Will the next Nintendo handheld have a HD screen?

[Teddy]

sc94597 said:

+-Teddy said:

undwave said:

They're eventually going to get to a point where they're selling all their hardware to 35+ year old Nintendo fans if they continue on the path they're on now who grew up in the "glory days" of the 90s.

It really depends on sizes of screen. To make certain resolutions worth it you need certain size screen for your eye to resolve. There is not much point making tiny screens with HD. 

DIstance away from screen is another important factor as well. The most common estimate I've seen is that for a screen of about 5 inches, if you are a foot away, anything above 280-300 ppi will not be very noticeable for text, images, and movie playback (for games it should be even less.). So for a 5 inch screen that is about 720p. Now, I can see Nintendo making their screen bigger than that if they ditch the dual screen design. In my opinion, 540p would be the best price/performance for NIntendo if they stick with a 4-5 inch screen that they're using for the 3DS, currently. The Vita's screen still looks great with that resolution. 

I never like the folding dual screen design as the ribbon cable is prone to damage.