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Originally Posted by screwballl
There is nothing special... they toss all these terms out there to confuse amateur techs that always think or expect higher resolution is better. When it comes to eink, there is very little difference between the resolutions when it comes to most ebooks since the font and size are always static. Now for more detailed information such as the map they are showing on there, the higher resolution may help, but really, who is going to be expecting to map anything on their ereader?
Slightly higher resolution, same storage as the Kindle3 (2GB), minor speed bump from the processor (600-800MHz versus Kindles 533MHz)... the only added benefit is the SD card slot.
Now if they can natively display and handle PDFs properly, as well can have access to almost all current file formats, with the options for expanded firmware to accept new file formats then they may have a beast...
Of course they may say "content providers are sewn up in the US", that does not mean they are GOOD providers or have any chance at competing with Amazon or even B&N, so it remains to be seen if they will be good providers, which can make or break a reader.
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Higher resolution is better, just compare the Sony PRS350 to any other 6" reader out there, even Sony's own 6", and you can see how poorly 6" readers render text. Even without the comparison I could tell that the resolution on my Kindle was crap from the get go. Your premise is only sound if you assume that the current average ereader resolution is sufficient to render text, which it is not.
Also higher resolution means that we can get a full PDF on a 6" screen and have it be readable. If you've ever seen an iPhone 4 retina display you will quickly understand how important resolution is as I can clearly read text that is smaller than the smallest font on any ereader I've seen.
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Originally Posted by nashira
I'm guessing Higher Pixel Density, as the screen is still only six inches as well.
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That must be their thinking, but pixel density should have nothing to do with contrast. It does have different definitions but when discussing displays, "The contrast ratio is a property of a display system, defined as the ratio of the luminance of the brightest color (white) to that of the darkest color (black) that the system is capable of producing. (Wikipedia)."