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ericshliao · 09-01-2009, 03:42 AM

IHMO, even between devices using e-ink tech, it's meaningless to compare the speed of page-turn of e-ink device. Major factors affecting the speed are: dimension of screen, e-book format, whether preloading next page is implemented.
Devices with large screen will need more computing power because they are representing more pixels on a screen. So,it's not fair to compare a 6' device with a 10'.
Different e-book formats require different computing power. So, it's not fair to compare a e-book format which is capable of representing compilcate layout to simple txt file.
Finally, if the reader software preload next page in the background, users will feel page-turn much faster. Based on my experience with iLiad, the speed of page-turn can be 5 secs (without preloading) or 2 secs (with preloading). That means, fast page-turning is only the best case, not average case.

09-01-2009, 03:42 AM	#20
ericshliao Guru Posts: 976 Karma: 687 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Dell X51v; iLiad v2	IHMO, even between devices using e-ink tech, it's meaningless to compare the speed of page-turn of e-ink device. Major factors affecting the speed are: dimension of screen, e-book format, whether preloading next page is implemented. Devices with large screen will need more computing power because they are representing more pixels on a screen. So,it's not fair to compare a 6' device with a 10'. Different e-book formats require different computing power. So, it's not fair to compare a e-book format which is capable of representing compilcate layout to simple txt file. Finally, if the reader software preload next page in the background, users will feel page-turn much faster. Based on my experience with iLiad, the speed of page-turn can be 5 secs (without preloading) or 2 secs (with preloading). That means, fast page-turning is only the best case, not average case. Last edited by ericshliao; 09-01-2009 at 04:21 AM.