DISQUS

Mikez · 1 year ago

I added a table of the dot pitch used in common netbook displays to the forum.
http://www.liliputing.com/forums/index.php?topi...
Just for those who might be concerned about how closely the dots are spaced.

DougC3 · 1 year ago

I think a 10-inch or 10.2-inch display with 1280 x 768 resolution would be a great new step-up for HP to add to their netbooks to set them apart from the rest of the pack, even if it causes MS to keep them from using XP. I would certainly be willing to give up some other features to get the better resolution.

But, worse yet, here's another senario: HP brought out the Mini-Note, with its superior metal construction and good keyboard design early, without knowing everybody else would jump on the 1024 x 600 bandwagon. Now that lower resolution and cheap plastic construction are standard, they could just downgrade and use their name and marketing capability to sell more of same :(

Obviously I think this woud be terrible and hope they will not dilute the quality they have going with the Mini-Note.

Mikez · 1 year ago

I added a comment to your post about the table on the forum;
a 10-inch, 1280x768 would fall in the midst of the table at 0.17mm
a 10.2-inch, 1280x822 would be both 0.17mm and 14:9 aspect ratio.

I personally like my 0.15mm pitch (the original) mini-note, but the
10.2, 14:9, 1280x822 HD compatible display might be a market maker.

DougC3 · 1 year ago

Well, it could make the market with me. I'm not crazy about all the vertical scrolling required with WSVGA. If my calculations are correct, that would require only 7.14% more vertical space in the Mini-note lid or 9.75% more in the lid of a 1024 x 600 device....

But, looking at Michael Evans's post below, it appears these dreams may be flyng out the window.

If the Nano can really just be plugged into the current Mini-Note, now might be a good time to buy one (of course you already have one ;)

Josh · 1 year ago

Nope you won't be able to just plug in a Nano chip unfortunately. It's soldered to the board in a special way called Ball Grid Array and would be a huge pain to change.

DougC3 · 1 year ago

Well, so much for the drop-in-the-chip idea. But I suppose you could still run Suse pretty well, or substitute Ubuntu or the distro of your choice, or maybe lighten up the Vista.

Michael Evans · 1 year ago

In speaking with our HP Education rep, the plan is to reduce screen resolution due to negative feedback from users about difficulties in viewing, change the chip set to Intel (Atom), and increase the screen size to 10.2". We're expecting to pilot the new machines in January. Sounds like they're embarking on their roadmap....

DougC3 · 1 year ago

This will be quite a disappointment to some of us myopic netbook fans who have no problem with high resolution.

Josh · 1 year ago

The new screen has LEDs for the backlighting, a different contrast ratio and decreased viewing angles: http://www.hp2133guide.com/hp-releasing-mini-no...

Electric Vagabond · 1 year ago

The Vivienne Tam model i think has a 10". Although that's not really publicized now, when it first debuted back in early September that's what was being banded around.

Brad Linder · 1 year ago

Even in September it was just a rumor. If memory serves, HP wouldn't let anyone actually open up the netbook and look at the display. While we all kind of *expect* it to have a 10 inch screen I don't know anyone who's actually looked at it and lived to tell the tale... publicly.

Jenn · 1 year ago

Another 1024 x 600 model is the FT268UA. Same specs as the KS103UT except it has the slower 1.2GHz VIA CPU. I bought one from Fry's last month and was told that another configuration had never passed through there before. The guy I talked to didn't know when they first got the units, but it sounded like they had them for a while.

Callum · 10 months ago

The whole point of lowering the resolution is so that people can see the screen easier. While 1280x768 is nice, on an 8.9 inch screen it is, as said in the article, overkill. I have almost perfect eyesight and on my 2133 I still have to zoom to 150% on web pages to avoid eye strain.

Also, if you look at a lot of 2133 reviews, one of the main gripes is the resolution size relevant to the screen size. They are still offering the higher resolution though, as an option to the lower res. So really, HP are just listening to their customers and taking the criticisms on board.