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Ereader screens are about to get a big upgrade
https://www.techradar.com/news/eread...BT=94351463061
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05-26-2021, 12:00 PM | #2 |
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That's good news.
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This is the actual E Ink news release:
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05-26-2021, 01:25 PM | #4 |
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Hopefully the price won't be a lot higher.
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It says touch is integrated directly into the e-ink panel so producers won't need to add a touch layer. It will already be there, so it will save on cost, and the lack of the extra panel will make the screen clearer. I guess it might look like an IR touch screen, which IMO are clearer than capacitive.
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05-26-2021, 02:53 PM | #8 |
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They used the terms ereader and enote; has enote been msntioned before?
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05-26-2021, 02:58 PM | #9 |
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It can't be as clear as IR, because NOTHING is there with IR.
Based on difference between original Aura HD H2O and Kobo Libre (or Kindle PW3) all of which I have I can't see this being as good as the "original Aura HD H2O", but no doubt a little better and cheaper than a separate touch panel as there would be one less layer. So a small incremental improvement compared to best capacitive touch eink. You won't notice any difference if you use the front light and I doubt it will make ereaders any cheaper. The capacitive touch layer isn't expensive, so a small saving to OEM. I welcome this, but it's a small incremental improvement and the figures are suspect compared to a decent touch panel. There is no doubt that the PW3 and Libre are not as bright with no front light as the IR based "original Aura HD H2O" but both are better than the PW4 in ambient indoor light. |
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They claim it is 30% better contrast. If there’s a layer, it is not occluding the display, which is the existing Carta/Kaleido (maybe it is below that layer).
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Yes, it WILL be poorer than IR. But IR is expensive, slower, less resolution and more power consumption. It's amazing it works as well as it does. Originally only used for tile sized user selection on CRT based retail displays.
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My H2O's (6.5 years old) battery is still doing pretty well. The IR Touch works very well.
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The thing I question is this only a color screen or is there a version without color?
This shows a color layer. There is no picture without a color layer. |
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