Re: Wireless and Waterproof Remote PC screen

Wayne.B wrote:
> Every once in awhile something interesting shows up in my inbox buried
> under all of the other advertisements.  Yesterday I received this one:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/yrl8bb
> 
> It pur****ts to be a wireless, waterproof, touch sensitive screen for
> remote control and display of a PC.  It looks like it might be
> particularly useful for the cockpit of sailboats or on small power
> boats.  Apparently it is battery operated.
> 
> Anyone have any experience with something like this?
> 
> I have no connection with the product or vendor.


I don't have any experience with that one but it looks like it may have 
something in common with the Panasonic Toughbook Wireless Displays.  You 
can see one of those here:

http://www.panasonic.com/business/toughbook/fully-rugged-computers.asp

That shows a 10.4" model and says it is rated at 460 NIT for daylight 
use and will dim down to 5 NIT for nighttime use.  I've heard that they 
work very well with direct sunlight on the display but have not actually 
seen on in action.

I think the Toughbook Wireless Displays used to be offered in a 8.2" 
model, maybe that is what MapTech is selling as a branded product.  I 
don't see any links for more info or detailed specs from the MapTech page.

If the specs on display on the MapTech offering were not of comparable 
brightness and range to that of the Toughbook, I probably wouldn't even 
consider it.

Jack