That is the most idiotic comment I have repeatedly heard. Thicker bezels do not imply better smudge resistance- on a TOUCHSCREEN device.
The Archos 5 IMT has the best screen real-estate-to-bezel-thickness ratio, in my opinion. It is elegant enough in appearance and practically-sized to hold without blocking the screen with the hand holding it.
I hate thick bezels with a vengeance. I also hate non-glass display surfaces that pick up scratches like skateboard wheels. Slighty less hated is to have devices whose display is recessed- makes cleaning them a chore because of gunk always getting at the corners.
Glass screen. Capacitive + Stylus active-matrix is the way to go. N-Trig is a company that should have made a lot of money by now.
Does this convertible use a glass screen? I prefer glass for the better optical quality, and more importantly, for the superior scratch resistance and flatness.
Any idea which other convertibles with multi-touch and active digitizer use glass? I know Gateway used to make one, but they have stopped the production line for that model.
These "contrast ratios" are usually a gimmick. They should instead detail the luminosity value of the black color on the monitor, when it is running.
Instead, they boost he contrast ratio numbers by increasing the lamp luminosity- which keeps the "black" color, grayish, while giving a dazzling white that no one really needs.
I doubt these are anywhere close in performance to Shure's SE 530's that I got for $250. Triple, balanced-armature microspeakers in each ear for the aural nirvana!
Not that Asian people don't "like" capacitive touch, but just the fact that capacitive touch technology supposedly has too poor a resolution for tiny menus that Nokia uses, and also for inputting Asian characters, supposedly.
The perfect solution would be an N-Trig solution- Capacitive + Electromagnetic (Wacom-esque), Win-Win. Except on the price, which is Nokia's main point-of-view.
It won't create condensation in the critical areas because, unlike a refrigerator, the purpose of this device is not to cool things down to below room temperature (that's when condensation occurs) but to prevent the processor and other components from rising significantly above its ideal working temperature, which is a good couple of degrees above room temperature.
The idea is to keep the processor "cool" as in, say 45 degrees Celsius, and not to keep it cold.
Is this a rebadging of the approx. $350 Revo Pico radio? Or is it a cheap knock-off? Coby??
Revo Pico is a WiFi radio which accesses the Reciva portal to play over 7000 stations online, and is one of the few players out there with a RealAudio compatibility.
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The Archos 5 IMT has the best screen real-estate-to-bezel-thickness ratio, in my opinion. It is elegant enough in appearance and practically-sized to hold without blocking the screen with the hand holding it.
I hate thick bezels with a vengeance. I also hate non-glass display surfaces that pick up scratches like skateboard wheels. Slighty less hated is to have devices whose display is recessed- makes cleaning them a chore because of gunk always getting at the corners.
Glass screen. Capacitive + Stylus active-matrix is the way to go. N-Trig is a company that should have made a lot of money by now.