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TC Polytune 2 display hard to read

BklynKen

BklynKen

Mar 25, 2011
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Anyone else here find the Polytune 2 display hard to read? I know it's really bright, but I find each light in it has some amount of glare that I find the note letters really hard to read; almost blurry. Could be my mid-40s eyes, but I think I'll have to return it. I got it to replace my Boss TU-2.
 
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None of the above mentioned tuners have a clearer, easier to see display than the TC Polytuner. If your eyes can't focus on the little pixels though, a different type of display may be better for you. Try a Korg Pitchblack which still uses the 'older' style of displays where the letters are made up of large lines instead of small dots.
 
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mmbongo said:
None of the above mentioned tuners have a clearer, easier to see display than the TC Polytuner. If your eyes can't focus on the little pixels though, a different type of display may be better for you. Try a Korg Pitchblack which still uses the 'older' style of displays where the letters are made up of large lines instead of small dots.
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In the Line6 it is not the bright LED type. It's the digital display. I am the poster child for bad eyesight. So you're right on with trying a new type of display but IMO not about your assessment of 'none of the above mentioned'.

I had the worst experience with Phone app tuners. Just not accurate for the apps I tried.
 
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Michael B said:
In the Line6 it is not the bright LED type. It's the digital display. I am the poster child for bad eyesight. So you're right on with trying a new type of display but IMO not about your assessment of 'none of the above mentioned'.
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I tried the Line6 but couldn't see it at all once my face got more than a foot away from the display....which you can plainly see here:

 
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Interesting. I guess we all see it differently. Ha!

With the LED type it makes my eye wiggle when trying to focus on it.

OT:

Idea: Nearsighted American Idol. Contestants would wander aimlessly through mazes. Drive Nascar. Tractor Trailor parking in a city. Play tennis.

The grand finale: a maze with contestants simultaneously moving through a scene, shooting at targets with live ammunition.

That's a reality show I could compete in.
 
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Michael B said:
Interesting. I guess we all see it differently. Ha!

With the LED type it makes my eye wiggle when trying to focus on it.

OT:

Idea: Nearsighted American Idol. Contestants would wander aimlessly through mazes. Drive Nascar. Tractor Trailor parking in a city. Play tennis.

The grand finale: a maze with contestants simultaneously moving through a scene, shooting at targets with live ammunition.

That's a reality show I could compete in.
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Now that I would watch! :)
 
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BklynKen said:
No, it's the letters themselves that I can't read.
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I have a Polytune mini, and I have no problems reading the display, even with the tuner on the floor and my glasses off. I'm near-sighted, and wanted a tuner that I could see without my glasses on with it on the floor or pedalboard. I was under the impression that the Polytune 2 used the same display, or something close to it.
 
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mmbongo said:
None of the above mentioned tuners have a clearer, easier to see display than the TC Polytuner. If your eyes can't focus on the little pixels though, a different type of display may be better for you. Try a Korg Pitchblack which still uses the 'older' style of displays where the letters are made up of large lines instead of small dots.
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+1 on the Korg. Great tuner, at least for me.
 

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