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really, my only interest in this would be for comics and magazines. For regular books, just would be wasted.
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I think the biggest determiner of demand is going to be the price. If these devices are introduced at iPad level prices then I agree, demand will be low at first. But, if they come in at 50% or so, I think there will be interest. BOb |
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Other outfits licensed eInk and could make displays, so that concern abated. In the intervening period, PVI bought eInk, and more recently renamed themselves to eInk Holdings, Inc. They've hung their fortunes on making eInk displays, so they have a strong incentive to develop capabilities. Quote:
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The question is what sort of content the broader market will want to view, and whether this will be acceptable for them. Quote:
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11-10-2010, 05:41 PM | #81 |
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This debate sort of reminds me of the Sony 505 versus the 700 clarity debate.
If you've never had an ereader with color, you'd probably be thrilled with whatever color they can manage. But if you are used to the brilliance of LCD, you will probably be disappointed. For me personally the "brilliance of LCD" is too hard on my eyes. |
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I have added E Ink Trident to the wiki for reference specifications etc.
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11-10-2010, 06:58 PM | #83 |
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eInk has a product brochure on their website, here:
http://www.eink.com/sell_sheets/eink_brochure.pdf The brochure contains a photo of the screen displaying color content. I'm afraid I'm not impressed. This would not be adequate for my purposes. ______ Dennis |
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E Ink was silent on screen resolution, but from First look at Hanvon’s new color e-reader:
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11-10-2010, 08:36 PM | #85 |
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the spec sheet says Resolution Capabilities exceed 200 DPI but doesnt break it down by display size http://www.eink.com/sell_sheets/trit...ll%20sheet.pdf |
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A 200 ppi 9.7" greyscale screen would be 1600 x 1200, which sounds like a significant improvement in resolution. LG demonstrated a mixed grey/color screen with 1200x1200 on top of 200 x 600 color (Nook-like, but with one combined screen), see Color Comes to E Ink, LG Electronic-paper Displays. This sounds like a variant of E Ink Triton, but I guess LG could be doing the color overlay themselves. Last edited by wallcraft; 11-11-2010 at 01:43 AM. |
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I think "snails pace" is a matter of perspective. We already have a color display less than 15 years in. It took 50 years to get a color CRT (20-30 years from the time CRTs became a commercial product). I don't know how long it took to get color LCD, but I'll wager it was more than 15 years. LCD is a mature technology. eInk is going to be playing catch-up for a while yet.
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800x600 in that size for an ereader its simply a joke
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11-11-2010, 09:53 AM | #90 |
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The first LC displays in digital watches appeared in 1973. The first color one came out in 1983.
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