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Originally Posted by SkyDream
Really ?
I'm reading PDFs on my 6" PRS-650 with no problem although i'm happy when getting the PocketBook 903.
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Huh? You have no problem reading 8.5x11" or 9x12" pages on a 6" screen?!
Really?
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Originally Posted by rkomar
The companies that make the readers generally don't manufacture the displays; they can only use what the display manufacturers offer. Check out http://www.e-ink.com/products/matrix/imaging_film.html. 9.7" is currently the largest display E-Ink Corp. sells. I suspect that E-Ink is selling their current sizes as quickly as they can make them, and tooling new production lines for a niche market isn't worth their effort. Maybe when the market for smaller readers saturates, we'll see them explore other niches. |
You are right, but at the same time, large customers such as Amazon or Sony can certainly procure larger sizes, if they wanted to.
Also, competing technologies like Mirasol can differentiate themselves by providing larger screen flagship alternatives, rather than fighting it out on the same 6", 7" or 9.7" turf where eInk already has large presence, and where contrast comparisons would be unfavorable to the newcomers.