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Re: don't you think the screen of N800 is a little small

I know I'm one of the posters who always talks highly of the NIT when I do post. But then you have to remember I used to carry a lunch box 80286 DOS PC(AC-only) with a 16-color 80-column-wide LCD screen back and forth to work because I liked the portability.

This little toy is a gem. ;;)

Re: don't you think the screen of N800 is a little small

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Originally Posted by jaiotu (Post 193475)

I love my n800, but will probably be looking at something more like a tablet PC in my next mobile device. Maybe with a screen size around half that of a sheet of paper. One of the main tools that I use on the n800 is Xournal, and note taking on the n800 screen is just a little too cramped. If I had an n810 with a built in hardware keyboard, I might be a little happier. I have a USB keyboard for 800, and an iGo Stowaway, but neither of those is perfect for every situation.
Ultimately, the question of whether or not the n800's screensize is good or not is completely subjective. When I'm not in Xournal, the n800 is usually great. There are a few webpages that are difficult on it, but most render well.

I have my eye on the Sahara i440d from TabletKiosk. I think they have the thing almost perfect as I want a pure Slate not a tablet. Only prob is the cost of a well configured device for my needs is $3083 and I just don't want to pay that much this close to CES '09.

Re: don't you think the screen of N800 is a little small

thanks for the information.
The reason I had asked the question is because I compared the sizes of a N800 and a TX. They have similar sizes but different resolution.
Yes, I have to balance the size and portability. I still think N800 is great portable thing, especially it can run modified KDE (there are always some geniuses who can make this world a little better) .
thanks, after fixing FF3, I am able to login. So have a good weekend.

Re: don't you think the screen of N800 is a little small

Although not a resolution for the DPI issues, I found that Brontides userContent.css script makes sideways scolling and 'fit to width' in Microb pretty much unnecessary. As a cost you lose the original layout of webpages as everything is forced to fit all the time. Combined with fixed minimum fontsize set in userprefs.js I don't need zooming anymore either:

Code:

font.min-size.fixed.x-western 20

font.min-size.variable.x-western 20

font.size.variable.x-western 20

font.size.fixed.x-western 20

Re: don't you think the screen of N800 is a little small

The screen size is a compromise, but I think it's a good one. More pixels (1024x600) would be nice, but at times even now i think to myself that lower dpi would make things a bit more readable. But if the tablet doesn't fit in my pocket then I may as well use an eee pc. The big selling point for me was having a big screen in a pocket device. Better zooming would give you the control at least to decide if you need readability or screen space.

Maybe a fold-out design like the Nintendo DS could be one answer. But which way to fold out? Sounds expensive...