[EVO 4G General] tx_dbs_tx:
It's all a matter of personal preference.

Let me give my own personal experience with BOTH screens...

I have owned both novatech and epson equipped EVO's. Here's my opinion on the matter. First things first, OP keep your 0004 novatech EVO! It's very rare and a very good combo to have.

My experience is this: My very first brand new EVO was a 0003 with a Novatech. I never thought anything was wrong with it's screen whatsoever and my wife's EVO is exactly the same with a novatech. Last month I had to do a warranty exchange due to constant random reboots and my replacement was a brand new 0004 EVO in the original tv dinner box. As soon as I booted it up for the first time in the store I noticed right away the screen just didn't look right so I fired up my first EVO and put them side by side. To my suprise the difference is VERY noticable.

My first impressions and complaint about the new screen was that it looked "dull" and less vibrant. Also the whites where not as bright. I was hesitant at first to leave the store with the new EVO because I didn't think I was going to be able to get used to the "dull" whites on the new phone. But I had no choice because my original EVO had terrible reboots and was beyond usable.

So once I got home and used the new epson 0004 EVO, I slowly got used to it and was perfectly fine with it. After using the new phone for a couple of days it actually seemed normal and at that time I got my wife's 0003 Novetech EVO and compared them side by side. Right away I saw that her EVO had a pinkish/purplish tint to it compared to my new EVO, especially when viewing it at an angle or from across the table. After comparing them for a few minutes I quickly realized that my new epson screen actually had more accurate colors than my wife's novatech. So I shrugged it off and used my epson for several weeks with no complaints or concerns about the differences. I can honestly say that it's all a matter of user preference and neither screen is better or worse in the grand scheme of things.

But just a few days ago I had to exchange my epson EVO again due to technical problems and a bad antenna. Low and behold when I went to the Sprint store to pick up my new EVO it was another 0003 novatech. I knew immediately when I booted it up because I'm very familiar with both screens now. I was hesitant at first to accept the new novatech phone but quicky came to the reality that it is just as good as the epson and I remembered it has a brighter screen with brighter whites which is fine by me. The pinkish'purplish tint is not noticable once you take the phone and start using it. It's only noticable if you put both novatech and epson side by side. You will quickly adapt to either screen just fine. ...The same way you get used to other peoples LCD TV's with slightly different color temps. It's no different, trust me. I'm VERY picky and if I can adapt then so can anybody else.

The only other significant differece between the two screens is the way they change brightness levels and the dimming. The novatech has a very smooth transission when adjusting screen brightness while the epson screen uses step by step increments. Also the epson screen does not have a gradual dim when the screen goes to sleep, it is instant on and instant off. Personally I prefer the novatech's gradual smooth screen dimming and brightness adjustment over the epson. To some of you it may not matter, to others it might be the big deciding factor. Both screens work fine and I will settle for either one if I ever have to do another warranty exchange or insurance replacement.

I hope my opinions on this was helpful for those of you still wondering which screen is best suited for you.

EDIT: you can adjust the color temperatures of both screens by flashing "calibrated-signed-42-Universal.zip" and then installing the .apk called "Calibrator-5.1-Universal.apk. Just such here in the EVO forums, I think it's in the general thread. Works most excellent on my novatech!