Nano 4 review

[scvi...@gmail.com]

Can anyone give a review of the Nano 4? Now that it’s been out for a few years I was hoping I could get some meaningful feedback. Thanks.

Steve

[gregg...@gmail.com]

On Friday, July 17, 2020 at 2:43:04 PM UTC-4, scvi...@gmail.com wrote:
> Can anyone give a review of the Nano 4? Now that it’s been out for a few years I was hoping I could get some meaningful feedback. Thanks.
>
> Steve

I like mine. Screen is on the small side. Unless you score a deal on a used original Nano you might as well spend the extra for the Nano 4.

[Phil Stang]

This is only a partial review with a particular perspective. I borrowed one and evaluated it as a FLARM display. In theory it sounds great because of the large display. However, I would not recommend the Nano 4 as the primary flarm display because
1) Very reflective display makes it hard to read. If I could upload a digital photo you would be convinced. That is enough imho to make it unworthy? of a primary flarm display.

Other consideration is the cost effectiveness
2) It's much more expensive than something like the small LX Nav Flarm LED+ because of the following:
a) You have to keep it in the Flarm display page since it will not automatically switch to the Flarm page if there is a potential collision. So it makes many of the other functions useless because you don't want to be on another page when a potential collision is going to occur.
b) It becomes more expensive since you need to buy a special adapter cable to connect it to the Flarm to get the flarm data. On a relate note, the FlarmFusion has BT but the Nano4 can not connect to the FlarmFusion via BT.

If you are using the Nano 4 for other reasons like the navigation, IGC flight recorder, etc. etc. it is probably pretty good as long as the reflective display is acceptable to you.

[Paul Remde]

Hi Steve,

I created an overview and training video for the Nano4. It is available here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/lxnav-nano4-31514264

An anti-glare plastic screen protector from BoxWave.com would solve the reflective screen issue mentioned by Phil. I don't think it is necessary though.

I like the Nano4. It is reliable and has a nice screen size. It is a little slow to change screens and zoom in and out, but not bad for its price.

The Oudie N is already much more popular. It is faster, brighter, higher resolution, more features, etc. It will be a great option - especially when the IGC version of the Oudie N becomes available in the future. But the Oudie N is much more expensive.
https://www.cumulus-soaring.com/store/naviter-oudie-n

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.
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[stephen.s...@gmail.com]

It’s competitor, the Colibri X, advertises that it has a transflective display and is sunlight readable. The Nano4 says it has a retina display and on the LXNav product page there is a good picture of it in a cockpit in flight. You can see the reflections in it as an example of what it might look like in use. There is also a short video on YouTube from the cockpit of a glider on final comparing the display of the LX9000, Oudie2 and Nano4 all mounted side by side (though progressively closer.) You can get a sense of how each would look in flight but there are no reflections at all given the sun angle.

[Turkey Vulture]

I've used mine for two seasons.
Great .IGC recorder and backup navigator to your home field. I do glance at it from time to time when thermaling as it has a nice thermal assistant.
It is definitely not a primary flight computer; too small, too hard to switch screens and interact with.
I find the computer software to be a bit difficult to use for task entry.
The Nano4 is best left alone in the cockpit.
Have an Oudie and the Nano 4 for backup. Or, if you primarily stick around your home field, this will be all you need for simple navigation home.

The touch screen is nothing like your iphone, but works well enough.