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Are you referring to the Nexus as the snail? For what I use it for which is basically a cheap Wifi signal strength meter, it is more than adequate
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That one. Also as a patience trainer.
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As for failing in framerate? I am not going to try watching videos on a device where the display refresh rate is measured in tenths of seconds. [...]
Having multiple devices keeps all problems from looking like nails
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Of course you don't, you are supposed not to because that is the logic I proposed. To counter my statement, you probably meant "Yes, when Vancouver's weather allows (but denies use of my other devices) I am excitedly happy to watch video on EPD, through - sorry - unpublished algorithms that optimize A2 for dot persistence and minimal ghosting, thus making lack of color and stability and definition and battery efficiency less missed". But even though you do, and I salute your inquiring spirit, we can theoretically have better than EPD to move windows and desktops and pointers and carets around.
To re-express the previous post more plainly: to get an all-round display, reflectiveness is welcome, colour is welcome, film (even lower than 24Hz) refresh rate is welcome. That refresh rate is not there just for movie animation, it is also important for normal OS interface interaction.
There is no device in your bag to solve the basic problem of using a desktop/productivity OS outdoors, or "outdoors" non-literally but extensively meaning "without full power of lighting regulation". (EDIT: I mean, you could use your laptop, but then you would also have to bring around the portable lamp with the darkbulb, which is further bulk, hassle, energy drain etc.)
To the man with a hammer, an unreadable screen in a fair day calls for mastery in self control.
"Unreadable screen" can be (is, had been) already the otherwise excellent OLED of my palm assistant.
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Actually, 2 devices with e-Ink Triton 2 displays and one with a Mirasol display. As for Liquavista, the most probable issue seems to have been that the final product was not going to be able to compete on price
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I missed the Kyobo. It seems that the 6'' Mirasol display cost a good part of the 300$ of the final product (the 6'' E-Ink costs 150$ with frontlight and touch layers). Of course that's hardly competitive, since E-Ink's "cost per pixel" is already several times the one of LCD and similar... Now, CLEARink is supposed to get much closer to LCD costs, so hoping that side will not give surprises the big residual question could remain the quality of the visual result.
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Another example of a solution in search of a problem.
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Which problem you do not see? Mobility. They say it's the future. Some of us want to be able to use computers around, outside the range of the CRT monitor cable. They are heavy, bulky, and I cannot move them much far without a generator. And, they also really prefer being used under a big umbrella.