The Death of Ereaders Is Because of...Death? - Page 2

VaultBoy · 01-27-2013, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

What, Naptown?

Metamucilville.

Anabana · 01-27-2013, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Well I think it's because .......arrrrgggguuuuuhhh.

R.I.P. Kenny!

Geralt · 01-28-2013, 12:29 AM

I'm going to put this out there. Just try to imagine it.

There is no death of e-readers.

Too radical for all you grimm reapers?

fjtorres · 01-28-2013, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by alucarda

I'm going to put this out there. Just try to imagine it.

There is no death of e-readers.

Too radical for all you grimm reapers?

Spoilsport.
It's mid-winter, sports season is still weeks away, and if we don't have those clueless reports to roast we'd be stuck trying to figure out who'd be stupid enough to give US$75 million to Michael Bourn.

Or worse, agreeing that DRM is evil, yet again.

lorenzoens · 01-28-2013, 01:05 PM

By my part, I wouldn't buy another 6" ereader like the ones currently sold, because

1) what an eco-savvy choice would it be, if we buy a new one before my old one stops working?

2) currently sold ereaders are a too weak improvement over my 2011 device

3) the big amoled display of my smartphone works very fine for reading, with its low light emission with black background (much better than any LCD, Retinas included). So it almost completely replaced my e-ink, for evening and bus/underground readings

Edit: the following picture shows my setting for reading in complete darkness and

BeccaPrice · 01-28-2013, 01:51 PM

oh, man. Is the text really that green? I couldn't read on that...

Freeshadow · 01-28-2013, 01:53 PM

Leaving the fact aside that I prefer eink over any led, sometimes I have to look things up when the device currently available is my phone. Since the days I started to use IRC was always looking for the most comfortable long term legibility setup
In regard of your screenshot: have experimented with subtle green tones too, but found them too darkish.

You might be interested in trying color B89000 (R: 185; G: 128; B:00)

kennyc · 01-28-2013, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

oh, man. Is the text really that green? I couldn't read on that...

.

QuantumIguana · 01-28-2013, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

oh, man. Is the text really that green? I couldn't read on that...

It's not easy reading green.

kennyc · 01-28-2013, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana

It's not easy reading green.

lorenzoens · 01-28-2013, 02:37 PM

My Gosh. You guys are judging on a snapshot that you're visualizing thru your lcd monitor. The setting you see is intended to read in complete dark.

With apps like FBReader or CoolReader you change color in three seconds and the brightness with a simple slide up/down. When I'm on a bus or in the underground I use white fonts.

For those who don't know: in amoled diplays the 'black' = diodes turned off, this means that you have (almost) no light emitted from the background.

QuantumIguana · 01-28-2013, 02:52 PM

All we have to go on is the picture you posted. You could have simply said it looked better in actual use.

lorenzoens · 01-28-2013, 02:58 PM

No QI, I don't mean this.

I'm talking about how comfortable is reading with that display, but I can only invite you to try it by yourself as soon as you can have a good amoled display like that in your hands. How else can you experience that low backlighting from your laptop/pc/tablet lcd? No way.

Unfortunately there's only a couple of tablets (Toshibas and Samsung 7.7") with amoleds out there, since they cost too much.

But before summer, Youm displays (foldable amoleds) will be out. They may give another cut to e-ink readers sellings. If you'll already have a 5" smartphone with an amoled display in your pockets, you will be less likely to buy a 6" e-ink, especially a new one, if you already have one from 2011 or 2010 = market stagnation

QuantumIguana · 01-28-2013, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by lorenzoens

No QI, I don't mean this.

I'm talking about how comfortable is reading with that display, but I can only invite you to try it by yourself as soon as you can have a good amoled display like that in your hands. How else can you experience that low backlighting from your laptop/pc/tablet lcd? No way.

In other words, "it looked better in actual use."

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If you'll already have a 5" smartphone with an amoled display in your pockets, you will be less likely to buy a 6" e-ink, especially a new one, if you already have one from 2011 or 2010 = market stagnation

Perhaps. But I'll wait and see for myself.

lorenzoens · 01-28-2013, 03:17 PM

'Better' means nothing, i tried to give a focused contribution to the topic of this thread.

While you 'see by yourself', allow me to remember you, that there are several millions of people who bought a Galaxy S3 / Note / Note 2 with a big amoled display capable of doing what I just showed. And the new fooldable (shockproof) amoleds...

Long story short: lots of people who are likely to find redundant to buy a new 6" e-ink, even if they already are used to e-inks. Me included.

01-28-2013, 12:29 AM	#18
Geralt Groupie Posts: 150 Karma: 1073858 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Swamp. Slaying Drowners. Device: Kindle Keyboard, Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet	I'm going to put this out there. Just try to imagine it. There is no death of e-readers. Too radical for all you grimm reapers? __________________ >> My reading challenge for 2013 << Last edited by Geralt; 01-28-2013 at 05:25 AM.

01-28-2013, 01:05 PM	#20
lorenzoens ex se ens Posts: 344 Karma: 1020253 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Italy Device: enTourage edge & Pocket, Sony T1, Galaxy Note I, ex many others	By my part, I wouldn't buy another 6" ereader like the ones currently sold, because 1) what an eco-savvy choice would it be, if we buy a new one before my old one stops working? 2) currently sold ereaders are a too weak improvement over my 2011 device 3) the big amoled display of my smartphone works very fine for reading, with its low light emission with black background (much better than any LCD, Retinas included). So it almost completely replaced my e-ink, for evening and bus/underground readings Edit: the following picture shows my setting for reading in complete darkness and __________________ Last edited by lorenzoens; 01-28-2013 at 03:08 PM.

01-28-2013, 01:51 PM	#21
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 1,718 Karma: 10391259 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	oh, man. Is the text really that green? I couldn't read on that... __________________

01-28-2013, 01:53 PM	#22
Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 1,980 Karma: 10577116 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: BeBook mini	Leaving the fact aside that I prefer eink over any led, sometimes I have to look things up when the device currently available is my phone. Since the days I started to use IRC was always looking for the most comfortable long term legibility setup In regard of your screenshot: have experimented with subtle green tones too, but found them too darkish. You might be interested in trying color B89000 (R: 185; G: 128; B:00) __________________ The reason for having edited one of my posts is a typo unless explicitly stated otherwise. As I am not a native (english) speaker feel free to correct my usage of idioms and expressions, as improvement in eloquence is taken as a gift.

01-28-2013, 02:37 PM	#26
lorenzoens ex se ens Posts: 344 Karma: 1020253 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Italy Device: enTourage edge & Pocket, Sony T1, Galaxy Note I, ex many others	My Gosh. You guys are judging on a snapshot that you're visualizing thru your lcd monitor. The setting you see is intended to read in complete dark. With apps like FBReader or CoolReader you change color in three seconds and the brightness with a simple slide up/down. When I'm on a bus or in the underground I use white fonts. For those who don't know: in amoled diplays the 'black' = diodes turned off, this means that you have (almost) no light emitted from the background. Last edited by lorenzoens; 01-28-2013 at 02:43 PM.

01-28-2013, 02:52 PM	#27
QuantumIguana Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 14424170 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle	All we have to go on is the picture you posted. You could have simply said it looked better in actual use.

01-28-2013, 02:58 PM	#28
lorenzoens ex se ens Posts: 344 Karma: 1020253 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Italy Device: enTourage edge & Pocket, Sony T1, Galaxy Note I, ex many others	No QI, I don't mean this. I'm talking about how comfortable is reading with that display, but I can only invite you to try it by yourself as soon as you can have a good amoled display like that in your hands. How else can you experience that low backlighting from your laptop/pc/tablet lcd? No way. Unfortunately there's only a couple of tablets (Toshibas and Samsung 7.7") with amoleds out there, since they cost too much. But before summer, Youm displays (foldable amoleds) will be out. They may give another cut to e-ink readers sellings. If you'll already have a 5" smartphone with an amoled display in your pockets, you will be less likely to buy a 6" e-ink, especially a new one, if you already have one from 2011 or 2010 = market stagnation Last edited by lorenzoens; 01-28-2013 at 03:09 PM.

01-28-2013, 03:17 PM	#30
lorenzoens ex se ens Posts: 344 Karma: 1020253 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Italy Device: enTourage edge & Pocket, Sony T1, Galaxy Note I, ex many others	'Better' means nothing, i tried to give a focused contribution to the topic of this thread. While you 'see by yourself', allow me to remember you, that there are several millions of people who bought a Galaxy S3 / Note / Note 2 with a big amoled display capable of doing what I just showed. And the new fooldable (shockproof) amoleds... Long story short: lots of people who are likely to find redundant to buy a new 6" e-ink, even if they already are used to e-inks. Me included.

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