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Originally Posted by SlowRain
T3_reader, could you explain that a little more for me. I didn't notice any problem when I looked at it in the store, but, admittedly, I didn't sit and do much reading with the demo unit. How will that differ from my current Palm Tungsten E2?
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Pentile screens actually have a lower resolution than proclaimed when it comes to displaying text. Different people experience this differently so what I see (and say) may or may not apply to others.
When you look closely at text on a pentile screen, it is slightly fuzzy. That may or may not annoy you. I found it disturbing in apps like Aldiko.
Much of my reading is done at night, just before going to sleep. I am nearsighted so I typically hold the screen of my Palm T3 pretty close to my face. When I did that with the Samsung, I saw the oversized red pixels of the screen as small color artifacts on the edges of characters. The irregular grid of the Super Amoled screen also became noticable. The Palm T3 has a much lower resolution but does not display thin black lines between its pixels.
Google around on 'pentile screen' and you'll find some discussions about these weird artefacts. If you don't see them or are not annoyed by them, so much the better. There is much to like in Samsung's Galaxy S. I really wanted to buy it and liked everything except the way text is displayed. Since ereading and surfing were as important as the phone functions itself, this became a deal breaker for me.