[NBLUG/talk] EEEPc

Sameer Verma sverma at sfsu.edu
Wed Jul 2 09:20:06 PDT 2008


Steve Johnson wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu> wrote:
>
>   
>> Actually, both devices have a resolution of 800x480, but because N810
>> has a 4.13 inch screen and the Eee has a 7 inch screen, physically, the
>> N810 has higher pixel density and the eyes will like the N810 a lot
>> better. Also, if you compare the OLPC XO's display (7 inches) with the
>> Eee PC, at 1200x900 XO's display looks way better.
>>
>> Sameer
>>     
>
> I understand your logic here, but to me cramming 800 pixels into 4.3
> inches, allthough gives a crisper image, that will look better, it
> also makes everything smaller, so you have to practically plant the
> N810 in your face..  Where now we are putting 800 pixels in 7 inches,
> which gives you a larger viewing area, and you no longer have to have
> the unit so close to your face.  It may not look as sharp (really, i
> bet it wont be that bad), but you no longer have to strain to see the
> tiny letters (as much)..  So the N810 may look better, but I think the
> EEE will do better on my aging eyes.
>
> Ever since I got Lasik, my vision has been awesome, I can see things
> at a distance that others can't see at all.. But.. my close up vision
> was degraded.. No enough to require reading glasses, but enough that
> using the N810 was a problem (I also have an Nokia 770, but I had not
> played with it since the surgery, but it will have the same issues, im
> sure.).  I also lost some night vision, which I was told that after a
> year, that my night vision will come back.
>
> -Steve
>
>
>   

Hi Steve,

I'd be curious to hear more about your experiences once you've used the
Eee for a while.

Sameer

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Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Information Systems
San Francisco State University
San Francisco CA 94132 USA
http://verma.sfsu.edu/
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