Backlit - Page 2

brecklundin · 01-08-2010, 02:43 AM

Other small slate type devices:

Hands on Dell Slate -- runs Android and the problem there is reader software but as the year goes on, hopfully we will see all the major players develop software for it. I believe there is a version of FBReader for Android under development and running.

HP Slate Device -- My personal favorite here because it runs Win7 which means there will be pretty much any reader software you can ask for...I do not believe it is daylight readable nor is the Dell either but I might be incorrect...watch some of the related videos after the horrid HP 17-sec video...sheesh why evne bother with a 17-sec video?

HarryT · 01-08-2010, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by brecklundin

HP Slate Device -- My personal favorite here because it runs Win7 which means there will be pretty much any reader software you can ask for...I do not believe it is daylight readable nor is the Dell either but I might be incorrect...watch some of the related videos after the horrid HP 17-sec video...sheesh why evne bother with a 17-sec video?

I've not come across that - is it relatively new?

brecklundin · 01-08-2010, 05:11 AM

yeah, Harry, they had an announcement today, well yesterday, Thursday PT. This is what early leaks thought was going to be the MS Courier. Still it's a pretty nice, potentially anyway. Much depends on the price.

The Dell device is small, something around 5"-7" but the HP seems more in the 8"-9" range from looking at a couple of the YouTube videos where Steve Balmer used it to show off Win7 on small devices.

HarryT · 01-08-2010, 05:19 AM

Interesting. Thanks for the information.

Shemmy · 01-08-2010, 10:25 AM

Just a quick note regarding backlit devices: screen technology does play a factor in their outdoor usability. Right now, I use my smartphone for reading - it's a Samsung Omnia II, which has an AMOLED screen. Indoors, I can turn off the backlight, and it still provides enough light to read in the dark. Outdoors, I can turn the backlight on, and it is 100% usable, even in bright sunlight. (Having said that, I hate reading on it over long periods of time, and hope to have a Sony Reader within the next few days)

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01-08-2010, 02:43 AM	#16
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	Other small slate type devices: Hands on Dell Slate -- runs Android and the problem there is reader software but as the year goes on, hopfully we will see all the major players develop software for it. I believe there is a version of FBReader for Android under development and running. HP Slate Device -- My personal favorite here because it runs Win7 which means there will be pretty much any reader software you can ask for...I do not believe it is daylight readable nor is the Dell either but I might be incorrect...watch some of the related videos after the horrid HP 17-sec video...sheesh why evne bother with a 17-sec video?

01-08-2010, 05:11 AM	#18
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	yeah, Harry, they had an announcement today, well yesterday, Thursday PT. This is what early leaks thought was going to be the MS Courier. Still it's a pretty nice, potentially anyway. Much depends on the price. The Dell device is small, something around 5"-7" but the HP seems more in the 8"-9" range from looking at a couple of the YouTube videos where Steve Balmer used it to show off Win7 on small devices.

01-08-2010, 05:19 AM	#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	Interesting. Thanks for the information.

01-08-2010, 10:25 AM	#20
Shemmy Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Sony PRS-300; Samsung Omnia II	Just a quick note regarding backlit devices: screen technology does play a factor in their outdoor usability. Right now, I use my smartphone for reading - it's a Samsung Omnia II, which has an AMOLED screen. Indoors, I can turn off the backlight, and it still provides enough light to read in the dark. Outdoors, I can turn the backlight on, and it is 100% usable, even in bright sunlight. (Having said that, I hate reading on it over long periods of time, and hope to have a Sony Reader within the next few days)

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