DigiPaperShop,
I think you're not understanding certain details of the average eInk reader.
First, there's a single-source for the screens. That means the OEM manufacturers which make the various ebook readers out there who want to offer an eInk screen system do not have a wide range of suppliers, each eager to lower prices in order to get the deal. Oops! We at NAEB priced out the screens from PVI and we couldn't get the cost down sufficiently to break the $250 *COST* barrier - that's not retail price I'm talking here.
Second, what do you mean 'limited'? We're talking a full-blown Linux-capable SBC tucked inside these ebook readers. And the SBCs can load in Nano-X and Nano-GTK drivers to handle graphics control - although no one, TTBOMK, has created an eInk driver for Nano-X.
Derek
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Originally Posted by DigiPaperShop
Hi Harry,
The only problem is its not a PDA and is no-way near ever being a PDA. Yes it has a screen and a small limited computer inside, so i fully understand your point in saying its like a PDA.
I would hope that a new market place would get created and the products be classed differently than it not quite a PDA and not quite something else.
The price should refect its "limited" functionality and must be paramount for its survival. If it's not a PDA then we need to make this known and start making the difference apparent.
If you want to call it a PDA then i want all the PDA stuff, Why shouldn't I get my moneys worth. I want things like internet access, email, word functionality, multiple file formats, telephone etc..... Why pay 350 Euro's or Dollars for a product that doesn't give you the same as a high End PDA.
The common sense thing would be to split the thought process up,
If you want a PDA with all the stuff you expect from a PDA you pay this much.
If you want a ereader to read books, newspapers and other electronic contents then the price should reflect its limited functionality and be set lower.
I for one want this market place to really get moving and it's only going to get moving when the right product comes along, the contents to use the product become more available and not limited to select areas and acceptance from the people that this is better than what they currently have.
I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope
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