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Originally Posted by Shaggy
Not in pure reflective mode. Pixel Qi even admits that their contrast is poorer than the Kindle in reflective (aka epaper) mode. Side by side comparisons make it obvious.
That is false. The PixelQi still draws power in reflective mode. The backlight is off, but the screen is not capable of maintaining an image on it's own.
Where are you getting your data from?
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Hmm. Where are you getting your information re: Pixel Qi saying poorer contrast? My info is based on what Mary Lou said in San Antonio. I don't think that part is that revolutionary. After all, the older monocrome non-eink LCD display that the jetBook uses has better contrast than e-ink. See:
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Reflective_LCD
Since there are also already LCD screens that retain their image even when the power is off, I have no reason to doubt Pixel Qi on that either.
Edit: It seems others picked up on this feature as well: "Pixel Qi have finally demonstrated their clever 3Qi screen, which mixes together indoor and outdoor readability together with an e-paper mode. The same panel is used in both halves of this picture: on the left, it’s set to full color saturation with its backlight on, while on the right the backlight is off and the panel is in e-paper mode. The latter will be incredibly power-frugal, as e-paper
only draws power when changing the display, not to maintain an image."
http://www.slashgear.com/tags/pixel-qi/