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edt	2009-10-20 , 15:41
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Originally Posted by attila77

This part is irrelevant - you can render any document size on any display, it is 'only' the question of readability. On a 3.5" display you are talking about sub-millimeter sized letters, and if that's acceptable, I'd like to ask for a second opinion from your ophthalmologist Seriously, try it out on a N900 if you can, for example in terminal, you can use *really* small fonts but it's not pleasant at all, especially for prolonged use (like books and publications). And it's not the point of not having enough pixels, stuff simply gets so small you literally have to look at it like a baby, having the device 10cm from your eyes.

And once you hit your mid fortys holding it 10cm from your eyes just reveals a blur. The n900's small screen size is a really show stopper for me. The character size on n8x0 is on the edge of what I can use.

I would love a _tablet_ with a 1024x600 screen that could optionally function as a phone. It should have usb slot(s) designed for a 3g doggle and an optional gps. This would make it easier for Nokia to sell the tablet as it would not need to be certified as a 'phone' and the cell companies could make money by selling the doggles and plans along with IP phone software (I want to be able to recieve a call). In my case the internet functions are _much_ more important than the phone functions. The characters need to be big enough to see without zooming and the screen large enough to avoid most panning. No need for a HW keyboard either.

Last edited by edt; 2009-10-20 at 15:44.

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