[IC-7000] Re: A Recap...

MKM

If the video out is using composite video (and it looks like it is), do not expect a high quality image on the external display.

Because of this, Icom may only pass the TV image to video out and not the display itself.

Anyway, I am very pleased with the product and looking forward to get one asap.

Please Icom, do not release the IC-7000 until all QC is done. Thanks.

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On May 26, 2005, at 11:04 AM, scotthon1 wrote:

Sorry about the typo in this last post.  I distictly saw Video Out
(not Video In) on the placard on the bottom of the rig.  I can only
blame too many hours flying from Dayton and some jetlag.

I'm anxious to try hooking it to one of those 7" TFT flat screens
for a cool little heads up display.  Someone told me they picked one
up in Dayton for $169.  I'm not sure I can justify an in-dash DVD
player with the screen.

Scott N7SS

--- In ic7000@..., "scotthon1" <n7ss@a...> wrote:
Yup.  It's video in.  I see the Universal Radio site states this
too.  At this point, the solution to video in would be a $24.95
Radio Shack RF Modulator.

Scott N7SS

--- In ic7000@..., "Marty" <kt4k@b...> wrote:
Well now that I look back, Scott did say 'video out'.
Marty

Uh-oh, video in, not out. I should have known better 8(
Marty



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MKM:
  Depends on how much resolution the display is using. I'd suspect a 
display of that size has limited total resolution anyway, so a standard TV 
display may faithfully reporoduce it. In any case, I'd be surprised if 
they didn't drive the display inside the unit with standard video.

Chuck - N8DNX

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On Thu, 26 May 2005, MKM wrote:

If the video out is using composite video (and it looks like it is), do 
not expect a high quality image on the external display.

Because of this, Icom may only pass the TV image to video out and not 
the display itself.

MKM

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True about the resolution. In any event we can only get 480i max out of composite. It should do the job just fine.

On another note, lets speculate which channels we can rx...I believe ch13 is the highest VHF TV channel. So maybe channels 2,4,5,7,9,11.. enough to monitor breaking news. This should be real handy in hurricane season. Is there a real time weather radar channel in Florida? Not the cable one but a free over-the-air?

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On May 26, 2005, at 1:29 PM, Charles Scott wrote:


MKM:
  Depends on how much resolution the display is using. I'd suspect a
display of that size has limited total resolution anyway, so a standard TV
display may faithfully reporoduce it. In any case, I'd be surprised if
they didn't drive the display inside the unit with standard video.

Chuck - N8DNX


On Thu, 26 May 2005, MKM wrote:

If the video out is using composite video (and it looks like it is), do
not expect a high quality image on the external display.

Because of this, Icom may only pass the TV image to video out and not
the display itself.


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--- In ic7000@..., MKM <starlight04@g...> wrote:
True about the resolution. In any event we can only get 480i max out of 
composite. It should do the job just fine.

On another note, lets speculate which channels we can rx...I believe 
ch13 is the highest VHF TV channel. So maybe channels 2,4,5,7,9,11.. I understand it to be VHF-TV (channels 2-13).  This is easily fed with 
a cheap modulator for a video input.  This feature is interesting 
because it isn't found on the 7000's big brothers.  Some engineer must 
have just thought it was cool (it is BTW).

Much of the radio is not new.  The RF deck appears to be an updated 
706 (I see better AM broadcast sensitivity and up to 35 watts on 70cm 
in the specs).  The DSP engine and features will be coming straight 
out of 7800/756ProIII development.  These are already very stable 
platforms.  The truly NEW part of this radio is scaling the interface 
to that little screen.

With anything that might fit on that screen, composite video should be 
more than adaquate.  It won't look at slick as the SVGA output of the 
7800, but it's not the same class of radio (or size).  Adding a VGA 
connector to the back would start cutting into precious heat sink 
space :-).  

Scott N7SS

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