I for one would be willing to pay $100 or $150 extra to get this in a normal netbook, but, as you say, these screens will probably show up in the $700+ category, maybe with other extra features, and I'm sure there's a limit to the amount people will pay for an Atom powered unit, regardless of features.

If the market increases for $700-1000 ultraportables (right now, there's a huge gap between netbooks and the typically $1500+ ultraportables), expect to see some with a high-res option. Of course, the problme with filling that gap has been that there's not a lot of options between the Atom on the low end and much-more-expensive CPUs like ULV Core 2 Duos on the higher end.

How is this different than what TechCrunch wants to build for 200$?
Well, besides that one still being vaporware? (or should tha t be both are vaporware)
TechCrunch's idea has a good price range, the functionality I want and from the pictures form factor.
Yeah, I know.., it sounds too good to be true.

We have a digital pix frame as do our parents and both are on a wall, so Im not sure Id want to either take it down to use it, stand up to check email or carry it around. Because once its portable, that 'picture frame' will never remain in the room you want it to be, therefore its main function as a frame is lost. (our netbook has been used in every room in the house.)

Maybe I've got too much of a hardon for the TechCrunch Tablet (just like I did with the Optimus keyboard but at least the tablet has a great price) to be able to give the frame/tablet combo a chance but I've tried playing out the different scenarios where this would be useful in the house where we have TV's and networked computers everywhere.

Personally, I still think the frame prices are still waaaay too expensive for what they do so maybe its the 400$ that's making me doubtful.

Oh yeah, just add a 'me too' to all the points that Bolomkxxviii said except that as a lazy bastard, I dont want to have to stand up to be able to check my email….that;s why I have a netbook!