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« Last Edit: July 16, 2010, 02:15:34 AM by Martin »

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Re: Intellistar 2 LDL
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2010, 09:06:05 PM »
Very interesting! B) I can't wait for this STAR to be deployed in East Lansing!

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Re: Intellistar 2 LDL
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2010, 09:07:11 PM »
Those are some sick shots!

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Re: Intellistar 2 LDL
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2010, 09:49:27 PM »
Martin, are those actual screenshots, or something you created?  If they are actual shots, I have a couple of issues:

1.) I don't mind that the national current conditions bar on the left is still shown, but, since the radar on the bottom left corner is hidden by the local LDL, the "radar" label should be either removed or repositioned on the national feed so that it's no longer indicating a radar that's hidden to those now seeing a local LDL.

2.) Why is the Intellistar HD using the pre-2010 weather icons?  That creates a discontinuity with all of the other weather icons shown on The Weather Channel.  And, personally, I greatly prefer the newest set of icons.  The older ones do look more realistic, but the newer ones remove confusion.  For example, I had a hard time telling the difference between rain (white streaks against a grey background) and snow (white dots against a grey background).

3.) The banner underneath the city name is a little confusing.  For example, "The Week Ahead" shows current conditions, "Tomorrow" shows the forecast for the upcoming week, etc.  It's not a problem to show what's coming next, but that should be clearly differentiated from what's currently being shown.

4.) On the current conditions display, the data covers up the labels ("visibility," for example).

5.) On the week ahead display, the day labels and the colored banners underneath them don't quite match, and the result looks very sloppy.

6.) Where's the clock on the small LDL?

Other than that (whew!), the idea seems to be quite good, and I look forward to the Intellistar HD being deployed in my area... hopefully with a bit more tweaking. :)

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Re: Intellistar 2 LDL
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2010, 10:21:56 PM »
Martin, are those actual screenshots, or something you created?  If they are actual shots, I have a couple of issues:

1.) I don't mind that the national current conditions bar on the left is still shown, but, since the radar on the bottom left corner is hidden by the local LDL, the "radar" label should be either removed or repositioned on the national feed so that it's no longer indicating a radar that's hidden to those now seeing a local LDL.
Good point. I'll have to bring that to their attention.


2.) Why is the Intellistar HD using the pre-2010 weather icons?
The set was designed specifically for HD. Thats why it looked so crappy on the SD IntelliStar. The IntelliStar 2 will use these icons and the network will continue to use the simplified version. That's just how it is.

3.) The banner underneath the city name is a little confusing.  For example, "The Week Ahead" shows current conditions, "Tomorrow" shows the forecast for the upcoming week, etc.  It's not a problem to show what's coming next, but that should be clearly differentiated from what's currently being shown.

4.) On the current conditions display, the data covers up the labels ("visibility," for example).

5.) On the week ahead display, the day labels and the colored banners underneath them don't quite match, and the result looks very sloppy.
Those were mock images. A video of the real thing in action is coming soon.

6.) Where's the clock on the small LDL?
You will see in the video...

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Re: Intellistar 2 LDL
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2010, 10:48:46 PM »
Interesting that included Teaneck in the LDL recreation (that is the same area where I frequent each year) . I love the new LDL design either way.

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Re: Intellistar 2 LDL
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2010, 12:58:43 AM »
Here is a video of the 30% LDL in action! I'll have a 16% video shortly...

HD LF 30% LDL

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Re: Intellistar 2 LDL
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2010, 01:07:08 AM »
now that's impressive :biggrin:

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Re: Intellistar 2 LDL
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2010, 01:17:20 AM »
Wow - that's pretty awesome.

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Re: Intellistar 2 LDL
« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2010, 02:16:40 AM »
I agree. I think the LDL looks spectacular! Perhaps better than the lf!

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Re: Intellistar 2 LDL
« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2010, 12:59:59 PM »
LDL looks far more polished that the LOT8s at the moment.

However, I don't see the need  for the purple, or yet another font being used.  It just looks out of place.

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Re: Intellistar 2 LDL
« Reply #11 on: July 16, 2010, 01:02:58 PM »
I love the LDL, damn impressive. What is with the LDA being stuck on Omaha though? Will the LDA be removed?

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Re: Intellistar 2 LDL
« Reply #12 on: July 16, 2010, 01:23:57 PM »
I love the LDL, damn impressive. What is with the LDA being stuck on Omaha though? Will the LDA be removed?
What do you mean? If you haven't seen the new HD LDL everything with the sidebar is going away. The images above are just to give you an idea
yes that's what I meant, I thought the sidebar was called the LDA.
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Re: Intellistar 2 LDL
« Reply #13 on: July 16, 2010, 03:12:11 PM »
Thanks for your comments, Tyler.

I took a look at the video, and I'm impressed!

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Re: Intellistar 2 LDL
« Reply #14 on: July 16, 2010, 03:28:01 PM »
The lda will remain even with the HD ldl