally concluded that the RCA/Composite video out on
the Epia-M just wasn’t going to cut it. I needed to find a
better solution that would connect to the computer via the VGA out
so that I could have support for higher refresh rates and resolutions.
Fortunately, I ran across a company by the name of Xenarc. They
manufacture LCDs that specifically support mobile computing solutions.
I decided on the 700TSV model which is a 7” LCD that features
not only VGA Input, but also 2 RCA video inputs. Best of all it
features touch screen support, which will be great for an in-car
environment. It features support for PAL and NTSC, built-in speaker,
and supports up to 1280x1024 resolution.
Features and Specs:
- 4-wire resistive Touch Screen
- On Screen Display Control
- For PC, Server, GPS, and various VGA Use
- VGA Input (15 pin D-SUB) x 1 (700TS) or VGA Input x 1 &
Video Input x 2 (700TSV)
- Audio Input / Built-in Speaker (700TSV)
- NTSC / PAL Multi-System (700TSV)
- 16x9 Aspect Ratio
- Auto power-on upon signal detection
- Automatic display adjustment
- Now supports 11V DC ~ 24V DC
- Physical Resolution: 800 (H) x 480 (V)
- Supported Resolution: 640 x 480 ~ 1280 x 1024
- Dot Resolution: 2400 x 480 = 1,152,000 (dots)
- Brightness: ~200 cd/m²
- Touch Screen Interface: RS232 Serial port
- Power Supply: DC 11V ~ 24V, 1A
- Power Consumption: <8W
- Operating Temperature: 23°F ~ 158°F
- Dimension (in): 7.75W x 4.75H x 1.38D
- Weight (lb): 1.28
(Added February 16, 2004) I have posted a seperate article on putting this LCD in your dash. |
