Basically what the title says. It would be really cool to have a system, where you can just pop a 2-5mm panel off the device and replace it with something else.
Usage? Different displays for different tasks. 1080p 240Hz ips for fps gaming, 1440/4k 120fps oled for story games, color eink for studying… or just normal 60hz 1080p cause money, possibilities are quite limitless. Also having some supersized (27"
) display for home usage would also be cool.
If framework actually does this, well… money from my first job when I get it goes to them.
I don’t think edp likes hotplugging all that much. There are also some signal integrity concerns with pogo pins and high speed connections like dp.
External displays are thing though and they are very hotpluggable XD
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If you’re at home, just have a nice display at home (money is unlimited, as you said).
if you’re traveling, portable, 1-cable displays are a thing, since you’re already are carrying a display, it may as well be with a frame and other protections (like a case). And trust me. It’s not comfortable to even carry a secondary display.
Or bring a cable while traveling. Hotels, friends places have TVs.
You sure about the hot plugable issue? we could probably have 3 pins per one lane/connection, right?
Money isn’t unlimited, and my reason against a secondary%display is that it simply takes up more space, it’s like having a device with a small battery constantly plugged into a power bank, you’d rather have a device with a bigger battery.
Or maybe a better solution would be to have a button/switch to turn off the monitor and then somehow slide it out and exchange the whole display panel together with the case?
I am not but it is likely at least kind of an issue. How would 3 pins per lane help?
bigger contact area so theoretically electricity would choose the least resistance and 2 can fail 1 will still work, but no scratch that it’s a stupid idea for data, that would only work for power
That sounds horrific for signal integrity.
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