Seth Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...]
> (I rarely need references while programming beyond 'man' in the > scratchpad, so the single display isn't a serious concern when > programming. :) Depends what you're doing, of course. Often I'm working with ITU standards (X.511, etc.), and I have those in PDF. For that matter, quite a few API docs seem to be in annoying frames-requiring HTML, which don't really squash that well. [...] >> (At least in .fi, it's best to order TFTs online, BTW: the law dictates >> an unconditional 14 day right of return, so if there's a single dead >> pixels, just return it, no questions asked. Can't do that with IRL >> shops.) Anyway, unless something really remarkable happens (like > > Wow. Sounds like a civilised place to live. :) Depends on how the member state has implemented the EU directive, of course. And how that law's interpreted by courts and companies. In the UK I believe the intention is that the Distance Selling Regulations provide a similar experience to consumers for things they've bought at a distance to what they'd get in a shop. Specifically, if we buy over the web we can't (necessarily) see the physical box, read what it's got on it, etc. I believe the law here's usually interpreted (by vendors, anyway) such that if you actually open the box (and, even worse, plug the device in), then you can no longer use the DSR to return it. And the legislation only applies to consumers, not business purchases. >> 4800x3600 on 17"), I'm likely to use this display as well, until it >> dies. > > We can dream.. Yeah, I'm waiting for the flexible, printed, high-resolution display. In the meantime using two relatively cheap TFTs seems reasonable. There's lots of experience producing them, so presumably there's less wastage than with less common varieties (unusually high resolution, maybe even widescreen, though I guess widescreen ones are common enough now).
