Desktop Linux: The Dream Is Dead

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 10:56:09AM -0400, Colin McGregor wrote:
> Well, here is a pocket size device that does a 100" screen:
> 
>    www.microvision.com/showwx/

Quote:
"High resolution (WVGA 848x480) brings out every detail"

What idiot marketing person decided 848x480 could be called high
resolution and to claim it brings out every detail especially at 100"
projected screen size.  It is a completely useless joke of a projector.

I just put up with the 1680x1050 display on my laptop.  My desktop has
1920x1200 which I consider minimum for a workable display.  Going back
to the resolutions of VGA 20 years ago is nothing but a joke.

> Extreme mini video projectors might not be an ideal example, you still
> need to find a white wall, in dim room light to project the image
> onto. Still, point is even right now for a big screen you don't have
> to be tied to a desktop. Also, projector technology is getting better.
> Further, other alternate display technologies are getting up there
> like ePaper (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_paper) mean that leaving
> the desktop for portable devices is getting easier...
> 
> What I see as a sticking point AT THE MOMENT is text entry tools,
> decent keyboards are a pain to lug, voice recognition and other
> "alternate" text entry tools are not YET up to the task of large scale
> text entry. Still, 5-10 years down the road, who knows...

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Len Sorensen
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