I agree, VGA is a step forward.<br><br>But I don't think _anyone_ on this list would say that lower resolution is better.<br><br>I wonder, why are people bringing up the resolution as a discussion topic<br>when everyone agrees on it? <br>
<br> Best regards<br> Anton<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 1:15 AM, Leonti Bielski <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:prishelec@gmail.com">prishelec@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Big resolution means better image quality.<br>
We can run qvga apps on our vga screen, don't we? But how can we run<br>
vga apps on qvga screen?<br>
VGA screen is a step forward, QVGA is a step backward. For me it's clear.<br>
<br>
Leonti<br>
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On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 12:08 AM, Thorben Krueger<br>
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><<a href="mailto:thkruege@googlemail.com">thkruege@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> sorry for being imprecise. I was referring to the amazing resolution<br>
> considering the size of the display. The freerunner got 300 dpi IIRC.<br>
> For comparison, the iphone only seems to have 160.<br>
><br>
> I usually demo the crispness (if you will) of my neo's screen using<br>
> top on the terminal at the smallest readable fontsize to great effect<br>
> :)<br>
><br>
> 2008/11/21 Anton Persson <<a href="mailto:don.juanton@gmail.com">don.juanton@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
>> You mean, the only thing that truly blows them away is the resolution<br>
>> of the screen... Which you can have with any type of modern LCD panel,<br>
>> can you not?<br>
>><br>
>> /Anton<br>
>><br>
>> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 11:03 PM, Thorben Krueger <<a href="mailto:thkruege@googlemail.com">thkruege@googlemail.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> +1 indeed, the screen is about the only thing that truly blows<br>
>>> people's minds away atm...<br>
>>><br>
>>> 2008/11/21 Ken Young <<a href="mailto:rtm@cfa.harvard.edu">rtm@cfa.harvard.edu</a>>:<br>
>>> > Denis Galvao wrote:<br>
>>> >>>On 21/11/2008, at 13:20, Ken Young wrote:<br>
>>> >>>> Really, we don't need a hi res screen on a day by day gadget<br>
>>> >>><br>
>>> >>> I could not possibly disagree more strongly.<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >>So, give me a reason where you will need that.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > As long as we have at least a VGA resolution screen, it is<br>
>>> > relatively easy for us to port linux desktop applications to<br>
>>> > the Openmoko phones. Once we drop down to HVGA, or (heaven<br>
>>> > forbid!) QVGA, there will need to be extensive UI redesign<br>
>>> > to get most apps. from the desktop world to run on an OM phone,<br>
>>> > especially when a soft keyboard is needed. So reducing the<br>
>>> > resolution will greatly reduce the code base we can leverage.<br>
>>> > In addition, I don't think you can ever had too many pixels on<br>
>>> > a machine you intend to run a web browser on. Right now,<br>
>>> > when I show someone my Freerunner, the only thing that impresses<br>
>>> > them is the display. It would be a shame if OM dropped the<br>
>>> > one part of its hardware that is actually superior to what<br>
>>> > is found on other smartphones.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > Ken Young<br>
>>> ><br>
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