Quote:
Originally Posted by murraypaul
Unless you have some magic eInk device that isn't available anywhere else, that is really obviously false. Try scrolling up and down on a web page. Try switching between tabs or windows. Try bringing up a menu bar. Those all happen far quicker than an eInk screen refresh.
|
scrolling and animations two years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g9l3...eature=related
bringing up a menu bar (on the old display controller, not the current faster one)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEUIIYfeArU
scrolling and animations 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxwceUvxlCo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwuDlyalvwY
as for switching between tabs or windows The Pocketbook Pro devices have task switching ability. You can switch between the last 10 open books or other tasks by opening the menu and choosing which one you want. takes half a second.
you can switch between books or even between books and an open browser window to search Wikipedia etc.
there are devices out there with better capabilities than Kindle and Nook and Kobo but try to get a reputable well known reviewer to mention them in articles about the "best" eink readers...
on another note the original article isnt clear and this seems to be a recurring theme since the name change to EINK Holdings. It doesnt mean just electrophoretic displays produced by EINK. EINK Holdings is the new name of the merged PrimeView and Eink. it could just as easily be that their FFS LCD (
Hydis) business has slackened due to stronger sales of competing IPS display which are currently cheaper i would think because of LGs production volume. or it could be a shrinkage in volume across all 3 product lines(regular LCD panels, Hydis FFS-LCDs and EINK EPD)