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Originally Posted by eenk
(rant on) While I personally cannot tell the difference between 300dpi and 265dpi at normal reading distance I can often easily tell the difference between 720p/HD and 1080p/FullHD footage when some feet apart from my TV: because this is not a change in density (720 lines in a frame are not necessarily 720dpi, except on a 1" height screen) but often quite different bit rates, making even the best upscalers cry. Or are you refering to an HD display versus a full-HD display of the same size viewed from the same distance? Then, at a certain distance they will also look alike; the exact distance may vary from person to person, depending on their ability to still differentiate things at a certain angle. But this is about ebooks?(rant off)
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I was not directly comparing 720/1080p video sources to e-ink technology. I was merely pointing out that my ability to discern the difference between the two video sources is analogous to my ability to discern the difference in pixel density on panel screens. Of course I know the pixel density does not change between video sources of varying resolutions on a device like my TV- pixel density is always fixed on a device. The pixel density on TV's is typically much lower than that of desktop computer monitors (at least, good quality desktop monitors, like my Planar).
I'll go a step further and ask: what do you mean by a "full HD" display? If 1920x1080 is "full-hd" then what is 1900x1200? 2560×1700? 3440×1440?
When I am reading a book on an e-ink device, I can see the difference in pixel density between devices. A higher dpi on a smaller screen is going to look sharper than a lower dpi on a bigger screen. My point is, since I am about a feet away from an ereader when reading an ebook, it is easy to tell the difference between devices of varying dpi. That is why I went for the Glo HD- that is not a hit against the H20- just a matter of personal preference. I see absolutely nothing wrong with another person not minding that a bigger screen has a lower dpi.