Watching something on a small screen > being bored out of your mind.

 

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I half agree with Chris, I would never watch something I had never seen before on a netbook, ipad, iphone, mobile device; I'd rather see it for the first time in the theatre or at home in HD with surround sound, etc.

However, when it comes to the classics, that I have seen a million times, and I just want to avoid being bored, it doesn't really matter how small the image is. To that extent, I agree with Garrison and Pete.

On a somewhat related note. I'm thinking about buying an ipod touch (i do not have an iphone or ipad), has anyone tried to use VOIP with an ipod touch? Does it work? It would not be a replacement for a phone, I'm just curious more than anything.

 

I've watched a LOT of movies on my laptop screen. A 15" screen from 18" away is just as good as a 46" screen from 8' away.

The sound isn't quite as immersive, but headphones DO help.

 

I will say that these days alot more laptops have HD or equivalent resolution, framerate, etc. (which is why my exclusion list begins with netbook); and, yes, you can add some quality headphones and create a pretty damn good movie viewing experience. So, yeah, I would draw the line somewhere between laptop and netbook for an acceptable first run experience.

 

I was referring to a non-HD laptop I had several years ago.

 

Well, we may be splitting hairs here, but for the sake of friendly argument. To me, there's a pretty significant difference between a circa-2002 Dell Inspiron 8200 15" at 1400x1050, and a circa-2009 Asus EeePC 1005HA 10.1" at 1024x600 (I know because I have both at home).

 

They say you can't distinguish 1080p from 720p on anything less than a 32" screen. So 600 lines on a 10" screen should be pretty good.

Although, I will grant you the 15" screen would be much better to watch than the 10" screen.

Maybe Chris just needs glasses.