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Orchid Win7 v1 <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> >>> And again with the exaggerations. Just stop it, please.
> >>
> >> What makes you think this is an exaggeration?
> >
> > Because no one is seriously talking about watching movies on the screen
> > of a 5 year old flip-phone.
> >
> > As mentioned multiple times already, the screen size and resolution on
> > newer smart phones is at least 4 times as big as your dinosaur's, which
> > makes it more than easily viewable at a comfortable distance.
>
> And as *I* pointed out, the screen /cannot/ be of a reasonable size,
> because then it wouldn't fit in your pocket.
>
> I'm sure you could quite happily watch TV on an iPad. But you can't put
> that in your pocket.
I watch TV series streaming from Netflix to my 3.7" smartphone screen. While on
the bus.
sorry to hear you got to wear large binoculars for glasses
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On Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:33:42 +0100, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>>> And as *I* pointed out, the screen /cannot/ be of a reasonable size,
>>> because then it wouldn't fit in your pocket.
>>
>> You have abnormally small pockets, then.
>
> Well, let's look at this, shall we?
>
> A CD does not fit in either my trouser pockets or my coat pockets. A CD
> is of course 120mm across, which Google informs me is slightly less than
> 5 inches. So yes, you /can/ fit something larger than 1.5 inch. And
> /no/, you cannot fit 12 inches or something.
Show me a mobile phone that's 12 inches in size.
>> I have used my phone to watch the occasional video. It's not ideal,
>> but if I'm away from my projector or my laptop, it's a reasonable
>> substitute.
>
> OK, sure. "Reasonable substitute" I can go with. "Full HD experience"?
> Not so much...
If it gives 720xwhatever resolution, it qualifies as full HD. No, it's
not a 10' screen, but *that* certainly *wouldn't* fit in your pockets
*or* mine. ;)
>> But it's not a 1.5" screen, either, like your dinosaur.
>
> I'm loving how a phone less than 1 year old is a "dinosaur"...
I can't help it that you've opted for an undersized phone and have small
pockets. ;)
Jim
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On 10/4/2012 0:33, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> A CD does not fit in either my trouser pockets or my coat pockets. And /no/, you
> cannot fit 12 inches or something.
Not in my trouser *pocket*, no... Hyuck hyuck hyuck.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
"They're the 1-800-#-GORILA of the telecom business."
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