1src Forums - Questions about screen of the new NX80

07-06-2003, 03:11 PM	#1
mocca Guest Posts: n/a	Questions about screen of the new NX80 I went to a local circuitcity yesterday. They have new NX80 instock but only two of them and the guy won't open one (since they only have two) for demo. I have some quetsions about the screen of the NX80 and would appreciate if someone with NX80 can enlight me 1) How does the screen of NX80 compare to the NX70v in term of brightness, color (does it have blueish tints)? 2) Do the nx80 screen have the wavin shadow on the top of the screen when used in the clamshell mode (i.e., you see the keyboard)? This is very important to me since I am very sensitive about this and every NX70v I saw have these waving shadows which is pretty annoying to me. 3) Do you have problem with touch sensitive? Is it difficult to use than the NX70v (i.e., feeling mushy)? 4) How is the swivel mechanism? Does it feel stronger or more robust than that of NX70v? Thanks. Mocca

07-06-2003, 11:20 PM	#2
kp* Registered User Bronze Contributor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,379	The screen is gorgous with much more vibrant color than my NR. Sorry, I don't have an NX70 for comparisson. At about 10% brightness, it's as bright as my NR on full, and much more crisp. 1. I don't see a noticable tint, but I'm not very sensitive to that. Every color is bright and intense. The yellows and reds on the NR always disappointed me. Looking at the same image side by side on both the difference is unbelievable. 2. No wavy shadow! 3. It feels mushy sometimes, other times it feels about the same, but aside from requring a more firm push, it doesn't seem to be an actual defect (yet...) Every handheld I've owned has had a different screen texture, each has its advantages and disadvantages. Provided this doesn't develop into a larger problem, I'm happy with it. 4. The screen half feels much lighter to me (maybe partly because the base is heavier), and seems to spin very smoothly, and slightly easier than my NR. The click into either position is less pronounced, which I kind of like. For some reason it also seems like you don't have to lift the screen as far to be able to rotate it. The slight indentation in the keyboard side might be part of it. The hinge itself is very smooth and has a sturdy click in the fully opened position. No scary grinding noises like on the NR. The whole screen part is thinner and lighter but seems more well-made, none of that fragile plastic-y feel. We'll see how it holds up under use.