I wasn't even referring to the multi-touch issue... I was talking about the fact that it does not have a TRUE 800x480 pixel screen making it much fuzzier than the Droid.
@Hazdaz I just recieved my Droid yesterday from the developer seeding program. Besides text and edges being slightly sharper on the Droid, the only immediately difference between the two screens is the higher contrast ratio and more vibrant colors of the Nexus One's OLED. The Nexus One does have a true 800x480 screen, the subpixel layout is just different from a typical LCD's.
Sub-pixels are what create colored pixels, so no, the screen is definitely NOT 800x640... it is considerably less.
Go read the Ars story about it - it's very informative and doesn't try to trash the phone, but does expose a fairly significant cost-cutting decision in my mind in using that type of screen.
@bwatson009 I would be willing to bet that he is just making an assumption and has never used the N1. (I am ashamed of myself for doing the same thing, but I can admit when I am wrong) I wont ever make an assumption about a phone (or other device for that matter) without trying it first. I have had no problems with the multitouch, but I don't play many games so I guess I will see. The phones I did play on my iPhone I dont think I ever had to cross the x and y axis like I saw on the videos tho so I wouldnt see much of a problem. I have used the GBA emulator and it worked great on many games.
@Hazdaz Yes the same article (if you read it actually not looking for the flaws) also states that in terms of counting pixels that it indeed does have the 480x800, but I will agree that it doesnt use the same RGB standard as does many LCD TFT screens. Despite this I was a little disappointed with this find. I have a few friends with droids and to be honest I don't see much of a difference (except in color on the N1)
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So it has the same messed-up screen as the N1?
:(
@Hazdaz
I know... That must mean it still has that multitouch issue...
@Hazdaz
Mine looks awesome. Do you own a N1 or are you just referring to the articles out there bashing the screen?
@Wiizer
I wasn't even referring to the multi-touch issue... I was talking about the fact that it does not have a TRUE 800x480 pixel screen making it much fuzzier than the Droid.
@Hazdaz I just recieved my Droid yesterday from the developer seeding program. Besides text and edges being slightly sharper on the Droid, the only immediately difference between the two screens is the higher contrast ratio and more vibrant colors of the Nexus One's OLED. The Nexus One does have a true 800x480 screen, the subpixel layout is just different from a typical LCD's.
@coolbho3000 Wow, in terms of mechanics, that post came out really badly.
@coolbho3000
Sub-pixels are what create colored pixels, so no, the screen is definitely NOT 800x640... it is considerably less.
Go read the Ars story about it - it's very informative and doesn't try to trash the phone, but does expose a fairly significant cost-cutting decision in my mind in using that type of screen.
@bwatson009 I would be willing to bet that he is just making an assumption and has never used the N1. (I am ashamed of myself for doing the same thing, but I can admit when I am wrong) I wont ever make an assumption about a phone (or other device for that matter) without trying it first. I have had no problems with the multitouch, but I don't play many games so I guess I will see. The phones I did play on my iPhone I dont think I ever had to cross the x and y axis like I saw on the videos tho so I wouldnt see much of a problem. I have used the GBA emulator and it worked great on many games.
@Hazdaz Yes the same article (if you read it actually not looking for the flaws) also states that in terms of counting pixels that it indeed does have the 480x800, but I will agree that it doesnt use the same RGB standard as does many LCD TFT screens. Despite this I was a little disappointed with this find. I have a few friends with droids and to be honest I don't see much of a difference (except in color on the N1)
@angermeans The Droid is sharper for text, and the Nexus has better colors and is worse in sunlight. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/03/secrets-of-the-nexus-ones-screen-science-color-and-hacks.ars/