would u rather have a qvga than a vga tp?

jimd144 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-01-2008, 02:34 PM

The screen is too small for me to see with that resolution. I can view the iphone with no reading glasses. I have to put on glasses to see the Touch. When you are over 40 you will see (or not see) what I am talking about.

Mbai2 · #2 (**permalink**) 12-01-2008, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jimd144

The screen is too small for me to see with that resolution. I can view the iphone with no reading glasses. I have to put on glasses to see the Touch. When you are over 40 you will see (or not see) what I am talking about.

Why don't you just make the system font size larger? Screen resolution should be independent from how big or small things are displayed on screen. It should only effect DPI and make things appear smoother. This isn't the case for most current OS's but future operating systems are going towards resolution independent display methods which should help.

Mbai2 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-01-2008, 03:11 PM

Insanity. I would never go back to QVGA and don't know why anyone would want to.

speck · #4 (**permalink**) 12-01-2008, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jimd144

The screen is too small for me to see with that resolution. I can view the iphone with no reading glasses. I have to put on glasses to see the Touch. When you are over 40 you will see (or not see) what I am talking about.

Believe me Jim, I know what you are talking about! Even on my XP laptop (which I use almost exclusively and has a 14" screen) I sometimes have trouble making out details. But there I have a handy little utility - a 'virtual magnifying glass' - I'm on a hunt to find somthing similar for WM - and a touch version would be great.

If you've ever played DS Millionheir, I like the way you can move around a 'viewport' on the touchscreen with your finger. The scroll wheel zoom is ok, but a magnifying 'viewport' on the Pro you could move around and scroll with - I'd like that!

FrozenIpaq · #5 (**permalink**) 12-01-2008, 04:22 PM

Why would one ever want to downgrade the screen resolution on a portable device? Some complain about the difficulty to read some of the text at the given resolution of 640x480 on such a small screen - yes it will be difficult for some, but for most it will be a godsend. Not only can you see more, but you get a lot more detail with the same screen real estate. Being someone who has had a QVGA device for years, after a while QVGA just doesn't suffice if you want to: view large documents, view webpages or anything else dealing with a lot of content. Also WinMo looks much better on a VGA device than QVGA (Wisbar Advance 3 anyone?).

As someone looking for a new PPC I would only go with a VGA screen - no ifs ands or buts. The resolution of a QVGA screen won't suffice for a power user like myself and I really see no benefit in having a QVGA over VGA at all, kind of puzzled as to what prompted you to create this topic

**ou2mame** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-01-2008, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jimd144

The screen is too small for me to see with that resolution. I can view the iphone with no reading glasses. I have to put on glasses to see the Touch. When you are over 40 you will see (or not see) what I am talking about.

so, what you're telling me is that when i'm 40, i'm not going to be able to use my cellphone? oh wait, by then, they'll have those implant things and i'll jsut be talking to myself.

**[sammich]** · #7 (**permalink**) 12-01-2008, 06:52 PM

Funny you should mention it...

I was a tad upset about finding new versions of apps for VGA, but I got over it.

I helped my friend with his Mogul, and I couldn't stand the screen.

Jeremysjunk · #8 (**permalink**) 12-01-2008, 07:13 PM

There is no way I would go back. My friend has a lower quality device (Iphone) and he is drooling over mine and regrets his purchase even with the bigger screen! I'll keep it!

Jeremysjunk

evilpeople · #9 (**permalink**) 12-01-2008, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jimd144

The screen is too small for me to see with that resolution. I can view the iphone with no reading glasses. I have to put on glasses to see the Touch. When you are over 40 you will see (or not see) what I am talking about.

Well, I'm not over 40, but I've needed vision correction for 25 years and have worn contact lenses for the past 20 of them. My eyes are terrible, so I think I know where you're coming from.

The VGA screen produces a much smoother, crisper text that is easier to read for me. If the font size is a problem, simply go into the control panel and increase it to your liking. For me, the best balance between size and reability is the middle setting (one step below where it is by default), but it's great to have the option for each person to choose the font size they want to use.