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Re: Sony Glasstron

From: Mark Willis <>
Date: Sun, 05 Dec 1999 18:30:12 -0800

Thomas Edwards wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Dec 1999, Greg E. Priest-Dorman wrote:
> 
> > The PLM-S700 is the PC compatable one and will do true 800x600 color.
> 
> I thought the GlassTrons might suck too much current to be of use in a
> wearable situation, but upon reading:
> 
> http://www.sony-europe.com/cons/glasstron/glass_s700.html
> 
> they give the following run times with lithium batteries:
> 
>          run time   charge time
> NP-F550: appr. 1H / appr. 4H
> NP-F750: appr. 2H / appr. 8H
> NP-F950: appr. 3H / appr. 12H
> 
> So with a max 3H run time, it looks like they are marginal for most weable
> situations, although perhaps judicious use of turning them off when not
> needed might help matters.
> 
> -Thomas

I see they have an AC charge plug; any idea what size/polarity/etc. that
is?  If you run a power cord from that socket to a waist-mounted battery
pack, wire tied to the Video cable, the NP-F550's 'run time' is
completely irrelevant;  you could augment that run time or just run the
Glasstron off the waist battery pack, without a battery hurting your
neck.  (Not that NP-F950'sare that heavy...)

This does look more like it than earlier machines!

  Mark

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