PDA resolutions

[acegazda]

Is there a PDA that supports resolutions higher than vga (640x480) while still maintaing te 3" screen size?

 

[Job]

No - but why would you need higher res on such a small screen? You wouldn't be able to see anything!

 

[acegazda]

true, but some videos still look pixelated on palms. Any other way that improves this...?

 

[Job]

Well - my Dell Axim X30 doesn't look too pixelated at 240 x 320; certainly passable for on-the-move viewing, holding the screen about 12 inches from my eyes. If you can find a 3" screen at 640x480 then I can't imagine any pixel problems as the pixels themselves would be so small. In fact, you'd have worse pixelation problems on a 32" HDTV as the pixels would be physically bigger!

Even a 240x320 display should be more than enough res for a 3" screen, but if you're desperate then I think you can get screens at 800x600 :

http://www.mobileinfo.com/news_2002/issue08/Microvision_VGA.htm

Although I couldn't find an actual product myself

 

[wpeng]

Remember to reencode your video to the exact resolution on your palm. Any interpolation will give you pixelation. If you already did this, then sorry, my bad.

 

[acegazda]

thanks for your help job and wpeng. I just let the computer encode the video, so I'll have to check what res it's at. I doubt it's at vga. Thanks!