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Multimeters with (Color) Graphic Display - Summary & Comparison
Fungus:
--- Quote from: luma on January 27, 2022, 12:13:32 pm ---I feel like I'm taking crazy pills and forced to describe why the literal entire world has moved to color LCDs, along with every other category of test measurement equipment out there
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Ummm.. nobody's saying the screen isn't nice. What they're saying is that there's disadvantages, too.
So many of them that the screen isn't worth it - we can read the number on an LCD just fine, thanks.
Kleinstein:
Chances are the scope meter picture is not a real photo, but more like some photo-shop edit. The B&W LCD looks like photographed with a flash light. Under this conditions - the color LCD would be hardly readable. Similar in sun light, color LCD may need shade or very high power backlight.
Color LCD is nice for indoor use and mains powered, but not that great for a portable instrument running from non rechargable batteries. For DMMs color LCD is more like an exception and will likely stay that way.
HKJ:
--- Quote from: luma on January 27, 2022, 12:13:32 pm ---I feel like I'm taking crazy pills and forced to describe why the literal entire world has moved to color LCDs, along with every other category of test measurement equipment out there
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It looks like you are not understanding the tradeoffs with color displays.
Many times when using a DMM you need to read one value, nothing else. The meter must also work every time it is pulled out of the bag.
With the old fashioned 7 segment LCD I only need a pack of batteries for backup and it will do it reliable.
With a graphic LCD I need charger, a 1 hour break and a mains outlet to get the meter working (If I do not charge it every night).
As I wrote above: I like my graphic meters, but they have serious drawbacks.
2N3055:
--- Quote from: luma on January 27, 2022, 12:13:32 pm ---I feel like I'm taking crazy pills and forced to describe why the literal entire world has moved to color LCDs, along with every other category of test measurement equipment out there
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Well the numbers on the right screen are smaller than on the F87, and also it is photoshop of screengrab from software . In real life it doesn't look like that. It looks much worse than F87. So yeah, it's worse, despite all the graphics and color. That is what you're incapable to understand apparently.
Take a look at comparison of MTX3293 and BM869S..Secondary display numbers on BM869S are larger than primary on MTX3293. Guess which one has better visibility (as in capability to read values off the screen) ?
Also I now understand. You would like to replace multimeters with meter functionality from scopemeters. And a big screen from scopemeter. In a box that you need hold with two hands. And all for the price of simple meter... Good plan. Not gonna happen.
luma:
Let me try another approach. Here is a screenshot of the forum as of a couple minutes ago. In red, I show the 17 threads which concern something with a color display. In black, there are 5 threads about devices which don't (and two of those are about the same device). Threads which aren't about one specific device aren't counted.
The test measurement industry seems to think they're useful somewhere....
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