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Originally Posted by edt View Post
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.
They're right; you need to specify a physical size of the screen. Theoretically, you could make a 1024x600 screen out of a lattice of RGB-emitting atoms (Hmm. a trip to the patent office for me? , but 1024*3 atoms is kinda small to be readily visible.

What we're arguing about is whether anyone would notice the difference between 1024x600 and 800x480 on a 4.1" or 3.5" screen (n810 and n900, respectively).

That said, I'd desperately *love* an ARM-based tablet that's either A4 or letter-sized with sufficient res to display a full-page PDF (and interact with it). The n810 *just* works for most of a column, as I discussed above. Screw Microsoft's overpriced Tablet PC; it's like going from desktop->laptop; pay more for less speed, storage ,etc.
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Umm, what?