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Collapsible LCD Screens
Schart writes "I can't seem to find any pictures of exactly what they mean by 'collapsible LCD,' but NEC today announced a new line of low(ish) priced LCD screens that 'fold up for easy portability.'" Anyone out there who can supply visual documentation?
this is exactly what the world's been looking for.... we want smaller devices BUT larger displays. this'll be great.
Folding LCD + NLX case = portable gaming computer for LAN parties, RV'ing, etc.
Okay... if I want a portable screen, I'll buy a laptop.
Sure the screens come in 17 inches... but come on, I don't know why portable screens would be so helpful.
Somebody give me some actual uses... I just can't think of any that a laptop wouldn't do just as well.
The only thing I can think of would be nice to display a powerpoint presentation from my PDA -- however, a laptop would still do better.
Anyway, I think it's cool. Just give me some reasons.
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What I want is a PDA with the form factor of a palm, that I can attach a portable screen for more real estate - like if I want to look at a manual or book with diagrams.
The killer app for ebooks and PDA's could well be reference material.
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The center is so important in games -- it's where my Diablo II character always is. I'd prefer two half-sized peices either side than a fold in the middle
1mm is -HUGE- I mean, come on, the human eye can see the difference between text printed at 300dpi and 1200 dpi: a gap of even a 10th of a mm would be extremely irritating (at least for me)
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Forgive my scepticism, but looking at the picture this seems awfully similar to two adjacent screens.
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I can see an advantage when shipping a LCD monitor. While I don't have an accurate picture, but rather like a laptop where the action of closing the lid protexts the screen when putting in your bag, a folding screen could serve to protect it when shipping.
Also.... There are those people who are offended by dust on their screens. folding down your screen, like a laptop would serve to keep dust off the screen when it's not active.
As far as a business arangement, I can imagine being spoken to by someone behind a desk who folds down their monitor so they can see who they are speaking to.
Lastly, one issue for failure in some laptops is the clamshell hinge. Though personaly I've only seen them fail on cheeper laptops, but never the less I could see some room for improvement in that design.
But honestly, if I wanted that sorta design personaly, I think i'd go with a laptop style screen, if not a physical laptop. Makes life so much easier.
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How about a clam-shell device that would open up to a full-screen? Double the size.
Or, since it's flexible, why not just have it on your sleeve? You could look down at your sleeve and see what your schedule is for the day (kinda sci-fi, but possible).
Or, in a larger scale, a complete mockup of some new device for demoing.
Or, potentially you could have a book-like device that would allow an old school feel, but be LCD and downloadable and all.
And these are all just off the top of my head, I'm sure there are a ton of applications for this elsewhere than just consumers like the military, hospitals, research etc.
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Looks like this is just what is needed to make Sony's flexable pda described in this
New Scientist Article to become practical much sooner.
I've broken too many PDAs from rough pocket treatment. It's about time that this is remedied.
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A lot of people seem to think this kind of thing would be useless. However, as a college student who moves a lot I think it would be really nice. The most difficult part of my system to pack and move is my crt. It is heavy, large, and does not fit comfortably and safely little rice burner of a car.
An LCD would be a step up, but they are still larger than they need to be. Every little bit of space makes my move easier and more comfortable. When you think about the fact that I move a considerable portion of my belongings at least at least somewhere in the area of 8 times a year (not counting lan games) a monitor that is very portable makes sense.
Small cases are gaining popularity, portable monitors seem like a logical next step.
... think about it this way ...
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You have a laptop with a thin, ultra portable 10x12 form factor (ie 15 inch display)... and suddenly you open (unfold) the screen upwards or sideways (maybe both ? like landscape/portrait modes) and end up with a 23.5 inch Screen in a ultra-portable !!
i'd say its sweet
Obviously if you think about it from the desktop point of view its pretty useless, unless you travel with your desktop a lot, like to lan-parties, but that would make it an extremely small market to recoup the r&d.
Of course whether these target groups will purchase it is another question...
The problem was, the keyboards would inevitably wear out when the machines were given to managers. Apparently the action of them folding out was even more mesmerizing than those kinetic managerial trip toys. Productivity plummeted due to all the managers just opening and closing their laptops all day long. IBM could have solved the technical problems with the keyboard with time, but there's nothing you can do about the manager-mesmerising potential.
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