Maple Tree wrote:

Maple Tree, please don't top-post.

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Hi,

I am doing some extensive traveling soon, and would like a handheld
chess computer to pass the time on extremely long flights (my notebook
computer won't due - battery life too short, too big and heavy, etc).

My main criteria would be a video screen (no physical chess pieces or
board), quality/reliability, and of course size/weight/portability. I
don't care how tough of an opponent the chess computer is, because I'd
wager that it will be plenty tough enough to beat me even if it can't
beat some other chess computer.

Palm or PocketPC handhelds

http://www.grailmaster.com/misc/ches...essreview.html

In my opinion, the above is bad advice.

You are pointing him to a device that costs a lot more than what
I suggested (Excalibur Talking LCD Chess model 375V), has a far
shorter battery life, and is far stronger than he says ne needs.