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Originally Posted by soilwork
Engadget posted a video of Mirasol display in high-res.
I cannot find a way to embed high-res youtube video here, so you may click the video to visit youtube for high-res video.
The article also mentions the following.
I am not sure whether it means that Mirasol consumes 1/6th of power than e-ink of the same display size, but it sure sounds like a promising option.
[Source]
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/q...lorious-1080p/ |
They mean it is more efficient than e-ink when both are pushed to running video framerates. It seems to be a creative and optimistic extrapolation of estimates that put EPDs at a strong disadvantage. At normal reading usage, I'm sure it'll be competitive with E-Ink (they don't seem to be telling what the hold state power consumption is, just saying it's "low". It
is bistable, but it requires a very tiny bias voltage to maintain a base state, probably comparable to EPD).
I wonder if they're telling people the expected power draw during video compared to, say, backlit LCD, rather than compared to EPD.
Gotta say 240ppi is getting mighty close to what a good reader should have...I hope they can maintain a reasonably dense black state.