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I'm simply saying that this is not the same kind of thing as dedicated e-paper technologies. It's not marketed that way, and it is a bit unfair to include as an especially similar product, especially when it comes to displaying fixed content. Quote:
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01-11-2010, 11:56 AM | #17 |
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I foretold great future for Liquavista technology elsewhere. Because from my layman's POV it's like eink, but without all the eink's downsides - slow refresh rate, no color. It has low power consumption, comparable contrast (which I likewise consider to be low in eink readers).
And I don't quite get this multi-purpose vs. single-purpose antagonism some people are pushing on MR. Even with a multi-purpose device one can still use it for a single thing, e.g. reading ebooks, yet the potential for performing a number of tasks on it is there (which is excellent), checking mail, taking notes, web-browsing, etc. That's why I see future in e-readers running Android OS with a display technology similar to Liquavista. I forgot to mention that I'm strongly against the netbook form-factor in e-readers. I like the reader to resemble a book and I want to be able to hold in one hand, so never a netbook as an e-reader for me. Last edited by Abelturd; 01-11-2010 at 12:06 PM. |
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01-11-2010, 12:26 PM | #19 | |
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If other screen technologies require active management at all times, even at fairly low levels, it can mean higher CPU power draws. |
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01-11-2010, 12:54 PM | #20 |
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If color and contrast are equal to cheap 4 colot ink printing on yellow-ish paper, then it will be as good as comic books were up through the mid 1970's.
I am up for that for comics, in a ten inch or larger screen size. I suspect a lot of comic fandom is as well. |
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My BeBook, PRS-505 and PRS-600 are all brilliant for reading books and I can honestly say that my readers are the some of the best purchases I've made.
All I want is what Phogg wants. A large screen reader so I can read my comics electronically instead of carting them around with me. I don't care if it is grayscale. I grew up in the 70's and all my comics were black and white. I bought a netbook to read comics on but it is just not the same as a physical comic or even reading a grayscale version on the 505 (so long as there is no text and only 4-6 panels on a page). I've been eyeing the KDX, IREX DR1000S, Que and the Skiff. Only the Que and Skiff seem ideal at moment so guess it is still going to be a while. |
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I'm not sure why some people are so eager to see the demise of e-ink, more competition is a good thing for us as consumers, more companies making screens is bound to push down prices and not just result in more features at the same pricepoint.
Personally, I don't care who makes the screen on my next gadget as long as its cheaper than my current one and improves on it without harming things like screen clarity and battery life. |
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01-11-2010, 04:42 PM | #24 | |
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Everything I have read, including the description you just posted, says that this is false. Liquavista still needs power to maintain the image.
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01-11-2010, 05:00 PM | #27 |
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Sounds that way to me too. Even their website says things like "active matrix" and "defined refresh rate". That sounds like a continuous power draw to me.
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Yes, though that amount can be tuned to extremely low amounts with slow refresh apparently. I'm not sure of the number as they've not been too clear on that, though they've said it approaches true bistable levels.
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To my knowledge the only color displays that use power only when the screen change is Mirasol and the Bridgestone QR-LPD screen. Mirasol displays color by changing the distance between the film and reflective layer the light bounces off and QR-LPD uses liquid powder that charges to the screen. Both require no energy to continue to display the page. So far I haven't seen anything from Liquavista stating their displays work that way. |
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I assume with a palm you are turning the page 2 or maybe 3 times per and eInk page on a 6inch reader. Also, I know my Kindle (slow eink) turns the page faster then I did when I read a pbook. Also, my Camry is slower than a Porsche 911 yet we can both drive down the highway side by side at 75 MPH. BOb |
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