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  • that’s pretty standard for laptop panels, most enterprise models (thinkpad, elitebook, etc.) ship with similar spec (6-bit, 256K colors, 200ish nits, 70ish sRGB). that’s what essentially this is, salvaged laptop panel + cheap controller board + plastic. for $50, it’s okay.

    there are monitors with better specs (e.g. there’s a 16" one with purportedly 100% sRGB), but those are aliexpress specs so I wouldn’t put too much stock in those.



  • them monitors have standard HDMI in, so anything can drive them. for power, there are USB power inputs (a powerbank is easily taped to the back), and then another cable to relay touch. so, kinda cumbersome…

    what’s way more interesting to me is that they have USB Type-C and there are youtube videos showing phones attached to them with a single cable transmitting video and power and relaying back touch input! not all phones support that, e.g. flagship samsungs do, the ones that support Dex.

    question is, how does a laptop that supports DP-Alt handle that; there aren’t any videos of users achieving same functionality that way. like, if a phone can power it I’m sure a laptop with 10x the battery can do as well… or?

    and then, there’s the main reason why this is in “Linux”… how and does it work with wayland and friends?


  • try it with a live USB with Gnome as it is way more touch friendly. Fedora latest recommended because the live USB has a Wayland session (older versions default to X11 and a buncha touch and transition features are Wayland-only).

    as to seamless transition, no DE on linux is there yet. Gnome is way better than it was a year or two ago in that regard, but flakyness is still present, expecting the polish and reliability of Android or iPadOS isn’t realistic.




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    tried 'em all and they all suck. it’s possible there are options that work for monolingual people, but for simultaneously using 3-4 languages without annoying switching back and forth, there is no alternative.

    since android 15 you can disable network access to any app and that’s how I run gboard, the only google app I have on my mobile devices.