When I bought the Treo 600, my main fear was the lowres DSTN screen. My previous experiences with DSTN were very bad(Gericom 3500A, anyone?) – slow, bad contrast, not bright enough and so on.
However, the Treo 600 has beaten by expectations by far. The screen is much brighter than my T3′s, and colors are vibrant enough for working, too. Here are three comparison shots in average lighting:
Outdoors, the Treo also does a decent job. This picture was taken in very bright light:
Viewing photos is not too great an experience on the Treo – the screen essentially should be considered 8bit instead of the advertised 16. You can see whats on the image, but the T3 fares MUCH better here.
Playing videos and Doom is possible, you see mild streaking. This photo of MovingBoard should clarify what I mean:
Overall, if work(aka email) is what you want(and you can live without HiRes), the Treo 600 will meet your expectations. Having a HiRes screen would be nice for the extra zoom levels(SheetToGo), but overall – the Treo 600 leaves me mostly satisfied!
P.s. When buying a Treo, check that its screen is free of orange blobs. The class action lawsuit still takes some time!
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I completely agree. I want from a TX to the Treo 600 and man waht a difference on the screen. I am, however adapting. I miss the zoom functionality on Docs to Go, but what can you do. the processor is a little on the pockey side as well. But I essentially use it for productivity apps, so this is not too much of a hinderance.
I too reccomend the 600, I was abel to buy one new, unlocked on eBay for $185. What a deal. I am very pleased.
Some friends give me a hard time, but the 650 is a lot more and only offers a hi-res screen and BT. Somehow, I think I will mange without
Hi,
thank you for the praise – its fixed!
Best regards
Tam Hanna