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Originally Posted by pata
Thanks again.
The reports of the viewing angle makes a mockery of those Kyobo ad spots showing a family gathered around the ereader. I'm guessing that isn't feasible in real world conditions? Is the viewing angle a problem a deal-breaker for personal reading or is something that can be managed?
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Viewing angles are a joke. My wife thought the image of a red rose that I was viewing was yellow! And she was just sitting next to me, not at a very steep angle at all. And blues change to red off axis as well. Black and white viewing angles are ok (no color shift), but the contrast does drop off fairly quickly.
I guess whether this is a deal breaker is a matter of personal taste. I am a heavy reader, so I would not trade my e ink devices for anything that did not look like ink on paper. However, when I watch movies, web browse, or play games, it's either the iPad or Touchpad. This display looks more like an LCD, so I might use it for web browsing when I'm out hiking or outdoors. This display would make an
AWESOME GPS display for cars or handhelds.
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Do you reckon the animation stuttering is a problem with the display or with the hardware/software on this particular device? is there any stuttering during video playback?
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I think the stuttering is a combination of the display speed and hardware/software. I believe the Mirasol display is only 15fps which makes animations less smooth. However, when scrolling through menus, the stuttering there looks like classic stuttering on early Android devices.
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Also... the elephant in the room... how did you get it? Are you in Korea? Is it easy to use with being able to read Korean? Can you root it?
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Haha, it's nice to have friends living in Korea! I don't read Korean, but the menus are all in English. Plus the UI is fairly intuitive. For non-enthusiasts, I would definitely wait for the English version unless you read Korean.
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On to the next one already? haha. I think Samsung is supposed to have a 7.7" 1280x800 Galaxy Tab with SAMOLED Plus (not pentile) display by Q1 2012...
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Flexible OLED is what I'm really waiting to shell out big bucks for!