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/ 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