07-18-2003, 10:19 PM
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Not So Mellow Yellow: The iPAQ 1940 Screen
There's been quite a bit of discussion lately about the screen on the iPAQ 1940/1945. The iPAQ 1910 had the most drop-dead gorgeous screen that I've ever seen on a Pocket PC, so like everyone else, I assumed that they'd keep the awesome screen on the new 1940/1945 series. It would appear that they did not. :| In the photo below, I've shown a close-up of the 1910 on the left, and the 1940 on the right.
The following photos were taken using a Canon G2, maximum quality, minimum image compression. The camera was mounted on a tripod, no flash was used, and for most of the images the lights were off. There was some ambient light coming from my LCD monitors not too far away. The photos were taken from a few different angles and elevations, so this should give a fair representation of what the 1940 screen really looks like from most angles.
The photos are all original, and they have not been re-touched or modified beyond changing the file name, so they're somewhat large in file size. The EXIF information should still be intact. Here are the photos: Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6, Photo 7, Photo 8, Photo 9, Photo 10, Photo 11. The Pocket PCs used in these images are the iPAQ 1910, 1940, 22215, and 5550.
The root of the problem seems to be the inability of the 1940 to display whites. On the default home screen theme, where everything is blue and green, it's difficult to see the yellowish hue. But on anything with a white background (like Pocket Word, system settings, and many others) the yellow obvious and glaring. Hopefully this gives you curious folks enough raw data to analyze. ;-)
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07-18-2003, 10:24 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
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Wow! That is a huge difference. That's really too bad. Hopefully most won't have a 1910 to compare as I think the 1945 is a great device (at least on paper, haven't seen one in person).
I'm always envious of my wife's 1910. It can't do what I need it to do, but it is gorgeous!
I wonder why HP went this direction???
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07-18-2003, 10:27 PM
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Intellectual
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To me, it almost look like it's meant to be that way. Remember when people using terminals would change to really-scary--colors because "it's better for your eyes"? Bizarre.
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07-18-2003, 10:30 PM
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Oracle
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Wow those are some big pics !!! 8O
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07-18-2003, 10:32 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Apr 2003
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I saw a 2215 and thought the same thing
When I saw the 2215 for the first time I thought the same thing I had a 1910 a 5555 and my dell to compare it to and it was the worst looking of the bunch. I even tried to adjust the screen and It didn't look as good as my dell even. I am glad that I am not crazy because I have been thinking about buying the 2215 and was dissappointed because I thought the screen looked so crappy.
danno
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07-18-2003, 10:33 PM
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Oh come on. That isn't an inability to display white. That is the "Old Man's Yellowing Hair" theme. :lol:
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07-18-2003, 10:33 PM
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AHA! I found the answer: on the back of my 1940 it says it's the "iPAQ 1940 Smoker's Teeth" edition. So that explains the yellow.
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Ok, not really, but I tried to make sense of it. :lol:
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07-18-2003, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by entropy1980
Wow those are some big pics !!! 8O
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I didn't want anyone asking for a higher-res version. That's the maximum size my camera can do. :twisted:
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07-18-2003, 10:35 PM
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Mystic
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@Jason
It's hard to tell by photo's,. but how did the 2215 display compare to the 1940? Dang I was all set to buy the 2215 in about an hour ($285)
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07-18-2003, 10:37 PM
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Magi
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Wow... Just from the photo displayed on the post, the difference is quite noticeable. I have the 2215 and I don't notice anything lacking from the screen when indoors, but when outdoors, there's obviously something funny going on there. I'll take my 2215 over that yellow though... heck, I'd almost take my old 38xx and it's purple over yellow...
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