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Panasonic Dual-LCD PC

Posted by michael on from the now-in-stereo dept.

FreeBSD-RockS writes: "Panasonic released a desktop PC called Panacom LC/W with two 15-inch (1024x768) LCD monitors arranged side by side. The LCD screens can be arranged so that they can be used either in a portrait or a landscape form. The new model will be put on sale on March 8 and the retail price through direct marketing is around $2000 USD."

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  1. Hmmm... by BoarderPhreak · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I'm thinking I'd rather see that available as a separate monitor, than as an integrated, all-in-one PC.

    After all, the PC will eventually (rapidly?) become obsolete... While the LCDs would be a hot piece of hardware for much longer.

  2. Wow by addaon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That was a fast slashdotting. Anyway, I've had an idea like this for a while, although I imagine my desired monitor layout is kinda different. Years ago, I used to use a standard two-fold wallet; small, convenient, and good enough. Then, when I started getting too much junk for it, I switched to a trifold; even smaller cross section, though thicker; room for more cards; and just more convenient.

    Basically, what I want is a trifold laptop. Currently, laptop size is limitted by screensize. (See the picturebook or libretto for proof.) With a trifold, you could have a laptop the size of the picturebook (2.2 lbs, 1024x480 screen) with /two/ screens that unfold, one on top of the other, giving you effectively 1024x960. Now, there would be no way to conceal the joint between the screens; this would be two monitors, not one large one that fold. But even so, it seems like a beautiful idea.

    Adam

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  3. Re:LCDs aren't there yet by Matey-O · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Tell that to the Mac community, which I'm pretty sure is the largest group of 'Photo Retouchers'.

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  4. PCI Bandwidth? by Usquebaugh · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I used to have a three monitor set up at work, pretty neat although the window manager needed some work to make it perfect.

    I've been thinking about doing this at home. But I want accelerated digital 3D $$$

    So do we have multi AGP ports on any mother boards?

    Is the PCI bus ever going to get increased bandwidth?

    To me the bandwidth limitations of the pci bus would seem to be a limit on futre expansion.