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I'm guessing you haven't been reading the leaked reports about the new Kindle?
"The Verge notes that the “Paperwhite” branding likely refers to the upgraded E-Ink screen technology over the Kindle’s existing “Pearl” screen." |
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For instance, eInk could be improved with higher resolution panels, plastic substrates for higher durability, higher contrast levels with more of a true white background, and higher refresh rates. The plastic substrate would be great, as it would mean fewer shattered displays. If they could do higher resolutions, it would be easier to have eInk displays in different devices. For what I do, a smart phone is the best bet, due to the internet connection and ability to sync email, contacts, notes, tasks, and calendar info. Vast majority of what I do on my smartphone is pure text, and so could benefit from an eink display, but I'd have a huge drop in resolution compared to my current phone. Also, if more work was done to push larger eInk panels, we could get a device that works better for tech documents, textbooks, etc. Much of those are in PDF, which sucks when scaled down, or are in a manner that does not reflow well. Personally, I'd like to see an eInk panel in a tablet device. Current panels, and their corresponding controllers (largely the controllers), are too slow to be useful to do any heavy use in a tablet. If I had a device that I could view my textbooks on, and quickly write down my class notes, with eInk, I'd love it. Right now, I either need to use pen and paper, or an LCD device that quickly drains the battery. In some of the demos, they've shown eink panels doing video, but what commercial eink device is able to do that? I'm not saying I necessarily want video, but if they could get refresh to be that quick, I could write something on the tablet in realtime, rather than write it down and have it appear after I've already stopped. |
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It's strange to hear a claim that print is not high resolution. Magazine print can't be replicated by 300 dpi laser printers. E-ink doesn't come close. 300 dpi would be a substantial, easily visible improvement to e-ink displays intended for e-readers. So would improved contrast; again, it appears to me to be less than paper. And screen refresh times need to go up by a factor of 5 or more, for page turns. There's plenty of room to make the technology better.
When an e-reader page looks as good as a page of The New Yorker or The Atlantic and page turns are 1/10 sec, then I'll be satisfied with the screen quality. |
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http://www.smh.com.au/technology/tec...831-254fh.html Some people might have no problem, other have chronic insomnia that is being linked to using a computer, watching a TV or reading on a tablet. Reading a conventional book - or on an eReader - does not create the problem. I had several years of difficulty sleeping - diagnosed as Narcolepsy at one stage - all of which disappeared when the sleep clinic I was referred to stopped me using any device that actually emitted light (for at least three hours) before attempting to sleep. The effect was instant, and for me almost magical. Using a computer or watching TV has become such a ubiquitous part of our lives that many never consider it to be a problem. Insomnia among children has become almost epidemic in some demographics, but not among those who do not have access to devices with screens, or who are not allowed to watch TV until bedtime. As I said, it isn't everyone, but for those who do have difficulty sleeping, avoiding light emitting screens can solve a lot of problems. Ever noticed how many very young children nowadays have bags under their eyes? Last edited by DarkScribe; 09-04-2012 at 05:18 AM. |
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When you think about it, although a current iPad's Retina screen is quite effective, most WEB sites still use 72 DPI for graphics. It is like the new TV screens with "triple the resolution and half the thickness" that are being advertised for release in few weeks - how long before TV channels begin transmitting content that will use that increased resolution. Just like 3D, it will be a flop. We still have less than ten percent of content available in 3D, much to the chagrin of all those consumer a couple of years back who raced out and bought 3D sets to replace their perfectly functional existing sets. |
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I can take a slight back glow like a light through the translucence whiteness for reading in the dark or dim light. |
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Any evidence to show that reading an eInk reader or normal book in the dark with a booklight, which the fair comparison to reading a tablet in the dark, wouldn't cause similar issues? |
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There will be many people just like you, one of my daughters has the same attitude. There will be many more who like a softer contrast - it is easier on the eyes for them if they tend to use the device for extended reading. Some people run their monitors or computer screens at maximum contrast, most - if survey results are accurate - prefer a less harsh contrast.
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Care to provide some? Your original link didn't have any such info.
Photons are photons, whether they are generated by a backlight or by a reading light reflected from a screen. The issues are absolute brightness, and relative brightness of the screen compared to background lighting. Both of those issues would also occur with a frontlit screen. |
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You can split hairs all you like, you can nominate coffee table books with a resolution sharp enough to give you paper cuts from across the room. The issue that I am discussing is that unless ePaper has a massive improvement, not just an improvement that cannot be noticed by the average reader, it is not likely to start overnight queues in the street the night before release. The demographic who love eReaders is not the same demographic who can't wait for the latest smart phone or gaming device. Look at the sales figure demographics, look at the age demographic for eReaders. They are highly represented among Baby Boomers, not teenagers. This started with a whinge about "it is time they upped the specs on ePaper" not a whinge about the huge problems that people were having with existing ePaper technology. Look at eBay, Craig's List, your local classifieds. There are far more pads, computers, smart phones etc., than recent model eReaders. People aren't in a rush to part with them. Some, those who are primarily driven by ego, not need, to upgrade, will as always race out and buy the latest gadget. Many who own current technology won't unless they can see real improvement. |
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