Toshiba e805 will apparently have a VGA Screen

[ajabbari]

There was a rumor a month or so ago about the e805 that rumored it to have a VGA resolution screen, then there came FCC information disputing that. Now it would appear that there is visual evidence that the e805 will have a VGA (480x640) screen after all. Since the original discussion of this topic a few weeks ago generated some interest, I thought I'd post a link to the Brighthand article featuring pictures of the e805.

http://www.brighthand.com/article/Ru...ave_VGA_Screen

Of course, all of this is of interest because it will make the e805 the first PPC to feature a VGA screen.

[wmson2000]

Expensive sucker bit it looks like it might be the PDA to beat.

My wife has a new Toshiba e355 - sorry Dell, but at $174 from Amazon with shipping and no tax, it was unbeatable - and I think it's a pretty sweet little PDA. Not a single problem except my X5 battery lasts a whole lot longer than hers.

The higher resolution will only be good if/when: 1) the OS supports it, 2) most applications utilize it, and 3) battery life doesn't suffer significantly.

But I applaud Toshiba for being the first to brave into new territory...

[Double-Trinity]

Originally posted by rbg08
[B]The higher resolution will only be good if/when: 1) the OS supports it, 2) most applications utilize it, and 3) battery life doesn't suffer significantly.

I have used Nyditot with it, and most of the apps I use regularly would work at higher resolution.

Let's see, there's Text Maker, that thing I use at other aspect ratios already beacuse of its customizable toolbars etc. Pocketbible works, Drawing apps I use all work, the today screen works. Most game apps I use go fullscreen and work directly when using Nyditot anyway, so those aren't affected. Total Commander the file explorer is much nicer with the better resolution. The today page works with alternate themes. Partial-screen applications are awesome when there's a lot more real estate too, including things like GSPlayer. Finally, web browsing would be awesome.

Most of the things I use regularly would all be leaps and bounds better at VGA. What I want to see, though, is official OS support to allow instantaneous one-click rotation, and for older applications, toggleable pixel-doubling/classic mode.

Pixel doubling for input-methods would be the other thing that would be needed, if you don't use transcriber or an external keyboard.

I don't see why battery life would suffer significantly though, the biggest factor with that is the backlight, which has to do with surface area not dot-pitch.