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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#31 Post by dsvochak » Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:18 pm

How many customers will buy this camera ?
Not many at a body only suggested price of $3,499. I assume it’s a product targeting professional photographers.

Similarly, 1995 pricing for the TP 701 was not targeted at mainstream consumers. If you really needed a lightweight machine back then, $4,000 to $5,000 wasn’t out of line. http://www.businessweek.com/1996/08/b346311.htm
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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#32 Post by bill bolton » Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:14 pm

khtse wrote:Now, every an idiot would notice that the display on his/her iPad looks so much better than that on his/her laptop....
Consumers are are clearly a lot smarter than you give them credit for :idea:

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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#33 Post by Puppy » Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:21 am

Another HP model with 15.6" 1920x1080 IPS panel (glossy) - HP Envy 15-3040nr http://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-Envy-15 ... 051.0.html

Still no reason for Lenovo to reborn workstation ThinkPad model having ugly-free display ? Oh wait, the "work" part is the problem, notebooks are no longer considered as equipment for working, it is device made exclusively for watching HD movies and commenting them on facebook :)
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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#34 Post by dr_st » Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:39 am

Puppy wrote:Oh wait, the "work" part is the problem, notebooks are no longer considered as equipment for working, it is device made exclusively for watching HD movies and commenting them on facebook :)
I would love to have an IPS screen for that! (minus the Facebook, since I don't have an account)
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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#35 Post by ZaZ » Sat Mar 24, 2012 12:07 pm

That's good, then your prospective employer can't ask you for facebook log in, though not having one may make you seem odd.
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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#36 Post by Puppy » Sat Mar 24, 2012 12:45 pm

ZaZ wrote:though not having one may make you seem odd.
Neither have I. I also don't have a mobile phone because I found it disturbing (and local services are overpriced - most expensive in EU with the worst coverage)
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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#37 Post by loyukfai » Sat Mar 24, 2012 1:26 pm

Odd? Not. It may even be an advantage during interview process because the potential employer knows you won't be wasting time getting to know what your buddies have for breakfast during work.

Back on topic, we may indeed be seeing higher resolution screens. Rumours have it that the next MacBook will spot a double-resolution screen (Could it be IPS as well?) and Windows 8 is going to have better support for scaling.

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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#38 Post by dr_st » Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:45 pm

loyukfai wrote:Odd? Not. It may even be an advantage during interview process because the potential employer knows you won't be wasting time getting to know what your buddies have for breakfast during work.
Plenty of other ways to waste time on the internet. :)
loyukfai wrote:Back on topic, we may indeed be seeing higher resolution screens. Rumours have it that the next MacBook will spot a double-resolution screen (Could it be IPS as well?)
With all the rumours about IPS in Macbooks that have been going on for several generations, and considering the fact that Apple has demonstrated both the want and the ability to obtain IPS screens for their phones, tablets and desktop LCDs, one has to wonder why they still haven't got a single Macbook with an IPS screen. At this point I would not be surprised at all to see one.
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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#39 Post by ThinkRob » Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:27 am

dr_st wrote:With all the rumours about IPS in Macbooks that have been going on for several generations, and considering the fact that Apple has demonstrated both the want and the ability to obtain IPS screens for their phones, tablets and desktop LCDs, one has to wonder why they still haven't got a single Macbook with an IPS screen.
Because yields for extremely-high-res, laptop-sized IPS panels suck?
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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#40 Post by dr_st » Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:12 am

ThinkRob wrote:Because yields for extremely-high-res, laptop-sized IPS panels suck?
They really suck? But for iPad-size even more high-res and much higher-DPI - they are OK? How come?
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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#41 Post by loyukfai » Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:44 am

dr_st wrote:Plenty of other ways to waste time on the internet. :)
Like posting on thinkpads.com, haha! 8)

IPS screens cost more than TN screens, no doubt about that. Perhaps the price difference has come down a little bit over the years, and the cost of LCD screens regardless of technology has gone down a lot as well - A >20" IPS desktop monitor costs 200USD these days. That's almost half of the price of 5-year ago.

I think the question is - Are we at the point for the next step in screen technology in the consumer market? The answer seems to be yes with the new iPad being the harbinger. Of course, it's (IMO) an evolution step that will play out over many years, and likely to remain a niche market for some time.

Besides, one have to mind that, besides manufacturing cost, IPS screens consumes more power than her TN counterparts. It could be a significant factor that hinders its adoption on mobile devices.

At the same time, the new iPad screen is not all positives either - Because of the higher pixel density, it needs more LED for backlight and therefore has higher heat output, consumes more power and needs a bigger/higher-density battery, which contributed to the increased weight and thickness compared to that of iPad 2.

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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#42 Post by Puppy » Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:56 pm

loyukfai wrote: - IPS screens cost more than TN screens
- IPS screens consumes more power than her TN counterparts.
Both issues have been addressed by e-IPS (economy IPS) display technology. The e-IPS is worse than "full-featured" IPS (P-IPS today) but still far better than ugly TN. That's why it's been developed.
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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#43 Post by ThinkRob » Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:26 am

dr_st wrote:They really suck? But for iPad-size even more high-res and much higher-DPI - they are OK? How come?
Well you'll note that the small screen of the iPhone was the first to be replaced by a "retina" display...

I'm *far* from an expert on LCD tech, but from what I've been told defect rates generally are proportional to the size of the display (both physically, and resolution-wise). This was part of the reason why the T220 was ungodly expensive, and is also part of the reason why while a 9.7" high-res panel can be produced with good enough yields, laptop-sized (let alone desktop-sized) panels still have too low a yield to make them cost-effective for most applications.
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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#44 Post by dr_st » Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:23 am

But there are plenty of IPS LCDs in 22"+ desktop size, as well as 32"+ televisions. It just doesn't make sense to me that they are cost-effective in small sizes and large sizes, but somehow not in medium (laptop) sizes.
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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#45 Post by loyukfai » Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:50 am

Puppy wrote:Both issues have been addressed by e-IPS (economy IPS) display technology. The e-IPS is worse than "full-featured" IPS (P-IPS today) but still far better than ugly TN. That's why it's been developed.
Thanks for the heads-up.

There's a difference though, between something that had been developed, to start appearing in the market, to being adopted en masse.

Depending on how we define the term "soon", and how LG's claims are being fulfilled, this could range from something utterly meaningless to something revolutionary...

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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#46 Post by ThinkRob » Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:22 am

dr_st wrote:But there are plenty of IPS LCDs in 22"+ desktop size, as well as 32"+ televisions. It just doesn't make sense to me that they are cost-effective in small sizes and large sizes, but somehow not in medium (laptop) sizes.
Oh, absolutely. Just not at the pixel densities of the "retina" displays.

And yes, yields on more traditional displays have the same issues. That's part of the reason why a 30" monitor with the same pixel density as a 20" one costs a lot more than a 30" 1080p TV. It's just that even though the yields on that 30" display might suck, they're not so bad as to make it impractical... just pricey.

My previous wording was rather poor. I should have clarified: the yield is proportional to both the physical size and the resolution. Large, low-density (aka. LCD TVs), good enough yields. Small, high-density (aka. iPhone), recently good enough. Large, high-density? Not yet.
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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#47 Post by dr_st » Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:58 am

I sort of begin to see your point now. I guess it is theoretically possible that the two-variable function yield=f(size,density) is somehow quite low specifically for the sizes and densities of laptop screens. I just find it not very likely, but I don't have any data to back it up. We'll just wait and see.
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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#48 Post by ThinkRob » Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:33 pm

dr_st wrote:I sort of begin to see your point now. I guess it is theoretically possible that the two-variable function yield=f(size,density) is somehow quite low specifically for the sizes and densities of laptop screens. I just find it not very likely, but I don't have any data to back it up. We'll just wait and see.
I imagine that the demand is also a factor. Then again, I don't have any data to back it up either. :D
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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#49 Post by loyukfai » Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:52 pm

There's a post on liliputing of some Intel slides that the company is expecting the arrival of "retina display" level LCD in laptop and desktop starting from 2013+.

According to the resolutions and assuming square pixel, the ratio varies between 16:10 to 16:9.

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#50 Post by ddx » Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:27 am


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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#51 Post by Puppy » Tue May 15, 2012 10:07 am

Another one - Sony Vaio VPC-SE2M9E/B (1920x1080 pixel, IPS, glossy: no) http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Son ... 834.0.html

HP, Dell and Sony have workstation models with IPS panels. Lenovo, still no response ?
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#52 Post by crashnburn » Thu May 17, 2012 4:25 am

loyukfai wrote:There's a post on liliputing of some Intel slides that the company is expecting the arrival of "retina display" level LCD in laptop and desktop starting from 2013+.

According to the resolutions and assuming square pixel, the ratio varies between 16:10 to 16:9.

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I have to thank Apple for the Retina display. Some is making the market go towards real High Resolution displays, like how Thinkpads with SXGA+/ UXGA/ QXGA used to be.

I'd love to see these outlined resolutions & sizes in the future. Hopefully, they also touch the 13/14" segment with the High Resolution Slates with Add on USB+BlueTooth Keyboards that have Thinkpad like FEEL/ MECHANISM.

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Re: Conjecture: High resolution and IPS displays coming soon?

#53 Post by khtse » Thu May 17, 2012 7:47 pm

Every site is claiming that their sources confirmed that the new macbook pro this summer will have "retina" display.

There are some new thinkpad announcement this week, in particular that X230 will have 1600 x 900 display as option. Not sure if that 1600x900 is IPS or not... I hope we don't have to choose between IPS and high-res... Not exactly as Retina-ish as Apple/Asus/Sony's offerings, but at least a small step forward.

Oh that new X1 Carbon is sexy... but from some hand-on photos it seems to have some TN-panel with not-so-great view angle (again).

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