<html><body> <DIV>I know I'm not going out and buying and ETD right away, but I was wondering what size font the print is. ie. 10 12 etc.  Since I use the city bus system, the smaller ones woule be a better match for me ,but depending on the print.  I can see the red light on the spinner pretty well. Are they pretty much the same in price, tune lab, verituner etc.  I know the Acutuner III is in the neighborhood of 1700$ </DIV> <DIV>Marshall</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- From: Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@luther.edu> > At 12:36 PM 2/6/2006 +0100, you wrote: > > >...ETD that I can get a close look at. I want to see how bug the numbers > >are whether I can read them or not. I'd like to get one just so I can > >raise pitch before tuning by ear.< > > > >Hi Marshall, > > > >Maybe someone there still uses the laptop version of RCT. I think that as > >the screen is pretty big, it wont be too difficult for you to see the > >spinner, and you can put it in different colours which may help. It's > >awesome for pitch raises. > > > Guilty as charged... > > I have RCT on a new 14.5" screen Toshiba. (i.e. large print edition... ;-} > ) Note: that's larger than my home TV screen. If I ever buy a DVD, I'll > watch it on my laptop. 8-}}} > > No internal mike, so I need to plug one in, but I still can set the 'puter > up to 8' away on a convenient table, chair, other piano or even the floor > and see quite well. For grands, I usually set it up on the short sticked lid. > > I have different colo(u)rs for the spinner for fine tune and pitch raise, > and some available hues are _really_ easy to see. I've also cut down the > propellor blade to 30° so that the "blush" is really dramatic/easily seen. > > my 2¢. > > > > > Conrad Hoffsommer > > Chi si ferma è perduto. > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>