06-13-2010, 07:34 AM | #106 |
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For what the IREX technology is designed for - reading books and other documents - it is far better than iPad technology. Obviously, IREX technology is not as good as the iPad as doing what the iPad was designed for - except for reading books that is.
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06-13-2010, 07:56 AM | #107 | |
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Doesn't make sense, does it? Well, this is what your post sounded like. And yes, I have owned an iRex device and I have tried an iPad, and yes again, I found iRex to be much better for reading. |
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06-13-2010, 04:35 PM | #108 | |
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Battery life time is about the same on DR800SG and PRS500. That say, i'm using e-readers only to read ebooks (PDFs designed for an appropriate device, with fonts embedded). Haven't tried wireless of DR800SG, music player of PRS500 etc. |
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06-13-2010, 04:48 PM | #109 |
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Well, can't say all this really comes as a surprise.
iRex was the first out of the gate with the largest and most hires reader (the DR1000), and actually in the customers' hands (Plastic Logic where art thou?) They also released a smaller, more affordable and mature version (the DR800) And they consistently failed to capitalize on that advantage. The missed holiday deadline is only a small part. The biggest issue is the lethal combination of a very high price combined with a perpetually beta OS/UI (that now got chucked out completely in favor of a new one) You can't make people pay that much money to be a beta tester. The lack of communication under those circumstances doesn't help either. At all. Most of the support to make the device worthwhile came from a forum like this one. The 2.0 firmware is a big step in the right direction after years of floundering, but it's perhaps a case of too little way too late. (And there are still a number issues that have not been addressed since day 1, but that's for a different post) Opening up the source code is another good thing, but thanks to the niche they have put themselves in, there is only a small handful of volunteer coders to make use of it... I sincerely hope they get things sorted out, not the least because I have a soft spot for small companies that release innovative products, but I suspect we won't find out anything about the process until either the complete closure is announced in the news, or we receive the occasional firmware update as a lifesign... As one of the very early adopters, I'm sorry to say that I would not buy it again, esp. under current circumstances, and not to mention at the current higher price. I do not regret buying it however, and will keep using it for what it's worth (even though the new firmware doesn't have my most used feature anymore, have to figure out how to do change over everything) |
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I'm a Dutch native speaker, so let make make a couple of things a bit clearer where the Google translation caused confusion.
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06-13-2010, 08:26 PM | #111 |
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I wouldn't get hopes up to high on continued operation. Ch. 11 is for reorganization, but I suspect most companies going into Ch. 11 don't come out the other end. For most, it's part of a process that ends in liquidation.
Perhaps someone (HP maybe) will pick up the assets and customer base. But this does highlight the need for affordability. Rob Preece Publisher, BooksForABuck.com |
06-14-2010, 04:09 AM | #112 |
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06-14-2010, 04:42 AM | #113 | |
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I read your post as a blanket claim that the iPad's technology is mediocre, and that iRex's is far superior, and that iRex's failure and iPad's success were an injustice of marketing. You may prefer reading on the iRex (as it happens I find reading on the iPad a very good experience, much better than my PRS-505), but that's not the point. You may find the iRex's technology more suited to your particular wants, but a blanket claim that it's far superior seemed unwarranted. /JB Last edited by jbjb; 06-14-2010 at 04:44 AM. |
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06-14-2010, 05:52 AM | #114 | |
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In addition, I would not buy an iPad because of what Apple is doing to the market with locking-in and locking-out and its own censorship. It may work for others, I'm not judging, but it certainly does not work for me. I do agree with you that the reading experience is a personal one. Anything backlit is unsuitable for prolonged reading for me. Therefore I am highly biased towards e-Ink and other non-back lit screens. |
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06-14-2010, 06:53 AM | #116 |
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iRex is superior on its market by the screen - i believe that there is no other device with a large (>6") e-ink touchscreen except for Sony Daily Edition, which, in terms of hardware, is obviously inferior than DR800.
Also, iRex produced first reader with e-ink screen larger than 6" (iliad); irex produced first and the only reader with 10" screen. What apple did? Packed common hardware in a glamorous shell and greatly marketed it. For example, i've purchased similar tablet (Siemens Simpad SL4) in 2004 for about 200 euro, with 8.4" screen, 0.8kg of weight and about 7 hours of battery life, powered by an ARM processor, 200 or 400mhz, don't remember exactly. It even had PCMCIA slot. What changed in this six years? IPad weights 0.1kg less, screen is 1.3" larger. battery life is 30% better, processor is way more faster, iphone OS instead of Windows CE, and there is no PCMCIA slot; and all this for 500 euro. Hey, six years have passed, look how laptops have improved for this time! |
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Which iRex failed to do. |
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06-14-2010, 07:47 AM | #118 |
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I believe we've talked about hardware.
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06-14-2010, 08:03 AM | #119 |
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We were talking about *technology* - there was no restriction to hardware. Having said that, even if we restrict it to hardware, I've yet to see anybody point out any area where the iRex's technology is "far superior" to the iPad. Bear in mind that screen type is a matter of personal preference, not inherent superiority of one type or the other - each has pros and cons.
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Screen being personal preference? Well I certainly am not thinking so when reading on my patio near pool, which here in Florida I am doing for hours and 365 days a year. Cannot do that with iPad or iPhone, need to go inside when trying to text or email somebody. |
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