Thank You Max, if you say this is better (or being in the safe side, at
least as good:) than the LX Minimap and XCSoar running well on this, I am
going to buy one, even today.
Istvan CSONKA
From: Max Kellermann <[email protected]>
To: Istvan Csonka/Hungary/IBM@IBMHU
Cc: [email protected]
Date: 2011.03.23 15:08
Subject: Re: Dell Streak
On 2011/03/23 14:45, Istvan Csonka <[email protected]> wrote:
> Which was the best screen for you so far, before the Streak?
The best screens I have seen so far are the Altair (pre-production),
the LX MiniMap and the LX8000. None of these can compete with the
Streak.
> The screen is quite shiny; can you see problems with this?
You cannot read the screen where the (small) sun spotlight is
reflected. But unlike the other screens I have seen so far, you can
read the rest of the screen perfectly. And of course you can easily
rotate the Streak in the mount to eliminate the spot.
I have experimented with an anti-reflective foil (from FoliX). The
hot-spots are gone with it, but I am not yet 100% sure if that is
really an advantage in practice.
> Do you have any idea about how much is the screen brightness (nit)?
The numbers are not outstanding according to this chart (366 nits
white):
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3853/the-dell-streak-review/2
With a transflective display like the Streak's, the backlight
brightness is not the primary factor, because it will take advantage
of sunlight instead of fighting against it.
Comparing a transflective display to a non-transflective display is
useless based on nits numbers. You have to see it in real to judge.
> Screen comparing to the Mio400 for example?
I have never seen a Mio400. I found a datasheet on the net that says
it also has a transflective display.
The Mio's pixel resolution is lousy (only 480x272; Streak: 800x480).
The rest of the Mio data sheet is not so good either: no GPU, an
outdated CPU, small memory, no Bluetooth. Even my ancient hx4700
looks better (on paper)! The Mio hardware was already outdated when
it left the factory.
By the way, I wouldn't recommend buying new devices with Windows CE.
Windows CE is dead, Android is the future. (or iOS for those who like
to live in a gilded cage)
> Have you already had a chance to try the device during flight?
Yes, made 4 flights in bright sunlight on sunday. I'm still
enthusiastic about the Streak.
Max
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