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Originally Posted by petercreasey
Is the Sony PRS T1 good to view videos intended for Kindle, Nook, etc.?
Any details?
Thanks!
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Sorry, not even close.
The eInk manufacture has built experimental video screens, but the results so far are pretty lacklustre, and video is pretty much out of the question for the current generation of eInk Pearl devices.
The Sony PRS-T1 eInk screen is the limiting factor here, it's only 16 level grey scale black and white, and more importantly, can only update the screen about 2 or 3 times per second best case.
With really clever software, the T1 might be able to sustain something like 3 or 4 FPS by dropping down to fewer grey levels, but the video would still look horrible (and all that constant screen updating would quickly kill the battery, and dramatically reduce the screens usable life expectancy).
If you want video, consider another compact Android based eReader like the new Amazon Kindle Fire, or Nook Tablet, or a compact generic Android tablet device.
For example, I just got a
Galaxy Player 4 which is also Android based, but which uses a more traditional 4 inch backlit LCD screen instead of eInk. If you want something that can act as BOTH a eBook Reader AND a Video Player, this will do the Job.
If you don't care about running other apps like Google Maps, and would like a larger screen, you might want to check out the Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet.