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2009-10-22
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IMHO I think Nokia should include in future devices an option to let the user to decide between a couple of resolutions.. Since it's a "computer" it should be able to do that.. Everyone has their own favor (it's not ALWAYS having a higher resolution means better for everyone).. 
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2009-10-22
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Higher resolution shouldn't be expected before OMAP4 hardware arrives, which pretty much means we'll have to wait until at least 2011.
There are several reasons why the Maemo 6 equipped devices will have the same screen resolution as the currenct Maemo products; mainly because they'll use similar OMAP3 hardware (perhaps slightly more powerful than the N900, but it won't be a significant difference), and because it'll be targeted at the mainstream (where additional costs aren't welcome). The least likely possibility is that the future devices might have capacitive screens (which lacks precision, thus a high-res screen won't be necessary).
However, there are some (although slim) chances of a hardcore OMAP4/Maemo 7 tablet with not only increased screen resolution and lack of phone capabilities, but also (hopefully) bigger screen as well. The existance of such a device by then (about 2011) wouldn't be well-timed, as it'd be too late for a N8x0 successor, and the lack of phone capabilities would limit it to a certain niche.
There are several reasons why the Maemo 6 equipped devices will have the same screen resolution as the currenct Maemo products; mainly because they'll use similar OMAP3 hardware (perhaps slightly more powerful than the N900, but it won't be a significant difference), and because it'll be targeted at the mainstream (where additional costs aren't welcome). The least likely possibility is that the future devices might have capacitive screens (which lacks precision, thus a high-res screen won't be necessary).
However, there are some (although slim) chances of a hardcore OMAP4/Maemo 7 tablet with not only increased screen resolution and lack of phone capabilities, but also (hopefully) bigger screen as well. The existance of such a device by then (about 2011) wouldn't be well-timed, as it'd be too late for a N8x0 successor, and the lack of phone capabilities would limit it to a certain niche.
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2009-10-22
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Originally Posted by c0rt3x
Thanks for the info. Pardon my ignorance, but what does omap4 bring in this respect?
Higher resolution shouldn't be expected before OMAP4 hardware arrives, which pretty much means we'll have to wait until at least 2011.
There are several reasons why the Maemo 6 equipped devices will have the same screen resolution as the currenct Maemo products; mainly because they'll use similar OMAP3 hardware (perhaps slightly more powerful than the N900, but it won't be a significant difference), and because it'll be targeted at the mainstream (where additional costs aren't welcome). The least likely possibility is that the future devices might have capacitive screens (which lacks precision, thus a high-res screen won't be necessary).
However, there are some (although slim) chances of a hardcore OMAP4/Maemo 7 tablet with not only increased screen resolution and lack of phone capabilities, but also (hopefully) bigger screen as well. The existance of such a device by then (about 2011) wouldn't be well-timed, as it'd be too late for a N8x0 successor, and the lack of phone capabilities would limit it to a certain niche.
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2009-10-22
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Originally Posted by solarion
CPU: ARM Cortex A9 MPCore (with slightly higher clock frequencies than the A8 counterpart, due 45 nm process) instead of ARM Cortex A8 Single-core (65 nm process)
Thanks for the info. Pardon my ignorance, but what does omap4 bring in this respect?
GPU: PowerVR SGX 540 (1000M pix/s, 20-35 MPolys/s), up from PowerVR SGX 530 (14 MPolys/s)
Obviously the amount of RAM will be increased as well within the course of 2 years. However, don't except this before 2011, just in time for Maemo 7.
Since Maemo 6 is targeted as a "mainstream OS", then devices equipped with this incarnation might actually have the same (more or less) hardware as the Maemo 5 equipped N900, to keep further compatibility.
I'd say it's pretty safe to get a N900 now for 2 years of usage, since I don't think we'll see much innovations until 2011. There might be a slightly enhanced device "a la N810 WiMax edition", but nothing more than that. At least that's my guess.
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2010-09-04
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on my laptop I use
xrandr --output LVDS1 -mode 1280x800 --scale 1.5x1.5
to rescale my 1280x800 screen to 1.5 times the native
resolution. Pixels then get inerpolated. Letters etc get to
be a bit more blurry than usual, but it works fine. I always
use it. Don't know if this works on the n900 (but let me know
if it does). Note that you have to replace LVDS1 with the
name of your display (run xrandr and see output) and you
have to use 800x480..
josx
xrandr --output LVDS1 -mode 1280x800 --scale 1.5x1.5
to rescale my 1280x800 screen to 1.5 times the native
resolution. Pixels then get inerpolated. Letters etc get to
be a bit more blurry than usual, but it works fine. I always
use it. Don't know if this works on the n900 (but let me know
if it does). Note that you have to replace LVDS1 with the
name of your display (run xrandr and see output) and you
have to use 800x480..
josx
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