Big front lit e-ink reader with a web browser - Page 2

Heba · 11-19-2014, 10:41 AM

@anthem
lcd screens are killing my eyes

DaleDe · 11-19-2014, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Heba

^ I only found Cybook Ocean, Pocketbook Inkpad and Pocketbook Color Lux

Thanks anyway.

Well 3 is not equal to 0. Whether you like the 3 is a different question but they exist.

Anthem · 11-24-2014, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Heba

@anthem
lcd screens are killing my eyes

Depending on what you mean, I understand this a lot. However, some technologies are just better suited to certain tasks than others, and you will have to accept serious compromises. If you are cool with that though, a few people have provided some choices.

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Originally Posted by fozzedout

why not? ;-)

Seriously though, anything that involves lots of reading online, a nice large e-ink device is perfect.

Well, aside from the compromises that you have to accept in the drastic technology differences which are not equally suited to the tasks at hand.

Truth is though, you should use what works best for you. That's what I do. And it frequently results in hilarious and strange circumstances... and yet, I keep doing it.

HarryT · 11-24-2014, 03:32 PM

Worth noting that the CyBook Ocean has a resolution of only 160ppi, which is rather low in modern terms. Most modern devices have resolutions of over 200ppi, and the new Kindle Voyage is 300dpi.

Rizla · 11-24-2014, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by fozzedout

The biggest device with a really good backlight that I know of is the Onyx T68 (6.8"), but the touch accuracy is... poor, unless you're lucky with what you receive.

AFAIK the Onyx T68 front light is way inferior to the Koba Aura HD and the H2O. I think the kobo also has a browser.

Saying that, the Onyx might be the best bet because you can install from a raft of different browsers as it's open Android.

Rizla · 11-24-2014, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

There are several 8" devices with front lights that have shipped (backlights are not possible in E Ink or any EPD device). Check Front light in our wiki for details.

Dale

Really? Like what? I am not aware of anything over 6.8" with a front-light.

HarryT · 11-24-2014, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Rizla

Really? Like what? I am not aware of anything over 6.8" with a front-light.

Read this thread, in which three have been listed.

fozzedout · 11-24-2014, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Rizla

AFAIK the Onyx T68 front light is way inferior to the Koba Aura HD and the H2O.

Really? The only thing that I could complain about the T68 light is the minimum brightness.

Other than that, it's a completely uniform lit screen, no dark areas or uneven light source areas.

If the Kobo Aura HD and the H2O beat that, then I am really impressed!

JSWolf · 11-24-2014, 05:33 PM

The problem is that the way the lights are built, they don't work well for say a 9.7" screen. You would need to have LEDs on the top as well as the bottom and that would then drain the battery even more when the light was in use.

HarryT · 11-24-2014, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by fozzedout

Really? The only thing that I could complain about the T68 light is the minimum brightness.

Other than that, it's a completely uniform lit screen, no dark areas or uneven light source areas.

If the Kobo Aura HD and the H2O beat that, then I am really impressed!

I too found the T68's lighting to be entirely satisfactory. Rizla, what don't you like about it?

shalym · 11-24-2014, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I too found the T68's lighting to be entirely satisfactory. Rizla, what don't you like about it?

I agree. The T68 has a few problems, but the quality of the screen isn't one of them. The lighting is at least as good as my Kobo Aura--if only the touchscreen were better, and the battery life, and the performance.

Shari

fozzedout · 11-25-2014, 12:18 AM

Battery life and performance I can put up with because it's dealing with the android system.

The lighting, as I've mentioned earlier, I think is superb. I'd hold the T68 up as an example of how lighting should be done. I just hope they've got the same lighting genius involved with the M96 successor!

If they do that, then we'll have a world's first 9.7" device with an excellent backlight

Jmirko · 11-25-2014, 06:40 AM

Well, no, but they can be second :-)

http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/1...creen-android/

Mind you, the E930 does not have open Android, so Onyx definitely has the edge there!

Rizla · 11-25-2014, 07:31 AM

Re: the T68, I think I recall Nate on the digtitalreader stating the light was inferior to the big names.

Rizla · 11-25-2014, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Heba

^ I only found Cybook Ocean, Pocketbook Inkpad and Pocketbook Color Lux

Thanks anyway.

I don't believe any of these are Android or even open. I would prefer to be able to install my choice of browser.

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11-19-2014, 10:41 AM	#16
Heba Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 529938 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Egypt Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle DX, Hanvon C18 and Sony Dpt-S1	@anthem lcd screens are killing my eyes

11-24-2014, 03:32 PM	#19
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Worth noting that the CyBook Ocean has a resolution of only 160ppi, which is rather low in modern terms. Most modern devices have resolutions of over 200ppi, and the new Kindle Voyage is 300dpi.

11-24-2014, 05:33 PM	#24
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,764 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The problem is that the way the lights are built, they don't work well for say a 9.7" screen. You would need to have LEDs on the top as well as the bottom and that would then drain the battery even more when the light was in use.

11-25-2014, 12:18 AM	#27
fozzedout Guru Posts: 632 Karma: 2143019 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Manchester, UK Device: Onyx M96, Kindle Basic 2014, Onyx T68 Lynx, Icarus Illumina E653	Battery life and performance I can put up with because it's dealing with the android system. The lighting, as I've mentioned earlier, I think is superb. I'd hold the T68 up as an example of how lighting should be done. I just hope they've got the same lighting genius involved with the M96 successor! If they do that, then we'll have a world's first 9.7" device with an excellent backlight

11-25-2014, 06:40 AM	#28
Jmirko Recovered collector Posts: 398 Karma: 1555507 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: see signature	Well, no, but they can be second :-) http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/1...creen-android/ Mind you, the E930 does not have open Android, so Onyx definitely has the edge there!

11-25-2014, 07:31 AM	#29
Rizla Member Retired Posts: 3,183 Karma: 11721895 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook STR (rooted) & Sony T2	Re: the T68, I think I recall Nate on the digtitalreader stating the light was inferior to the big names.