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Originally Posted by DaleDe
How big are the screens on a DS and DS Lite? What is the resolution?
Dale
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Dale:
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Screens: Two separate 3-inch TFT LCD, resolution of 256 x 192 pixels, dimensions of 62 x 46 mm and 77 mm diagonal, and a dot pitch of 0.24 mm. The gap between the screens is approximately 21 mm, equivalent to about 92 "hidden" lines. The lowermost display of the Nintendo DS is overlaid with a resistive touchscreen, which registers pressure from one point on the screen at a time, averaging multiple points of contact if necessary.
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Nintendo DS Lite wiki:
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Differences in the DS Lite over the original DS: Brighter, more durable top and bottom LCD screens, with four levels of brightness.
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BTW, the LCD screens measure, imperially, 2 7/16" horiz. x 1 13/16" vert. and 3" diagonally.
The Moon Books Project is a website dedicated to bringing classic literature, comics, and films freely and legally to users of the nintendo ds game console.
That website even has some screenshoots using the Nintendo DS in landscape and portrait orientations. See the first two attached images below.
You don't even need to "hack" your unit; just get a R4 (Revolution for DS) cartridge and a MicroSD card and your set!
I like the ReadMore homebrew software, with an 8pt font, and holding the screen in portrait mode (i.e. taller vertically). The Nintendo DS Lite is best suited/more comfortable for portrait mode and even feels like you are holding a book. It won't replace my ebook reader, but is a nice alternative.
But the best software is DSOrganize (homebrew) which has a nice built-in text reader (landscape only) as well as a web browser capable of surfing the MobileRead.com website (it even displays avatars and smilies and allows you to download to the MicroSD card! Wow!). Again, won't replace my laptop for mobility, but a nice substitute!
I haven't spent too much time with this (as my kids are attached to their Nintendo DS!), but can see this maturing into a niche area for Nintendo...
