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Bob Russell · 08-15-2005, 05:27 PM

That's an interesting question. I find, though, that the bigger and brighter screens, better fonts, better resolution and even better battery life all help to make for a better reading experience for me. One comparison that's pretty easy to do is between two different 320x320 PalmOS devices I've had (Sony Clie SJ33 and my Treo 650) vs lo res or black and white PalmOS devices (absolutely horrible in comparison to the hires), or vs a 240x320 Toshiba e405 PPC (where you get more on the screen, but the experience is more eye-tiring and less pleasant for me).

I haven't had the pleasure of reading on a hires+ Palm or a VGA PPC unfortunately, but with what I've tried, I'll have to put in another vote for "it's your eyes!"

08-15-2005, 05:27 PM	#4
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	That's an interesting question. I find, though, that the bigger and brighter screens, better fonts, better resolution and even better battery life all help to make for a better reading experience for me. One comparison that's pretty easy to do is between two different 320x320 PalmOS devices I've had (Sony Clie SJ33 and my Treo 650) vs lo res or black and white PalmOS devices (absolutely horrible in comparison to the hires), or vs a 240x320 Toshiba e405 PPC (where you get more on the screen, but the experience is more eye-tiring and less pleasant for me). I haven't had the pleasure of reading on a hires+ Palm or a VGA PPC unfortunately, but with what I've tried, I'll have to put in another vote for "it's your eyes!"