![]() ![]() The Duo's capacitive touchscreen was responsive to our touches. In tablet mode, you'll need to hold the Duo at an angle to see clearly, as colors completely wash out when the chassis is laid flat on its back. Viewing angles were solid from 45 degrees to the left or right when we watched the dark scenes in a couple of Tron trailers, but when we streamed a more colorful scene from Fringe, colors washed out when we were at the same angle. Despite the Broadcom HD accelerator, both a streamed 720p YouTube video and a fully downloaded 720p QuickTime trailer of Tron had mediocre frame rates of 21 and 23 frames per second, respectively. Images were sharp and colors bright, but video playback was a mixed bag. With its 1366 x 768 resolution glossy display, the Inspiron Duo's 10.1-inch screen is larger than what you'll find on a typical netbook of this size. When we streamed a heavy metal tune from Napster and played a jazz tune from the hard drive, the sound lacked the typical tinniness, but the volume was rather low. You wouldn't expect hi-fidelity sound from a 10-inch netbook, so it's no surprise that the Dell Inspiron Duo delivers audio that's relatively clear, but not at all rich or colorful. The 1.3-megapixel webcam provided decent images under direct lighting, but in the dim light of a cubicle, our face was covered in shadow.
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