Get Ready For The 20-inch Laptop 373
linumax writes "With so many DVDs featuring letterboxed or wide-screen versions of films, consumers' fascination with larger screen sizes is changing the size and shape of the laptop industry, stated an IDC report issued on Monday. The wide-screen format, found in only 39.2 percent of laptops expected to ship this year, will become dominant in mid- to late 2006. It will nearly eclipse standard screen dimensions by the end of 2009, the market research firm estimates. Samsung has already unleashed its upcoming 19-inch laptop. The product is expected to ship later this year. Dell, a major partner of Samsung, could easily adopt the large screen format for its high-end XPS laptops. And, LG Philips is also touting its 20-inch LCD displays for laptops."
Lap Top vs Table Top (Score:5, Funny)
I thought my brothers 17" Notbook was beyond portable, but this thing should come with a gift certificate to a chiropractor.
Pretty soon (Score:5, Funny)
American market? (Score:4, Funny)
I assume this is being marketed in America?
The rest of us don't have laps that big.
A 20" laptop? (Score:3, Funny)
This is great (Score:5, Funny)
I spend a lot of my day wishing I had a wider display, about another 4", for those stupidly-wide Oracle SQL*Plus queries, other-people's code which uses insane tab widths for indenting (I use two spaces), and so forth.
Really, I rarely want a widescreen when in GUI land, but wish for one daily as I live in Terminal Land.
Return of the boombox... (Score:3, Funny)
In other news: (Score:5, Funny)
Bigger laps, bigger laptops!
Re:Bigger Screens good, Wider Screens bad (Score:1, Funny)
Of course, that doesn't exatly solve the problem, since you also need to rotate the image. I suspect there are some gfx cards that allow you to do this.
Some widescreen monitors support 90 degree rotation. I remember a monitor by Iiyama that is rotateable, but I don't know if they still sell it. I wanted one to play Ikaruga on, but I thought it was perhaps a bit extravagant.
Finally I'll be able to show up that wiseass Smith (Score:2, Funny)
-Eric
Re:American market? (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Oh... (Score:5, Funny)
I'm pretty sure that will take care of itself.
Super Size me. (Score:2, Funny)
hmm (Score:3, Funny)
Can't we at least say 500mm Laptop ?
Re:In other news: (Score:3, Funny)
And Leon's getting LarRrRrRrRrgggerrrrrrrr!
Re:Landscape vs. Portrait (Score:3, Funny)
Actually, maybe a third version for the legal industry as well.
coming soon... (Score:2, Funny)
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