Friday, April 13th 2012
Intel to Push for Higher Resolution PC Displays, Arrive in 2013
Come 2013, and PC consumers could finally break the shackles of regressive PC resolution "standards" such as 1366x768 and 1920x1080, if Intel has its way. At a presentation at IDF Beijing, Intel expressed its desire to see much higher resolution displays for all computing devices, not just PCs, which could in true terms be "retina-matched" display resolutions. At an optimal (comfortable) viewing distance, the resolution of a computing device's screen should match that of your eyes.
If Intel has its way, a 21" all-in-one desktop PC, and a 15" notebook PC screen will have a resolution of 3840x2160 pixels; a 13" Ultrabook PC could have a resolution of 2800x1800 pixels, a 11" Ultrabook and 10" tablet with 2560x1440, and 5" handheld/smartphone with 1280x800. Compare these to the $500+ 27" 1920x1080 monitors that are still sold in the market! A very bold proposal, but one only a company with the industry prominence of Intel can pull off.
Source:
Liliputing
If Intel has its way, a 21" all-in-one desktop PC, and a 15" notebook PC screen will have a resolution of 3840x2160 pixels; a 13" Ultrabook PC could have a resolution of 2800x1800 pixels, a 11" Ultrabook and 10" tablet with 2560x1440, and 5" handheld/smartphone with 1280x800. Compare these to the $500+ 27" 1920x1080 monitors that are still sold in the market! A very bold proposal, but one only a company with the industry prominence of Intel can pull off.
88 Comments on Intel to Push for Higher Resolution PC Displays, Arrive in 2013
10~13" don't have to be more than 2K though (2048x1152) and 15" 2560x1440
Would have liked a push back to 16:10 as well... though at resolutions > 1920x1200, this is less of a concern for me.
The thing is, with current dead pixel policies of monitor companies (which suck hard), it's going to become more and more difficult to get a decently priced monitor that'll last you 5-6 years without any pixels issues. Being a pet peeves of mine, I'm not sure I'm liking this. Don't get me wrong though I love high resolution displays, not the problems that come with em' ... :)
I guess I'll just have to do more research about which companies pays the big bucks for perfect pixel matrix when I'm ready to buy my next monitor :]
There is your big bucks. Research done :) **hint**you can reserve one now!
Thanks for pulling your collective heads out of your asses, Intel. Now, go get stuffed. I hope ARM wipes the floor with you and your shitty practices.
Though I suppose your point still stands - little experience with such screens.
For this to work Microsoft has to figure out their DPI scaling issues, otherwise most people will buy these and run lower resolutions.
Now gaming has to catch up to monitor hardware again XD
Why can't we get something like 1600p at 22-24 inches? I don't want a 30"+ since I lug my desktop around quite a bit and I dislike large pixels. Though I guess the market for something like that isn't too large..
It's a darn shame that it takes all that time and someone like Intel to push this.
Using a PC for reading text and DTP and viewing pictures will improve significantly with High resolution displays. Hell, 12 years ago IBM did this with the T210 display. Display: 20.8-inch TFT LCD with CCFL Backlight and Fan, Resolution: 2048 x 1536, Aspect Ratio: 4:3, Connectivity: VGA, DVI, S-Video, Composite. FINALLY, we will get consumer products at this resolution and better.