Sony rewrites the rules on color for 2002
Aug 05 '01
The Bottom Line Color by itself is no advantage without a high-resolution screen like Sony now offers.
Sony has rewritten the rules for color Palm-devices with their newly released PEG-N710C (released June '01) and PEG-N610C (July '01). Even the best color Pocket-PC devices sport only a 320x240 color TFT display. Sony beats this for the first time ever in a Palm O/S device with 320x320 reflective color TFT displays on the two new models. Adding to the high-resolution are 16-bit, 65,000 color displays on the PEG-N610C. Most PDA's are sold with only 12-bit color (4,000 colors).
Sony's new models are the best-looking displays on any PDA sold to date, Palm or Pocket-PC. In my opinion, color is of little value when presented on a low-resolution 160x160 Palm O/S display. Sony now gives consumers a whole new dimension to look at. In contrast, the traditional black-on-olive 160x160 Palm display looks like a child's toy. Even Palm's new color M505 just doesn't compare at only 160x160 resolution. (Note that Sony models also offer a scroll wheel and "Back" button missing on Palm-brand devices.)
Look for 320x320 color displays to become the new standard in Palm O/S devices in 2002.
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