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Laptop hinges and tablet Macs

ciaranr · 2005-03-14 17:28:26

Does anyone know how the video signal gets to laptop screens? Is there a bundle of cables in the hinge somehow or is it transmitted digitally and processed by a chip in the screen half of the case? Also I was thinkin wouldn't it be great if Apple brought out a tablet PC like the nice Acer ones going round. I think they…

14-03-2005 5:28pm

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ciaranr

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Does anyone know how the video signal gets to laptop screens? Is there a bundle of cables in the hinge somehow or is it transmitted digitally and processed by a chip in the screen half of the case?

Also I was thinkin wouldn't it be great if Apple brought out a tablet PC like the nice Acer ones going round. I think they have pretty good handwriting recognition software in OS X for Wacom graphics tablet users? An iNote or something? How about a charcoal anodised aluminium case with an external optical drive and 12" screen

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#2 14-03-2005 9:59pm

colm_c

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There's a really thin cable in one or both of the hinges, that sends the signal and power to the screen.

If anyone's broken one of their hinges they'll know what I mean...

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