x200 Tablet LCD Upgrade

I have done a little digging but have not been able to definativly determine the best direction.

My company, as i'm sure many do, pre-arrange laptop configurations for us to buy. Unfortunately this limits our options.

The x200 Tablet that I just got is fantastic! My only complaint if there was one is that the screen is the single input, either pen only or single finger only.

The Pen input is great, but the finger input, well honestly, sucks...

I have to wonder if the Multi Touch screen is any better.

Are they different types? (Resistive vs. Capacitive)
Is the Multi-Touch screen more responsive to finger input?

If the Multi-Touch LCD is in fact better, what are the options to replace it?

Does anyone have a resource or a part number that could be ordered to basically swap the panels.

If any informatop about the machine helps let me know and i can provide it.

Thank in Advance,
Chris

 

welcome to the forum!

you'd be better off selling your system and purchasing a tablet with an EMT panel instead.   changing your display will void your factory warranty.   your IT department probably wouldn't approve of that.

besides, without knowing what tablet panel you currently have, it's impossible to say what parts you'd need.   you could need an LCD cable, inverter, LCD cover, and bezel as well as the LCD panel itself.   the cost for these parts right now will likely run you over $1200 USD because everything would have to be procured directly from IBM as new parts.   the EMT panel is so new that i highly doubt any refurbished units exist for sale online.

so, buy a new system or work with your IT department to procure a new system.   swapping panels at this point isn't a good path to take.

 

I'm with erik on this one. Swapping out screens is just the beginning. Who knows what other hardware conflicts will show up.

I haven't played with the multitouch extensively, mainly because the applications have to natively support several of the functions, like rotation, zoom, etc.

The Non Multitouch support already supports simple stuff like cut & paste, scrolling.....

In my case, touch support comes in most handy when you are reading in slate mode. Mostly, I just need to scroll. The browser interface isn't great for extensive browsing sessions though. I often end up busting out the pen just to select those tiny hyperlinks.

 

Thanks for the replies. I kinda figured thats where this would go...

If you happen to have had the opportunity to see them both in action, do you find the EMT screen is better with respect to touch response, accuracy, etc.

I suppose at this point it's nit picking as all the basic functionality is there, scrolling, pointing, flicks... although I find that sometimes things don't always work as expectd. It could just be the way im interacting with the display (pressure, angle, etc.) Any suggestions there?

The things that are missing are the new features...

What's the point of having a new toy (Windows 7 ) if you cant play with all the features.

 

They are both capacitive. As far as I can tell, both touch response and accuracy is about the same.

Anything that doesn't work as expected can be blamed on either the application or the driver, with the application being more at fault. Very few applications are touch aware, let alone touch optimized. At 1280x800 the buttons are going to be very very small on all applications. This relegates touch to mainly the Flicks for scrolling, back and forward. Trying to type is, well, a painful experience. I tend to stand still, pop out the pen and write it out with the script.

My experience has been limited to Adobe Reader and Internet Explorer. Firefox has been a bit of a pain with touch. Chrome works as intended, but IE is the best as far as touch interfaces.

If you are expecting an Iphone experience, you are going to be in for a rude awakening.

The multitouch features in Windows 7 are mainly limited to a small set of Microsoft or OEM written applications that are aware. That has been my experience. Just like any new feature, there are going to be significant growing pains in a market where the mouse and keyboard not only dominate in market share, but many are believed to be the only input devices that exist.

It would help if you explain in detail what you expect to do with your tablet, what tablet experience you have, etc. It would better help me out, rather than just rambling like this.