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Originally Posted by orcinus
It has been stated before by iRex employees (can't remember if it was here or on iRex fora) that they've tested Vizplex and decided it doesn't offer any advances over currently used screens that would justify changing the currently used production process.
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Perhaps you are referring to a post on MobileRead in which Karel of iRex said
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Mostly correct, however Vizplex is not really a screen but a film on which the electronic ink is laminated and iRex does not use a standard 1st Gen PVI but a custom proprietary 8.1-inch screen developed by iRex Technologies which is produced by PVI.
Since Q2 we implemented the Vizplex material into our 8.1-inch display, but the improvements are only very minor.
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It's unclear, of course; but "implemented" is not the same as "tested," and "since" suggests an ongoing practice. So I'd say the more likely interpretation, on the face of it, is "We're using it, but the improvements are only very minor, so we haven't advertised the fact," rather than "We tested it, but decided not to use it, because the improvements were only very minor."
This post of Karel's wasn't followed up by any clarification, so far as I know, which is odd in a way, since its meaning has been puzzled over and debated by some subsequent posters. So: not followed up with any clarification, maybe, because he'd already said more than he meant to?