[davea0511]

Originally Posted by johnm

Seriously though, 4.1" screen is too small. My 4700 already has a 4" screen and it is really to small to surf at native 640x480 without pumping up the font size.

Yes, I concur! VGA on a 4" screen, anything with higher dot pitch is beyond the point of diminishing returns.

The next trend in handheld devices should be stretching the screen to the very edge of the PDA. My iPAQ would easily accomodate a 5" screen if they did that - and then a higher resolution would be warranted (by 25%, since it would be 25% larger).

[davea0511]

Originally Posted by johnm

Seriously though, 4.1" screen is too small. My 4700 already has a 4" screen and it is really to small to surf at native 640x480 without pumping up the font size.

Yes, I concur! VGA on a 4" screen, anything with higher dot pitch is beyond the point of diminishing returns.

The next trend in handheld devices should be stretching the screen to the very edge of the PDA. My iPAQ would easily accomodate a 5" screen if they did that - and then a higher resolution would be warranted (by 25%, since it would be 25% larger).

[davea0511]

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

Nope. Pocket PCs screens are too small, the resolution too low, and the browser too crippled to truly consume ALL of the Web without hassles. I love my Pocket PC for browsing mobile sites, but find it very frustrating browsing on full sites a lot of the time. This Nokia device has a better resolution, although the screen is still a bit too small IMO. The other reason why I wouldn't use a Pocket PC in this instance is that I want to leave the device in the TV room. I couldn't do that with my Pocket PC.

Sure you could. Put a Pocket PC in your TV room, and leave it there. How's that different than putting this in your TV room and leaving it there.

That said, I agree about surfing on a PocketPC hindered by the screen resolution and size. This size is hardly better, but those extra 160 pixels on the right should make webpage formating a lot easier - even if the dot pitch is beyond the point of diminishing returns.

That brings up a point about tight dot pitch screens - that also translates into small fonts. In most webpages this can be adjusted, but in many many cases you're stuck with an impossibly tiny too-small-to-read font when viewed on a screen like this.

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by davea0511

Sure you could. Put a Pocket PC in your TV room, and leave it there. How's that different than putting this in your TV room and leaving it there.

Did you miss the price point of this device? ;-) It's basically half the price of a VGA Pocket PC. If I was rich I'd have a Pocket PC in every room, trust me. ;-)

[davea0511]

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

Did you miss the price point of this device? ;-) It's basically half the price of a VGA Pocket PC. If I was rich I'd have a Pocket PC in every room, trust me. ;-)

Good point. So would I!