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e-enker · 10-15-2008, 07:25 AM

I had assumed that many handhelds are better internet devices than the iliad, although I didnt know that palm is not so good for the internet. But my logic was that win mobile 5 for example runs on devices with 200 mhz only, and if these are good internet devices then I didnt understand why the iliad with 400mhz is so limited for the internet. I had thought that the reason is the os.

But I see that this is not the point because if the iliad will never be better for the internet then it is not for me.

Thanks for having been patient with my questions though.

Ill explain what problem I have:
I have a health condition and I cannot use normal computer screens at all. I get all kinds of symptoms that last for days only when I look at the screen for a couple of minutes. This obviously has to do with the light of the screen together with the fast refresh rates. I found out that I can read a monochrome lcd without backlight (from an electronic dictionary) just fine without problems.
I have to write my posts here without looking at the screen, and I have another person log me in and they print the replies for me so that I can read them.

The thing is I need the internet for studying. Some lessons are conducted online by use of a virtual classroom. So although its only text with some charts and tables Im almost sure the iliad doesnt supposrt it. The virtual classroom is a lot about reading, so I thought if the iliad did support it then it would solve all my problems. As far as I know, the virtual classroom can only be entered over the site where the lessons are scheduled, and this site is password protected, so I cannot post it for someone to try it out on the iliad. But it prolly wouldnt work anyway because you even have to set the browser on a laptop for it a little bit.

So what I need is an internet device that I can use to conveniently read without backlight.
The point is that the internet device should have superb contrast without backlight so that I can read the screen for one full hour without eye strain because the online lessons are one hour each. Maybe a handheld device or a tablet pc would work if they have good sunlightreadable screens.

If the contrast of the internet devices with sunlight viewable screen is not good enough to read it conveniently for longer periods of time then I might use such a device only for signing in and navigating the site, and in addition I might use an epaper device for the reading. IN this case I would have to transfer the contents of the online classroom to the epaper device once every couple of minutes, because the screen is updated by the instructor at about that rate. Maybe the new irex devices would be best for that because they have a direct print function.

But I know nothing about sunlightviewable screens and I dont know if they are usable for what I need.
This would be a question for the brighthand forum but the person that helps me with the internet has not registered for me yet, they have only read the main headings to me yet.

What I have thought about too is that it would be a solution for me if an epaper screen could be used as a secondary display for a laptop so that the image of the monitor is automatically displayed on the epaper device, but I suppose this doesnt work neither now nor in the near future. I also guess that monochrome lcd's as a computer screen are not available.
Maybe the new irex 1000 sw will support the online classrooms, but then again maybe not.

So you see I dont really have a clue about what to do.

10-15-2008, 07:25 AM	#34
e-enker Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Cybook Gen3	I had assumed that many handhelds are better internet devices than the iliad, although I didnt know that palm is not so good for the internet. But my logic was that win mobile 5 for example runs on devices with 200 mhz only, and if these are good internet devices then I didnt understand why the iliad with 400mhz is so limited for the internet. I had thought that the reason is the os. But I see that this is not the point because if the iliad will never be better for the internet then it is not for me. Thanks for having been patient with my questions though. Ill explain what problem I have: I have a health condition and I cannot use normal computer screens at all. I get all kinds of symptoms that last for days only when I look at the screen for a couple of minutes. This obviously has to do with the light of the screen together with the fast refresh rates. I found out that I can read a monochrome lcd without backlight (from an electronic dictionary) just fine without problems. I have to write my posts here without looking at the screen, and I have another person log me in and they print the replies for me so that I can read them. The thing is I need the internet for studying. Some lessons are conducted online by use of a virtual classroom. So although its only text with some charts and tables Im almost sure the iliad doesnt supposrt it. The virtual classroom is a lot about reading, so I thought if the iliad did support it then it would solve all my problems. As far as I know, the virtual classroom can only be entered over the site where the lessons are scheduled, and this site is password protected, so I cannot post it for someone to try it out on the iliad. But it prolly wouldnt work anyway because you even have to set the browser on a laptop for it a little bit. So what I need is an internet device that I can use to conveniently read without backlight. The point is that the internet device should have superb contrast without backlight so that I can read the screen for one full hour without eye strain because the online lessons are one hour each. Maybe a handheld device or a tablet pc would work if they have good sunlightreadable screens. If the contrast of the internet devices with sunlight viewable screen is not good enough to read it conveniently for longer periods of time then I might use such a device only for signing in and navigating the site, and in addition I might use an epaper device for the reading. IN this case I would have to transfer the contents of the online classroom to the epaper device once every couple of minutes, because the screen is updated by the instructor at about that rate. Maybe the new irex devices would be best for that because they have a direct print function. But I know nothing about sunlightviewable screens and I dont know if they are usable for what I need. This would be a question for the brighthand forum but the person that helps me with the internet has not registered for me yet, they have only read the main headings to me yet. What I have thought about too is that it would be a solution for me if an epaper screen could be used as a secondary display for a laptop so that the image of the monitor is automatically displayed on the epaper device, but I suppose this doesnt work neither now nor in the near future. I also guess that monochrome lcd's as a computer screen are not available. Maybe the new irex 1000 sw will support the online classrooms, but then again maybe not. So you see I dont really have a clue about what to do.