Re: Webpads / Large screen PDAs

["rb_ziggy" <richard.boreham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have you considered the HP hx4700?  Smaller screen than you specify=20
at 4" and 640x480 but has the rest and about =A3400.=20

Rgds

Richard

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Adam Stevens" <adam@z...> wrote:
> Thanks Neil,
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> They look pretty nice, but it's the same old problem of price.  I=20
can't
> quite bring myself to spend the same amount on a CE device as I=20
could on
> a Tablet.  I know I said I'd rather have a CE device than a tablet,=20
but
> it's difficult to justify!
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> I guess it's the touch screen technology which is the expensive=20
part of
> them though?  I'll have to give it some more though!
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> Thanks,
> Adam.
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> "Neil Ball" <neilball@b...> wrote in message
> news:<000401c4e150$ffe50950$6601a8c0@s...>...
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> > I don't know how much you're expecting to pay, but you might=20
consider
> the
> > Symfony WebPads - see www.symfony.co.uk=20
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> > I've used the Symfony WebPad a few times and my customers were=20
quite
> > impressed with them. Do bear in mind that these customers had
only
> ever
> > used/seen PC's and laptops so were not aware of tablet PC's or=20
smart
> > displays, so a certain amount of WOW was inevitable, but they are
> reliable
> > CE based touchscreen PC's with integrated wifi and fitted my
> requirements
> > very well. If you navigate into the shop you'll find links to
the=20
8" &
> 10"
> > WebPads. As usual, no affiliations just a satisfied customer.
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> > Neil B.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Adam [mailto:adam@z...]=20
> > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 19:28
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Webpads / Large screen PDAs
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> > After using my old Point-510 for a while, I've decided that I=20
want a
> > CE based "webpad", with a screen size of between 10 and
15".
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> > I've looked at Windows Smart Displays (AKA Mira) in the past,=20
however
> > it looks like these technology has been killed of by
Microsoft,=20
I'm
> > guessing that the price, being so near to Tablet PC's, killed
them
> > off.  I also don't really want something which can only be
used=20
via
> > RDC to a PC.  Ideally, what I want is something exactly like
my=20
iPaq,
> > but with a bigger screen.  I want a CE device rather than a=20
Tablet PC
> > because of noise/heat/battery life.
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> > I looked into this a few years ago, and found a few products
which
> > fitted the bill, although they were slightly too expensive at the
> > time.  However, I now can't find anything suitable! (I've=20
obviously
> > tried Google, but don't really know what I'm looking for! - I
even
> > tried "big PDA" :-).  I've also lost the links I had to
suppliers=20
of
> > large screen CE.net machines.
> >=20
> > Does anyone have any recommendations for products which meet=20
my "large
> > screen PDA" requirement?  Ideally I'd like 1024x768, but
800x600=20
would
> > be okay if it was a smaller screen.  I'd even be willing to
look=20
at
> > something with a screen going as small as 8" if the price
was=20
right!=20
> > As well as screen size, it must have wi-fi, and be capable of=20
running
> > a RDC client.
> >=20
> > Thanks,
> > A.
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