Pixel Qi

You can now buy a Pixel-Qi display for your netbook (10.1"). Engadget has posted a nice guide on how to actually install such a display. Beside the how-to guide, they also review the quality. They say that in a normal usage mode, it's basically just like a normal LCD in regard to brightness and colors. The viewing angle, however, is poor. Pixel Qi promises a new, better-angled display soon. Outdoor visibility is awesome.

Pixel-Qi has started to offer 10.1" DYI displays a couple of days ago. They are available here, for $275, but are already sold-out. Hopefully they'll have more by next week.

These screens replace those found in the Samsung N130 & Lenovo S10-2. Although they do work in other models, the only guaranteed compatibility is on those 2 specific netbooks.

Changing the screen of your netbook is easy, the process takes about 5-10 minutes using a small screwdriver. It’s simple: 2-4 screws have to be removed to allow unsnapping of the front plastic bezel. Once that step is done, removal of another few screws allows the screen to be unlatched and its cable disconnected. Next, the Pixel Qi screen is plugged in, screwed in, and the bezel snapped back in place. That’s it.

Here's an interesting 'test' - comparing the iPad's IPS-LCD display to a Pixel-Qi one:

Here's an interesting comparison, a Pixel-Qi transflective LCD technology (with a touch layer) against the Google Nexus-One AMOLED display. The Pixel-Qi behaves much better than the AMOLED display... It'll be interesting to see how it compares to the new Super-AMOLED displays.

CPT is showing a new transflective display technology (quite similar to Pixel-Qi's displays). They offer the option to turn off the backlight, giving a 2X power saving (Pixel-Qi claims 5X power saving). The display they are showing ia a 10.1" 1366x768:

Taiwan's Innoversal is set to release a 10.1" (1,024 x 600) tablet with a Pixel-Qi 3Qi touch panel. The tablet has 3 light-sensors to determine whether to use the backlight or not. The tablet has a 1.66Ghz Atom processor, an integrated SSD (16GB to 64GB), 8mp camera, a SIM slot for 3G data, USB 2 and Wi-Fi. It'll support Window 7, Andorid, Ubuntu and Chrome OS.

Innoversal plans to release the tablet for around $550. Via Engadget

Pixel Qi is introducing new 10" touch-capable wideview display panels, which are 30% more power efficient than their previous models. These ones are aimed towards tablets. The company is demonstrating this on a number of tablets and netbooks.

Engadget says that the pen and finger input is very responsive in both LCD modes, and they were similarly impressed with the wideview screen on the netbooks. PixelQi's CEO Mary Lou Jepsen says that they are currently working with major manufacturers to bring these displays to the market.