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Originally Posted by igorsk
Nope. The 505 uses Metronome aka "8-track" controller developed by E-Ink and implemented using an FPGA chip. Epson's S1D13521 was not even announced when the 505 came out.
According to Astak people, the latest planned date of availability for the Epson chip is late November. |
I'm sure you're right, but the point is that the 505 is using a non-iRex controller (whoever else it comes from), and the other current devices are using iRex controllers. The specifics of exactly which controller the 505 uses isn't important (at least in relation to what we were talking about).
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For completeness' sake, all(?) other 6" readers (Kindle, Cybook/Netronix, lBook/Hanlin) use the Apollo controller, which AFAIK was originally developed by Philips and is being produced by PVI.
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Yes, then the people at Philips that originally developed it became "iRex". They also developed the Delta controller, which is what the iLiad and DR1000 use.