Audiovox CDM-9900
how bad is the lcd?
How bad is the sub-lcd on the phone? All I want to see is the time, date and maybe the picture ID. Can someone give me a good idea as to how much I can see on the sub-lcd? Also, how is the battery life compared to a v60? thanks in advance
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Its NOT bad. Its just not great. You can see time, date, notification of a scheduled event, notification of missed call, notification of incoming message, battery level, signal strength and picture ID, except in bright sunlight.
Since there is a giant color LCD and all of the extra features, the battery life is not as long as with my v60i. Its OK though.
Since there is a giant color LCD and all of the extra features, the battery life is not as long as with my v60i. Its OK though.
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To my eye, the sub LCD is useless when the backlight is off. With the backlight on, I had to turn the contrast all the way up to 5 to see it really clearly. Text is OK, photos are only fair. The battery life is about the same as my 2 year old V60i - which is to say not very good. But remember, they are two very different phones in terms of displays and capability.
The other thing is that if you are used to the V60, the size difference will surprise you. In the specs, its only about a quarter inch longer, but the brick like shape is not tapered at all, so its bulky (even when compared to an LG VX-6000 which is very similar in size to the 9900 on paper, but has tapered ends and edges). The big bright screen is the trade off for the size and...
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The other thing is that if you are used to the V60, the size difference will surprise you. In the specs, its only about a quarter inch longer, but the brick like shape is not tapered at all, so its bulky (even when compared to an LG VX-6000 which is very similar in size to the 9900 on paper, but has tapered ends and edges). The big bright screen is the trade off for the size and...
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The LCD isn't bad.....but it's not as good as the 9500. The 9900's is kinda hard to see in daylight, but you can tweak the settings to help this. I wish the font had been as bold as the font on the 9500. I'm getting old and my eyes ain't what they use to be.
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