On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:17:46 +0100 "Justyn Butler" <justynbutler [EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> I forgot to mention that not only is WVGA (800 x 480) the resolution > of Nokia's N800 series internet tablets but also the Asus Eee PC > (original), which is a tiny laptop for web browsing and has surprised > the world by selling so well. > > Drool over this engadget post from 2006 about a 2.9 inch WVGA display: > http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/27/hitachi-does-800-x-480-display-for-phones/ go to tokyo and play with the phones that already are on the shelf and use it... i did today... :) > > 2008/6/6 Justyn Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > All of the geeks that I have shown my GTA01 to have been in awe of > > it's high-res VGA screen. > > Whatever direction OpenMoko wants to go in, I'm sure geeks will always > > be a large part of their target demographic. > > > > To touch on Gabriel's comment, WVGA would be the same resolution as > > the Nokia N800 series but in a more compact screen. > > With that resolution perhaps the GTA03 would start tapping into other > > unexpected markets - for example some of the people who like the > > internet tablets and also eee-PC type devices. It would contribute to > > an incredible portable web-browsing experience (which is what those > > other devices are designed for, and why they sell) but in the GTA03 it > > would be built into your phone (which makes it the most portable of > > all). > > > > Justyn. > > > > > > 2008/6/5 rakshat hooja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>> > >>>> quick question - would you prefer a qvga lcd (save a bit of cost) since > >>>> we'e > >>>> going to need to software-drive all graphics - the fewer pixels you have > >>>> to > >>>> fill, the better for speed. i'm really tossing up if the speed of qvga is > >>>> worth > >>>> the loss of resolution. i'm just not sure. > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >> I have a Sharp 903 with qvga, 2.4 inch, Nokia N95 with qvga, 2.4 inch and > >> the Neo 1973 with VGA, 2.8 inch. By far the best screen for reading is the > >> Sharp one. On closer examination you can see pixels which you dont on the > >> Neo but the display just feels better, crisper and better on the eyes. When > >> you view higher res photos the Neo display seems better but not by much. > >> The N95 is also good when you look at it on its own and one has no problems > >> reading anything but when kept next to the Neo 1973 and Sharp 903 one can > >> tell the display is not in the same league. (the Sharp is also visible in > >> the sun though I dont think its trans-reflective) > >> > >> The point I am trying to make is that the quality of LCM being used matters > >> as much as qvga or vga. Qvga is sufficient for almost all needs on a mobile > >> phone size device and would be great if it provides cost and speed > >> improvements. But it has to be a really good quality QVGA. > >> > >> Personally I love the resolution and form factor of the PSP Slim LCM and > >> would love to see something similar on GTA0X. > >> > >> Rakshat > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Openmoko community mailing list > >> community@lists.openmoko.org > >> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community