> On 03/10/2012 01:21 PM, scott wrote:
>>> Now, imagine watching a movie on a screen that's so tiny that you have
>>> to hold it a few inches in front of your face to even be able to /see/
>>> it. I just have to ask: What the hell is the point? I mean, other than
>>> the bragging rights for saying "I have an expensive piece of equipment".
>>> It just seems pointless to me...
>>
>> Agreed, never watched a movie on my phone before, it would be horrible.
>> A FullHD screen is not just for movies though, obviously everything else
>> running on the phone can take advantage of it (photos, the GUI, YouTube
>> videos, maps, ebooks, websites, etc.).
>
> Being able to actually see photos slightly more clearly, or have more
> legible text, might actually be worth it. Being able to watch movies in
> FullHD? Not so much...

Agreed.  The problem with cell phones is that everyone has one, so the 
phone makers need to come up with new reasons for people to upgrade them 
or risk going out of business.  This week, it's fullHD screen and 
voice-activated cloud-based buzzword-compliant search functions (such as 
Siri on iThings).

I think the full HD screen is not necessarily to watch Avatar on your 
phone, but to be able to quickly review the movie you just filmed before 
uploading it to Youtube.

Coincidentally, I had a friend who used to say "I don't want a phone 
that takes pictures, I want a DLSR camera that receives calls"... Well 
guess what?  the newer DLSRs from Canon an Nikon have Wifi and 3G 
capabilities to be able to upload pictures and movies to the web 
immediately...
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