Well, wouldn't you know it? Those off the wall
concepts of what appeared to be a next-generation USB-driven
Mimo monitor seem to have found their way into the production line, as the outfit made
suddenly famous for its secondary displays now has a new model on tap. The 710-S "Mobile Slider" edition is really just a tweaked version of the aforementioned 7-inch panel, but it has been completely redesigned into a "sleeker, foldable and more portable unit." We hadn't really given much thought to bringing one of these things along in a laptop case, but this critter just might change our opinion on the usefulness to road warriors. Hit the read link to get in line; you'll have the opportunity to part with $149.99 in exchange for one later this month.
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posted Aug 4th 2009 11:58AM
Be sure to click that read link and look at the touch screen image. lol.
At the risk of revealing my level of geektitude, I caught myself saying, "OOoooohhhh, cool. An LCARS interface."
They know their market...
I would like at least a 17" version. Great second monitor for dual display when working off site.
Is it just me or are these real niche products. For the screen size and what they do they seem over priced. The touchscreen model perhaps. But the non touchscreens I just don't get. Even if you can't use a larger, higher res screen for the same money and need something that small there seem to be other options that are cheaper. Maybe this is higher quality. Oh well.
And they want $30 extra on a $219 product to get touchscreen working on your Mac. What?!?!?
I realize it'll be two cables but I think I'd rather get a 7" VGA touchscreen off eBay for $99 then pay $219 for USB version and then $30 more for Mac users. Or get a used 17" VGA touchscreen.
This is perfect for car computer applications. The 7" screen fits well in most dashboards. Just buy the touchscreen version, toss in an eeePC, some audio adapters, and a 12V DC to DC power transformer, and you've got a car computer. No extra power or video cables, just one simple USB connection. Sounds great to me!
I think it would be ideal for laptop users, who don't want extra power cords or as much bulk as other options. But then, I don't know what else is out there.
-Taylor
Cue Lil John
Ooooookkkkaaaaaaaay!
Maybe the pricing is like hard drives, where there's sort of a sweet spot of cost per sq. inch. It's also probable that DisplayLink charges an arm and a leg in licensing.
DisplayLink is royalty Free. That being said, the amount of display link chips out there is much lower and therefore the cost for the physical chips is much higher. HDMI, even though it has royalties of $0.04 per device, is in practically everything now, and the physical chips are pennies on the dollar compared to the DisplayLink Counterparts.
Ah. Thanks for clearing that up!
@ Shyam D
I think you are confused about the difference between DisplayLink and DisplayPort. DisplayLink is the USB display driver/chipset combo while DisplayPort is the HDMI Competitor.
Ah crap. You're right NailBunny.
Sorry Jordan, I got them confused. I'm not sure we have any info on the actually royalty charges for DisplayLink, but I do know that so far they are the only ones producing DisplayLink Chips ( design, not fab ). So it is still a very low volume operation.
Nice, but I'll hold out for the touchscreen version.
Follow the read link, there is one.
I'm pretty sure he meant a touch screen version of the sliding model... not the old touchscreen model.
I'd like a HP Dreamcolor-capable one...would help with the whole color-management workflow thing, since none of my monitors are made for Dreamcolor. The folding thing would help when working between the office and home.
My dad is gonna be pissed. He just bought a Mimo monitor from Thinkgeek two weeks ago. I like the size and the build, but they don't work well with Vista 64. I wanted to get one to just play video on while I'm doing work but the picture doesn't display on the screen :(
Scratch that, I see that Mimomonitors.com has drivers on there. I'll try those rather than the ones that came with the screen.
They should work just fine on Vista-64. Have you tried the latest DisplayLink drivers? http://www.displaylink.com/software
to the windooooow, to the wall...
I like this idea - especially paired with a pocket-size computer. Except for the USB cable running to the PC, this could be a viable alternative for eBooks and give me some (limited) portable gaming (DosBox and emulation stuff). Also, I love the idea for a car-puter.
I have the original 710. I have it running with my Dell Mini 9 Hackintosh. It is awesome for Tweetdeck.
I also use it with my MacBook Pro for terminal windows, mail, Photoshop palettes, etc.
I will definitely get this newer version.
This would nice if it interfaced with a modern smartphone like a TG01 or Omnia II
could this be used along with photoshop to house your tools to free up more work space on your laptop? may sound stupid. just asking if it would be worth it.
I want this for my coffee/end table so I can hook it up as a secondary display for my ASRock ION 330 to control Win 7 media center. The coolest thing would be that when not use it would go into the "play favorites" photo gallery that makes use of the MS 'infinite zoom' engine (or whatever it's called).
These seem too expensive, though I love the idea of having a secondary monitor for email/chats.
Any cheaper versions of these things around?
Samsung has one called the U70 but it only sells in Asia and Europe. It's cheaper (
I got the basic one and paired with my netbook it is a amazing portable solution for dual monitors. my netbook now runs a 22lcd and one of these bad boys when it is docked.