And the colors didn’t just appear washed out, they were. There was some sort of issue with the graphics chip in those Jornadas that allowed them display only 24-bit color instead of the advertised 32-bit.

I believe that you’re mistaken here. No Windows Mobile device that I’m aware of supports 24-bit color, much less 32-bit color; they’ve been at 16-bit color for years now..

I think that you’re confusing this with the issue in the Jornada 540 Pocket PCs (and maybe the Jornada 400 Palm-Sized PCs) where HP advertised 16-bit color displays that were actually 12-bit displays. There was a class action lawsuit over that, but I think by the time the 560 series (and 920 series) was released, they had resolved those issues.

Steve

I really like the secondary screen on the 928; very cool idea. As for the other screen particulars you noticed… the backlighting on those did indeed come from the side, which is why you saw the bright light on one side. And the colors didn’t just appear washed out, they were. There was some sort of issue with the graphics chip in those Jornadas that allowed them display only 24-bit color instead of the advertised 32-bit.

Still, despite their quirks they were great devices. Built like tanks, too (especially the 540 series).