Why do we have cheap tablets with displays better than FHD, but way expensive monitors?

xomm · Sep 30, 2013

Title pretty much sums up my question: Why do we have tablets like the new Kindle Fire HDX with 8.9" 2560x1600 screens that cost $379, when desktop monitors with the same resolution cost twice that?

Isn't miniaturization the problem, not... making things bigger?

What am I missing?

USAFRet · Sep 30, 2013

If we were using 9" monitors, then you'd have a point. A monitor is maybe 4x the size of a 8.9" diagonal tablet screen

Getting a consistent slab 4x the size is more expensive.

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