PDA-Based ETDs

[John Ross]

I was thinking on changing to a PDA as well.
Reason being that apparently us VT 100 owners aren't entitled to a software upgrade.
But I will have to reconsider if that is all the battery life you get.
Oh one thing, I think it would take a few cycles for the battery to give its best performance.
There seems to be a problem getting a PDA other than the HP ones, as most PDAs seem to be combined with a cellphone.
What are the PDAs available?
Can higher capacity batteries be purchased, or does one have to use an invertor in the vehicle and charge between appointments.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Farrell 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:39 AM
  Subject: PDA-Based ETDs


  I will be taking a first run on my new HP ipaq 111 PDA w/ Verituner software (been using a VT100 for a few years) this afternoon. Just got the software installed last night. Was curious how long the battery lasts, so I left the unit on while I walked my dogs this morning and the darn thing chewed up 55% of my battery in 90 minutes just sitting there with the display lit up. That's going to put a severe cramp on my tuning business.

  Anyone else care to share their experience with the battery life of these units? I believe the Cybertuner software is often run on similar/same PDAs. My battery is 1.2 Ah capacity. Do I need to head out in the morning with a separate battery for each pitch raise and tuning? Is there a way to minimize the power drain? If I am tuning, I can't have the thing going to sleep every three minutes - I mean, I'm using it!

  I can't believe anyone is using these things if you can only get one or two tunings out of the darn thing before it goes dead.

  Terry Farrell
  Farrell Piano

  www.farrellpiano.com
  terry at farrellpiano.com
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