bradhaak
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gadgetguru - No offense intended in what I was saying earlier about the Prism display outside. Yes, I have tried your method along with every other method, up to and including tucking my head into my jacket to get a dark area (that'll get you some really strange looks). In my opinion, the Prism is unacceptable outside unless the sun is down (night). Have you ever used a reflective device (m505, Clie 610, 710, 760, Compaq ipaq, Amigo, HP Jornada 56x) outside? I suspect that if you used one for any amount of time you wouldn't defend the Prism so strongly. If your main usage is inside, that's great for you, but it doesn't make the Prism a valid choice for outside use. Personally, the size and covenience of the m505 in all lighting conditions more than makes up for the superiority of the Prism in one lighting condition. Again, this is my opinion and no more or less valid than yours.
As far as expandability is concerned, this is not a valid point for me. I bought my first Visor the day they became available on the HS web site. Since then, I have bought exactly two modules - the backup and the memory expansion. For these uses, the expansion on the m505 is more than adequate, as is the memory stick port on the Sony. I suspect that for most users this is also true.
It's actually kind of sad, because it appears to me (opinion again), that the SpringBoard is dying. When the first Visors came out, I was very enthusiastic about the concept. but after two years, the number of modules is very low and sales appear to be low also. The news the other day about the SoundsGood module is typical. Sales aren't good enough to make continued production reasonable.
I think the problem comes down to price and convenience. Most of the modules are at least as expansive as their non-SpringBoard equivalents. For instance, I can get a 640x480 digital camera for less than a hundred bucks. How much does an EyeModule 2 cost? So why should I buy the EyeModule? the convenience is not worth the money for most people. MP3 SpringBoards cost more than stand alone MP3 players. The same is true for GPS systems. The VisorPhone only became reasonable when HS started dumping it for end-of-life. It's kind of a vicious circle, prices are too high on modules, so people don't buy enough of the modules to lower the prices.
It turns out that the only modules that are reasonably priced are the ones to expand the memory. So you still have to buy the module and then buy the memory itself. Except for the ability to choose the type of memory that you want to use, this is inferior to the m505 and Sony, since they have the memory interface already built-in.
Like I said, it's kind of sad, but I don't think that for most people, the SpringBoard is a valid selling point.
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10-03-2001 03:14 AM
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