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Graham · 12-13-2011, 06:59 AM

I'm following this with interest, however I'm concerned about refresh rate and screen size.

If you're writing you'd typically have your screen at typing distances from your eyes, further than you would probably hold a book for reading. So, I'd feel that the minimum size to be productive would be a 10" widescreen format equivalent to a netbook. Your 9.7" 4x3 panel could work, but if you're serious about your writing I expect you'd be wanting much larger. Our desktop machines have outgrown even 14" displays. (We'd need to wait for eInk panels that size to be available, of course.)

Refresh rate is key. A slower rate is fine for entering text at the end of a document, but for scrolling around and making changes while editing, at the moment I think eInk could struggle.

I'm unclear about the form factor. Given the requirement for an external USB keyboard, I assume you're proposing a panel (containing the processing hardware and ports) on some sort of stand, like a monitor. Presumably the stand will be detachable (or separate) so that the panel can be used as a normal eReader away from its keyboard?

Graham

12-13-2011, 06:59 AM	#41
Graham Wizard Posts: 2,742 Karma: 32912427 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Device: Kobo H20, Pixel 2, Samsung Chromebook Plus	I'm following this with interest, however I'm concerned about refresh rate and screen size. If you're writing you'd typically have your screen at typing distances from your eyes, further than you would probably hold a book for reading. So, I'd feel that the minimum size to be productive would be a 10" widescreen format equivalent to a netbook. Your 9.7" 4x3 panel could work, but if you're serious about your writing I expect you'd be wanting much larger. Our desktop machines have outgrown even 14" displays. (We'd need to wait for eInk panels that size to be available, of course.) Refresh rate is key. A slower rate is fine for entering text at the end of a document, but for scrolling around and making changes while editing, at the moment I think eInk could struggle. I'm unclear about the form factor. Given the requirement for an external USB keyboard, I assume you're proposing a panel (containing the processing hardware and ports) on some sort of stand, like a monitor. Presumably the stand will be detachable (or separate) so that the panel can be used as a normal eReader away from its keyboard? Graham Last edited by Graham; 12-13-2011 at 07:03 AM.