Active Digitizers on Tablets/Laptops

[zerogear]

Is there any technical reason why all the laptops/tablets with active digitizers max out at 1080p resolution, while regular capacitive touchscreens can go to QHD+?

Examples:
Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga
Surface Pro 2
Dell Venue 11 Pro
Sony Vaio Duo 13

These all cap at 1080p, is it just that stylus can't keep up with the higher dpi range at that size?

 

[s44]

Note 10.1 2014

 

[darkswordsman17]

I've seen some claim it has to do with Wacom, but I don't think that's true, although that might be on ones that use Wacom tech (I think Surface supposedly does, even though its not branded Wacom). There's the note and I think Toshiba has a tablet with the same resolution that has an active digitizer. Not sure how they all compare though.

Hmm, I wish some site would do in depth analysis of digitizers and actually compare different OSes and tablets based solely on that.

I really hope the rumored bigger than regular iPad tablet that Apple is allegedly working on comes with a really good quality digitzer/stylus, as that would be a big appeal for a larger tablet.

 

[Fardringle]

Probably for the same reason that most non-touch screens are also 1080p when we could easily have MUCH higher resolutions. It's a limitation of the marketing (1080p is "movie size") and not a limitation of the technology.

 

[TheStu]

Probably for the same reason that most non-touch screens are also 1080p when we could easily have MUCH higher resolutions. It's a limitation of the marketing (1080p is "movie size") and not a limitation of the technology.

It's a limitation of cost and performance as well.

 

[gorcorps]

2880x1620 on the new 15" Sony Flip

 

[TheStu]

2880x1620 on the new 15" Sony Flip

Apparently that is a 16:9 res, but it sure is a strange one.