10-inch netbooks with 1,366 x 768 resolution on the way
March 13, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Following the move away from 7-inch and 8.9-inch screen netbook models, 10-inch display models have become the norm across most netbook lines. The resolution tends to be 1,024 x 576 on most 10.1-inch netbook displays, with some models having resolution of 1,024 x 600.
However, it looks like the world’s largest notebook panel supplier, LG Display (LGD) will start to produce 10.1-inch panels with a resolution of 1,366 x 768 in April according to market sources. LGD already produces several types of 10.1-inch panels (including existing 1,024 x 576 panels). But with netbook demand set to reach 12-30 million this year, LGD is looking to push the market further. Plans are also underway to produce 11.6-inch models.
Whilst this is great news I can only wonder how strong one’s eyesight will have to be to see anything at that resolution on such a small screen!
July 23rd, 2010 6:37 PM
The iPhone 3 has greater pixel density. My HTC EVO has about twice as many pixels as the iPhone 3. The iPhone 4 has 4 times as many pixels as the iPhone 3.
The higher densities are sell points, not warning signs. I’ve been holding out on buying a netbook, as 600 pixel high screens are very not good for web surfing. I’m more likely to get an andriod tablet with something I can reorient. 1366×768 becomes 768×1366 with the right software!