<html><head></head><body>Wew, that's a lot<br>
I'm in no way knowledgeable in this but if it means a higher res display in the end then I'll try.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On January 16, 2017 10:26:22 AM GMT+03:00, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail">On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 6:48 AM, Allan Mwenda <allanitomwesh@gmail.com> wrote:<br /><br /><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> Could you possibly bump up the resolution to 720p and make it a 3G tablet as<br /> well?<br /></blockquote><br /> allen: i found from the exploration of developing the 7in tablet a<br />couple of years ago that it's really rather tricky to make. it's<br />absolutely critical to get the exact matching capacitive panel and<br />LCD, where the connectors come out in *exactly* the right place, and<br />the components on the back of the LCD are also in *exactly* the right<br />place to not interfere with (hit) other components, where 0.5mm<br />clearance is really, *really* important...<br /><br /> ... and you then have to arrange for exactly the right size of battery...<br /><br />it's hellishly complicated in other words.<br /><br />so. let me put it this way. if you'd like to see such a product<br />exist, help find the 720p LCD and the associated capacitive panel<br />(with matching sizes: no point having a viewport that doesn't match<br />the LCD). do a google search, and look on taobao, aliexpress and so<br />on. you want parts that are commonly available (not a<br />special-order-item, do not require copyright on the decal of the<br />capacitive panel, do not require a MOQ of say 1,000 pieces and so on).<br />samples should be easy to get. pricing in QTY 250 and 1k should not<br />be insane.<br /><br />you will also need to make sure that the datasheets are available,<br />publicly, and do not require NDAs, and also that there is a linux<br />kernel driver for the capacitive panel driver IC (which should be I2C<br />not SPI or USB).<br /><br />be prepared for this process to take at least eight to twenty weeks,<br />so you'll need to be very very patient.<br /><br />i already have a source for the 3G module, the SEW291, so that's taken care of.<br /><br />l.<br /><br /><hr /><br />arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk<br /><a href="http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook">http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook</a><br />Send large attachments to arm-netbook@files.phcomp.co.uk</pre></blockquote></div><br>
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