Thanks! Good to see that they improved this. Based on the first google hits I got when searching for this, I got the impression that there was no user change possible.
Thank you for your kind words. Here is my other video on the Prime, if you've not see it yet: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FTgf-bcWugc.html
Yup, already watched, good stuff... As a result of your first HP Prime vid, picked up an HP 28 off eBay, my college calc was Hp 10 and Hp 41c, but I look forward to checking out the 28.
Just make sure all the keys work on your HP 28S. I purchased mine new in 1989, but recently some of the keys won't register unless I press very, very hard on them. There's no easy and aesthetically pleasing fix for that problem, so when buying a 28 it's best to have the seller confirm operation of every key. There's a special test mode where they can do that for you.
Just got my new HP Prime after my last one was stolen out of my car on campus, thank you very much for this video, I have a quick question if you don't mind though. I don't recall this on my last HP Prime that I had for years, but I'm also not the most observant person:, the dim grey lines that separate different calculations flicker very noticeably with this new and it's very distracting. I've tried updating the firmware to no avail. Do you notice this one your HP Prime? I'm debating if I need to swap this one out. Thank you very much JDW!
If it were possible for you to capture that flicker on video, I certainly would love to see it. But on my older model calculator I’m not seeing anything that I would call “bad flicker.“ If anything, I notice how grainy the LCD looks compared to my iPhone. But that’s about it.
@@JDW- Wow man, thank you so much for the quick response! I was literally reading the solution as you replied. The refresh rate on my calculator was too low, you can increase/decrease the refresh rate much like the brightness except it's ON + Shift ---> +/- respectively. Cheers, and thank you for being so responsive! Subbed!
I have the G1. You can see that model# on the back of the package in my photo on Flickr here: www.flickr.com/photos/66071596@N00/43784015952/ There are two different firmware versions, one for the G1 and the newer firmware for the G2. It is impossible to accidentally install G1 firmware on the G2 hardware because the installer performs checks and will block installation if it sees you are trying to install G1 firmware on G2 hardware. I've heard that if you try installing G2 firmware on G1 hardware the installer may not throw an error, but so long as you are careful not to do that you'll be fine.
The calculator just showed up, in really good shape, battery door not chewed up and 3 3/4 feet on the back! lol. Found two key checks - failed the first one upon hitting the A key (first keypress) but found another to start test and all keys passed. whew...
@@cr6925 At least on my G2 prime, higher refresh rates cause issues with the touchscreen cutting out, which is noticeable when dragging something, for example moving around a graph. The factory default (one bar above minimum) works fine for me, I’d personally rather have slight flickering than touchscreen issues, but if you don’t do anything that involves dragging, you should be fine. (Don’t know how it affects battery life though)
I bought this calculator to learn RPN. But there are two things I absolutely hate about this calculator. 1. The dimming. I don’t care about colors. I want it on all the time. Why can they not make a calc that is three times as thick but has battery life that lasts forever. The calc is not leaving my work desk. Thanks to you, this is solved.. ish, so thank you. 2. When working I want to quickly jump into the calculator, make some calculations and be done. But now it takes seconds to start. I understand that the OS needs to start. But it is so incredibly annoying. It is like a retarded commie, on crack. Seconds, and even milliseconds affect the feel of the device.
Thanks for your comment. My RPN learning experience began in 1989 with my purchase of the HP 28S. For people today, a 50g is probably best. The Prime is mostly an Algebraic calculator targeted at students, which just happens to have RPN modes. But RPN functionality is not as extensive as the 50g. And so long as you don't have an SD card inserted, the 50g is fast to turn on too. The 50g has auto power off, just like my 48GX, but I've not found it's timer to be a problem. Of course, there is no "screen dimming" on any HP calculators other than the Prime.
Yes, of course it does. But even after you extend the auto screen dimming duration, the battery life is still many times more than even an iPhone 13! The battery life on these things exceeds any smart phone many times over.
@@JDW- I jus got mine on Friday I’ve been watching vids on it nonstop trying to learn everything about it.. do you know where I can find a vid that explains all the catalog functions there are so many
@@deadstar962 Unfortunately, there is no single video on RU-vid that comprehensively covers all the functions of the HP Prime, mainly because it is such a complex calculator. The best method is the old school method involving the reading through of the HP Prime documentation. That will take time, but it will be worth it in the end. www.hp-prime.de/en/category/14-documentation
