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Originally Posted by sailingdog
The screen size is partially a moot point, since you can change the font size displayed on the screen. It is only really a factor if you are trying to look at a larger area on the screen...like for route planning—but in actual, real-time use, it doesn't mean much at all.
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Oh I disagree on that. Pumping up the font size still doesn't give you the rest of the information because of the limited pixels and surface area. I'm using it mostly for a realtime chart with my position and heading on it. I want to be able to just glance down and see that the chart and boat cursor on the display correlates with what I can see heads up. With the handheld screen size I couldn't easily see enough of the local surrounding area when I zoomed in close enough to see non-text features without squinting. You can increase font size and still have a hard time seeing the contours and landmarks on the chart.