+michigansnorkelers Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I don't think this has been touched upon. I'm looking to buy a PDA and don't want to go over $100. I notice that PDAs come in 160x160 or 320x320 resolution. I can buy a brand new z22 for $100. It is color, but only has 160x160 resolution. Or, I can EBAY a z71 for the same price with 320x320 resolution. Is there a REAL advantage to the 320x320? Does more fit on the screen, or just the same but sharper? Regarding downloaded maps, is there an advantage here? Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I can read my M500 just fine and I have no idea what the resolution of the screen is. Being that its 5 years old, not too high is my guess. Don't spend the extra money on the display if you're just using it for geocaching. Quote Link to comment
+6 Feet More Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 (edited) Yeah, but if you can get a higher resolution PDA for the same money . . . I would do it. BTW, I use a M500 that I bought off "a popular online auction site" for $20 and it works fine. Edited September 23, 2006 by 6 Feet More Quote Link to comment
+LostPuppy Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I use an old Palm Vx and it works just fine for caching since all I carry are descriptions with logs & hints. I wouldn't want to try to read maps on it. For maps, the resolution might make a big difference. Quote Link to comment
+short circuit 2 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I bought a zire z22. i kept it a week then gave it to my son. it has everything you need as far as dowloading wapoints and such. but when you go outside in daylight you cannot see the screen. i bought a tungsen e2 for $199 and it is perfect. Quote Link to comment
+Night Stalker Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 i have an Ipaq 3955. My brother-in-law bought a new Dell Axim. I cannot read his PDA because of the higher resolution. Along with the higher resolution and clearer screen comes smaller numbers and letters. Being older I find that these smaller numbers and letters require me to wear reading glasses to see properly. This is not the case with my older PDA. You might want to look at PDA's with each screen resolution and see if this is a problem for you. Quote Link to comment
+VeryLost Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 If you're buying it strictly for geocaching, then a cheap black and white model, with low res, will be fine. The main concern is readability in outdoor lighting, and the B&W models will do well for that. The text will be more than adequately legible on a low res model. However, if you're a gadget freak (like me) the Palm may become a favored toy. I keep loads of information on mine, as well as games, and a couple dozen books. I currently have a T|X, which is my third Palm. First two were a Vx, which was monochrome and low res, but remarkably easy to read. The second was an m500, which, while color, was not very good color. Quite hard to read. The T|X is just simply gorgeous, and even fairly readable in outdoor daylight. I live and die by my Palm. Quote Link to comment
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