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Originally Posted by Isles8008
Sure, DarkScribe, the current Pearl display is functional, but so are the displays on the iPad 1, and the archaic Sony PRS 500. Technological advances are often not based on necessities.
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I agree with most, but not this.
iPads (and other glare type IPS TFTs) are *HORRIBLE* outside in sunlight, eInk is fine.
The same applies to most multi-lightsource situations like offices and such, where you can't control point-source lights and have to read a lot.
And no, it's not an opinion, it's an optical ergonomics fact that can easily be (and has been) tested objectively.
The reflections and glare cause both extra micro-saccades in eye muscles and tire eyes out faster.
So, no. Glare IPS displays are not the answer for actual reading of small point size text, diagrams, etc. requiring accurate optical tracking. Movies for 2 hours, and casual web surfing maybe. Reading under varied conditions, day-in, day-out. Definitely not.
Of course you *can* do it, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
As such, I'm also very disappointment that the breakthroughs in color-displays and higher resolution screens has stalled almost completely.
Where are the full-hd 1920x1080 resolution, even 12-bit colour eInk displays?
Those would be great for reading. I couldn't care less about video or web-browsing, but reading books, with colour diagrams and photos without the constant need to zoom-in/zoom-out. Now that would be a breakthrough.
None of the current readers on the market get anywhere near close as this.
And there's nothing announced in the pipeline that I know of.
That's why I'm almost ready to break down and just buy an Asus TF700 (1900x1200, glare IPS) and a stack of different type of anti-reflection screen protectors to play with / try out with it.
The Moore's law clearly hasn't been introduced to eInk displays, that's for sure.
If we had $50-$100 high res colour dsiplays available from every maker, these things would sell like tons, even if you couldn't check your facebook on them. There are enough of people out there who just want to do real stuff on their displays, and not just play with iApps
So, if anybody knows of a big enough (9-11") with high resolution (1920x1200 minimum) display reader with a matte screen, please chime in.
Now I'm limping along with my Sony 650, but it's really only good for text-only books in epub form. PDFs are a total pain to read on that and maths/physics papers or books with colour diagrams : forget it.