also i can images 1024 res on a 4.5inch screen makes alot of text to small to read, there for u need to make it bigger which makes it nearly pointless. thats the same reason 15inch have same resolution as 3/4year old 15inch and 19inch have same res as 3/4 year old 19inch.

I will be interested in a 8" or 9" screen with a higher definition like 1024x800...

Last edited by briviere (2008-02-03 3:00:26 pm)

Yeah but you cant do that under default xandros, or linux for that matter.

This has been discused a few times, and it was decided that it would be too expensive to make it worthwhile, as there are not any other screens available that use the same connecter and have a higher resolution.

It could be possible to use a monitor attached to the vga connector, mount it inside the screen casing, and use the battery as a power supply for it. However, this would be very difficult and would probably ruin the battery life.

Not worth it in my opinion as asus is going to release a new eee this year with an 8.9 inch screen, probably at 1024*600

Is there enough room in the current Eee screen section to place a larger screen, such as 8" if you took out the webcam, speakers, or anything else that you don't need to use?  If so, what are the chances of a 3rd party company making a larger screen along with a new front panel, kind of like the prototype 8" Eee pics that have been floating around the web lately?  I don't necessarily care about a higher resolution (although it would be nice) just a thinner bezel and more viewing space over all would be nice.

Edit: I wonder how much more battery power it would use if the screen was only an inch bigger...

Last edited by CobaltPoint977 (2008-02-07 8:01:37 am)

jumpjack wrote:

would a spare display for eeepc 900 or 100x fit into my 701? (I mean hardware, mechanic and driver)

it is possible but it's certainly not a task for the faint of heart or average modder.
i did this myself to my 702 and nearly killed my beloved eee in the process of actually getting it working.
you can plug a 900/901 LCD in to a 70X model and it will "work" without modding but you'll get the 7" image with a black border on the rest of the panel.
to correct this, you'll need a modded BIOS. i personally killed two EEPROMs from flashing and reflashing so many times to get it working.
at it's simplest, the BIOS needs to have some patched modules from a 900 replaced in the 70X BIOS (mainly a the display module). but the AMI core 8 architype used for the EeePC is made a bit of a mess by sloppy link layer coding from ASUS developers.

after you get all that finally stable (only in certain OSs, vista and win 7 freeze on boot) you'll need to do a fair bit of case modding to get it to look good.

depending on your needs/tastes, you have two options here...
1: remove the speakers and webcam from the screen/lid housing and get busy with the dremel.
(you can actually mount one or both of the speakers in the area to either side of the touchpad or in the ram door if you want)

2: use the lower hinges from the 70X and the upper half of the hinges from the 900 and put the 900's screen/lid housing on the 70X lower chassis. this will allow you to keep the webcam but the case will not quite match in terms of color and finish and you will have a bit of an "overbite" exposing the camera when closed.
you'll also be left with the choice to either scrap or move the speakers with this way as well.