Most underrated programmables

[Dave Britten]

(03-24-2014 01:14 PM)HP67 Wrote:  You don't get the great keyboard and the S/SX color scheme was probably the best modern HP layout of all time. But the SX display is horrible even next to the G.

The 48S/SX screen is actually better suited to viewing from a shallow angle while it's sitting on a desk than the G is. The screen on the 48G/GX has this peculiar quality where the contrast is nice and sharp straight on, but if you view the screen from an angle, the pixels cast a shadow on the back reflective layer, and make the image blurred and difficult to read. You end up having to lean over or pick it up. The 48S/SX loses very little visibility at an angle, even though the overall contrast is lower. That's part of the reason I keep a 48SX on my desk, and save the GX for "out and about" use where I'm more likely to be holding it.