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Originally Posted by lotrfan
Really? What I said before is what has been said at Slatedroid which basically says they are almost identical in hardware specs. So I would have expected the screens to have identical performance. Not having used the Cruz I can't say anything further in that regard. In my opinion though the screen of the PDN is great. In what regards do think it is poor?
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You are certainly entitled to your opinion and it was not my intention to convince you to change it.
As for why the WPDN's screen is poor... color saturation and contrast IMO are inferior for a device that retails for $170. pixel density is at an adequate level. I am familiar with the differences between resistive and capacitive touchscreens (having owned Fujitsu resistive tablets in the past) but there is a lot of play/slop in the layers of the WPDN screens. Viewing angle also suffers.
Again, it is quite adequate for a device selling for $60... but for $150-$170? no way.
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Originally Posted by taosaur
I'm researching android devices to serve primarily as an e-reader and audio player, and I am considering the Nook Color, but the Coby Kryos MID7024 is looking pretty good too, at $165 on Amazon. The Nook has a capacitive touch screen and +4GB storage (8GB total), but the Coby might be a more justifiable expense for the OP's (and my) purposes.
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Perhaps. At this point in time, there isn't a seamless spectrum of Android tablets. There seems to be a few basic tiers. Spending a little bit more gains you significantly more in terms of build quality and functionality. The quality/functional difference between the Coby/Pandigital/Sylvania that retails for (about) $170 and something like the nook color ($200-250) is greater than the price difference seems to indicate.
IMO, I can't see how anyone other than "price is the top priority" would chose those other devices over a nook color.