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Old 01-08-2011, 11:44 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by screwballl View Post
In this case when the screen is so small PLUS the fact it is eink and not typical pixels, a minor resolution bump like this will barely be noticeable without an increase in refresh rates. Since eink does not have a refresh rate, higher resolution on a small screen has less of an impact. Considering these will primarily be used for ebooks, a minor resolution bump is even less useful without additional software capabilities such as web browsing, map display or PDF display.
Seriously, go look at the two side by side. 160 PPI readers can't render text without jagged edges and a blurry effect. It's less noticeable in large fonts, but the first 4 font settings on a kindle are horrible. After you've actually looked at both side by side, then come back and tell me you don't see a difference.
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