It's hard to say, Cthulu, e-ink is notoriously hard to photograph well, and that pic looks really, really good.
Digging back to (what appears to be) the
original thread on the device (from September '05), and following the
link Brian provided to the specs at the time, I was able to pull up the
current spec list (which appears to be identical to the old one).
Quote:
Readius Screen Specifications
- Contrast: 10:1.
- White reflectance: 35%-40%
- Switching time: 0,5-1s
- Optimum refresh rate: 50 Hz
- Number of pixels: 240 x 320 (quarter VGA - 4.8")
- Rolling radius: 0.75 cm
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Comparing that to the
specs posted on e-ink's site (assuming this is what the Reader is using)
Quote:
E-Ink Screen (Reader??) Specifications:
White State Reflectivity: 37% (typical)
Contrast Ratio: 8:1 (typical)
Viewing Angle: 170º
Grayscale Capability: 2-bit (4 gray levels)
Image Update Time: 1000 ms (grayscale mode)
500 ms (1-bit mode)
(Note that there are further specs posted there, but these are the most relevant items)
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I'd say that at least on paper (if you'll pardon the expression), the Readius's display does seem to have a bit of an edge.
