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Originally Posted by Begemot
It is kind of hilarious though, that they are touting 62% improvement as the main thing, when all they have really done is gone from 800x600 to 1024x768 which my iRiver Story HD has had for a while.
Granted, it is a nice screen and I love reading on it, but Amazon and Kobo do not seem to offer anything that does not already exist (compare it to iPad3 2048x1536 which truly was a shock to the existing display ecosystem).
In fact, I imagine that 6" 1024x768 screen is the same across the board of the current e-readers. Only improvement achieved might be in better processor, front light and software.
Where are the alternatives to this 6" 1024x768? For those who would like a larger screen size such as 9.7 or maybe even bigger A4(legal) size e-reader, there is little hope.
While I am ranting, why is frontlight considered such a big deal? I had no problem reading in low light situations on the reflective TFT Libre and have even less problems on Story HD with just a small light in the bedroom and my eyes are getting pretty old now.  |
The iRiver Story HD has a serious text-to-background contrast problem. The fonts were sharp around the edges, but the black color was faded and much less dark when compared with the Kindle 3. The usual greyish background of E Ink Pearl displays didn't help either.
I'm hoping Paperwhite will be the screen I have been waiting for. I'm sure they are also factoring in the improved contrast with the glow light on. Between the increased pixel density and the higher resolution screen, we might be surprised. I am slightly worried that they have chosen capacitive touch technology for this device. There must have been some startling advancements since the old (and horrible) Sonys.
Try the Onyx Boox M92 for a killer 9.7" E Ink device.