Comments on: Ars does the History of the Netbook, part 1 http://liliputing.com/2009/02/ars-does-the-history-of-the-netbook-part-1.html Compact Computing Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brad Linder http://liliputing.com/2009/02/ars-does-the-history-of-the-netbook-part-1.html#comment-45779 Brad Linder Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:19:28 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=5333#comment-45779 As I understand it, it has to do with the size of the cut glass, not<br>the actual LCD technology. As I understand it, it has to do with the size of the cut glass, not
the actual LCD technology.

]]> By: John Morris http://liliputing.com/2009/02/ars-does-the-history-of-the-netbook-part-1.html#comment-45778 John Morris Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:15:52 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=5333#comment-45778 I'd just like to correct an urban legend that appears to already be set into the history of the netbook. Digital photo frames had zero to do with it. To make this tale work you only have to find a digital photo frame with 800x480 or 1024x600 resolution that was in production BEFORE the ASUS EEEPC 701. I'll wait while you look.... until hell freezes over. Better luck finding a unicorn. Paris Hilton would have better luck finding a unicorn.<br><br>Even today most frames are QVGA, WQVGA or worse. Most portable DVD players use the same picture frame displays so they didn't do it either. ASUS had to have their display custom made. Once THAT existed it broke the floodgates. I'd just like to correct an urban legend that appears to already be set into the history of the netbook. Digital photo frames had zero to do with it. To make this tale work you only have to find a digital photo frame with 800×480 or 1024×600 resolution that was in production BEFORE the ASUS EEEPC 701. I'll wait while you look…. until hell freezes over. Better luck finding a unicorn. Paris Hilton would have better luck finding a unicorn.

Even today most frames are QVGA, WQVGA or worse. Most portable DVD players use the same picture frame displays so they didn't do it either. ASUS had to have their display custom made. Once THAT existed it broke the floodgates.

]]> By: Brad Linder http://liliputing.com/2009/02/ars-does-the-history-of-the-netbook-part-1.html#comment-14945 Brad Linder Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:19:28 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=5333#comment-14945 As I understand it, it has to do with the size of the cut glass, not<br>the actual LCD technology. As I understand it, it has to do with the size of the cut glass, not
the actual LCD technology.

]]> By: John Morris http://liliputing.com/2009/02/ars-does-the-history-of-the-netbook-part-1.html#comment-14944 John Morris Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:15:52 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=5333#comment-14944 I'd just like to correct an urban legend that appears to already be set into the history of the netbook. Digital photo frames had zero to do with it. To make this tale work you only have to find a digital photo frame with 800x480 or 1024x600 resolution that was in production BEFORE the ASUS EEEPC 701. I'll wait while you look.... until hell freezes over. Better luck finding a unicorn. Paris Hilton would have better luck finding a unicorn.<br><br>Even today most frames are QVGA, WQVGA or worse. Most portable DVD players use the same picture frame displays so they didn't do it either. ASUS had to have their display custom made. Once THAT existed it broke the floodgates. I'd just like to correct an urban legend that appears to already be set into the history of the netbook. Digital photo frames had zero to do with it. To make this tale work you only have to find a digital photo frame with 800×480 or 1024×600 resolution that was in production BEFORE the ASUS EEEPC 701. I'll wait while you look…. until hell freezes over. Better luck finding a unicorn. Paris Hilton would have better luck finding a unicorn.

Even today most frames are QVGA, WQVGA or worse. Most portable DVD players use the same picture frame displays so they didn't do it either. ASUS had to have their display custom made. Once THAT existed it broke the floodgates.

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