Reconrider
Inside the Galaxy
I don't actually read most replies on this thread, usually look at the pictures that are uploaded and see what others do for style
Uniden SDS100 & SDS200 Color Schemes
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The SDS200 kind of stretches the display a little bit ... The Virtual display is from the 200...
You can see the difference by looking at the letter O between the two...
You can see the difference by looking at the letter O between the two...
Reconrider
Inside the Galaxy
Off topic, but what sma to bnc connector are you using? I like the one you get with it, but I'd like something more sturdy that I feel better with - can remove a little easier with my fat fingers.
SDS100 BNC Antenna Adapter
This BNC adapter is designed to correctly fit the SDS100. Engages the shoulder around the SMA connector for additional structural support. Reduced the likelihood of the SMA connector breaking if the unit is dropped. Larger-diameter base is...
Yes, I understand that. The font in your picture though doesn't look like what I see by default. I was just wondering what font you had the display set to in ProScan.
It's showing it to be set at "Lucida Console"...
If I changed it I don't remember doing it... That would have been before I switched to the 200's cfg file...
If I changed it I don't remember doing it... That would have been before I switched to the 200's cfg file...
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NoClue48
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[A Preface--if I may?]Absolutely correct. Glad you agree it's opinion and there is no right for everyone. Your original post was very "well, now that I've looked at everything I'm going to tell you the 'right' way" which is not the spirit of this thread nor accurate. Opinion is opinion and should be shared as such.
There are plenty of schemes in this thread I've thought "nope I'd never do that" but I didn't cut them down, even in a sideways fashion. Better to show some class.
Mea culpa, I am least funny when I try to be...
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I'm with you, totally. I meant no disrespect to anyone who has posted their artwork; gutsier than me as I'd never endeavor to "show you mine", as it were. I have the same impressions as you--"nope I'd never do that"--but I didn't take the time to just say that or, better yet, just leave it be.
I have spent a lifetime sitting in front of and looking at screens--starting in the late 60s/early 70s in the USN looking at radar, sonar, radio and monochrome screens on computers and other equipment. In those days we longed for something other than green-on-black or black-on-white displays so we could discern "important" information from trivial minutia. The well-intentioned "bold" or higher intensity blip was a start, but we wanted more. Over the years (all) our wishes were granted and we now have all these colors available to us and the means whereby we can control what we see. Monochrome displays have been replaced by screens of up to 4K resolution with billions of colors.
As the color manipulation capabilities increased and became omnipresent and available to the masses, so too did the realization (to ME) that some colors just don't look all that good next to each other. Truth be told, we all have that same bias--and no two are alike.
And please, trust me... I love my 4K 65-inch Sony HD TV and all the colors it can display--I want the picture to be as real as can be. But when I'm trying to separate the important from the less-important or the dangerous from benign, I need only enough color to indicate the existence of the bad from the good so I can make the informed decisions we humans are so good at.
This is just my opinion... I could be wrong.
Rave On!
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Fair enough. It's probably safe to say that most or many of us spend much of our day looking at screens, I'm sure with varying levels of importance (i.e. some may be mission-critical while others are just playing a YouTube video).
Suffice it to say, opinions will vary - when I first started working at a bank we used an AS/400 system which ran in a window on our Windows computers. Most kept it the default black background with green text but there were others who customized, including some woman who chose a purple background with pink text. I couldn't read it but I didn't comment as it was hers, not mine. She obviously didn't have a problem with it as she got her work done just fine.
My point was certainly not that you or anyone else cannot have an opinion, even if it is that the multiple colors are hard to read, but it was that we must remember it is only our opinion so if we feel we must share such it should be done with that mindset and tone.
I'm curious @NoClue48 - it says you joined in 2016 but only have 16 posts. I guess you were lurking for that long? I'm only curious since you've just recently been active. Again, only curious. Welcome aboard.
Suffice it to say, opinions will vary - when I first started working at a bank we used an AS/400 system which ran in a window on our Windows computers. Most kept it the default black background with green text but there were others who customized, including some woman who chose a purple background with pink text. I couldn't read it but I didn't comment as it was hers, not mine. She obviously didn't have a problem with it as she got her work done just fine.
My point was certainly not that you or anyone else cannot have an opinion, even if it is that the multiple colors are hard to read, but it was that we must remember it is only our opinion so if we feel we must share such it should be done with that mindset and tone.
I'm curious @NoClue48 - it says you joined in 2016 but only have 16 posts. I guess you were lurking for that long? I'm only curious since you've just recently been active. Again, only curious. Welcome aboard.
TailGator911
Silent Key/KF4ANC
Basically the same on the SDS scanners, tho I sometimes switch to night contrast white text on black background. I really haven't experimented beyond the set up regarding the colors, but I made them colorful.
NoClue48
Member
No, I never lurked... I lost interest in radios for a few years and just recently rediscovered mine in a closet--the pandemic impacts all of us in different ways.
I worked for a manufacturing company that was an IBM AS/400/iSeries shop for 18 years. When I arrived in the early 90s to build out their networks, we used token ring and OS/2 on the PCs. Our IT department was a rat's nest of varied color displays, but it was mostly the programmers who knew or had figured out how to get their host sessions set up to display other than the traditional green on black screen.
sfb88
Member
This might be a little OT but does neuroscience, ergonomics or human factors engineering provide any guidance that might be more informed opinion? Haven't experimental studies provided guidance on the most efficient design of such things as aircraft and spacecraft cockpits?
NoClue48
Member
Oh, I believe you are correct in that regard, but I have no direct knowledge of many specifics. There is this:
which I would posit is just the tip of the iceberg.
which I would posit is just the tip of the iceberg.
Many of the studies are online for anyone to read.
There are visual acuity studies from NASA, USAF, USN, automotive race sanctioning bodies, and others regarding high visibility in instruments, day vs. night, and other conditions. Simple generally works best when accompanied by highly contrasting colors. Reds for danger, amber for caution, green for positive indication, white for information, etc.
Lots of colors looks impressive, but as an older guy, I find that simple and contrasty colors work best for me.
I had a 99 Pontiac Grand Prix years ago and the insturment panel was illuminated in a red/orange color. I hated it, it always looked fuzzy to me, but sharp to others. Green, blue no problems. Green laser sights are easier to see than red too.
In spite of this, I'm still using the default colors on my SDS200 even though it has both red and orange.
In spite of this, I'm still using the default colors on my SDS200 even though it has both red and orange.
Interesting. Some of those helicopters from Selfridge ANGB fly right over my house frequently and they can look into my upper office window sometimes. I better put some aluminum foil on the glass!
NoClue48
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I'll start this reply to the post on color schemes on the SDSx00s by saying that I WAS WRONG about different colors on a scanner screen.
I received my new SDS200 today and out of the box, it has a white band of text at the top; a burnt orange System information band directly below; followed by a more traditional orange Department band; and then a yellow Channel band; and finally a light brown band displaying the call detail information.
I like the above schema and I think I'll keep it. I still believe that just because I can change the colors on the screen it does NOT mean I should... and I won't.
Pretty dang nice radio I must say...
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I received my new SDS200 today and out of the box, it has a white band of text at the top; a burnt orange System information band directly below; followed by a more traditional orange Department band; and then a yellow Channel band; and finally a light brown band displaying the call detail information.
I like the above schema and I think I'll keep it. I still believe that just because I can change the colors on the screen it does NOT mean I should... and I won't.
Pretty dang nice radio I must say...
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Of course you should. And will... at some point... even though you won’t tell us...
This is partly said tongue in cheek... but, sometimes it’s hard to resist. The sky won’t fall if you change a color. You can always change it back...
Congrats on the new scanner.
This is partly said tongue in cheek... but, sometimes it’s hard to resist. The sky won’t fall if you change a color.
You can always change it back...Congrats on the new scanner.
It's been too quiet in this thread. Where are all the fun enteries of the display colors and tags! I did some changes with mostly the info tags that I find more helpful than others, like the LCN display tag that I recently move in. Interesting to watch all the different options.
What color is the green text with the black background. Really like that for my portable
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