Why is it that every time I see a new product in a small, portable-type of format (netbook, "smart" phone, this) there always seems to be a caption referencing some outrageous resolution? This looks like an awesome concept, but really - 1080p video on a seven-bloody-inch screen? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!? Setting aside the question of why I would want to try to watch much at all in this form-factor (depending upon how the device is configured, you might end up with the other half always flopping down over the screen, or have to hold it rigidly, to avoid stressing the hinge), why do I need that much resolution in such a tiny size? 1080p is 1920X1080 pixels and on a seven inch screen, which does not look to be 16:9 format but rather something like 4:3, that would be about 5.6" wide by 4.2" tall. That gives a DPI of 343! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_displays_by_pixel_density -> suggests that such a number is not impossible, but do we really need to be able to watch HD anything on a titchy little screen? STOP THE MADNESS!
Unlike the naysayers, above (and below, I suppose), I think this is a great use of plastic that seems most likely to end up in a landfill anyways. I agree that we should not source new petroleum products so that we can make more bridges, but as a recycling option, this sounds awesome. (Not being a materials engineer, I can only comment that I would hope that their engineers did consider the relative pros and cons of using such material.)
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Fer chrissakes ...
Why is it that every time I see a new product in a small, portable-type of format (netbook, "smart" phone, this) there always seems to be a caption referencing some outrageous resolution? This looks like an awesome concept, but really - 1080p video on a seven-bloody-inch screen? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!? Setting aside the question of why I would want to try to watch much at all in this form-factor (depending upon how the device is configured, you might end up with the other half always flopping down over the screen, or have to hold it rigidly, to avoid stressing the hinge), why do I need that much resolution in such a tiny size? 1080p is 1920X1080 pixels and on a seven inch screen, which does not look to be 16:9 format but rather something like 4:3, that would be about 5.6" wide by 4.2" tall. That gives a DPI of 343! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_displays_by_pixel_density -> suggests that such a number is not impossible, but do we really need to be able to watch HD anything on a titchy little screen? STOP THE MADNESS!
What a great idea!
Unlike the naysayers, above (and below, I suppose), I think this is a great use of plastic that seems most likely to end up in a landfill anyways. I agree that we should not source new petroleum products so that we can make more bridges, but as a recycling option, this sounds awesome. (Not being a materials engineer, I can only comment that I would hope that their engineers did consider the relative pros and cons of using such material.)