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05-31-2010, 02:39 PM | #1 |
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eDGe mentioned by engadget in comparison to Eee tablet "hands-on" at computex
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/a...ablet-preview/
they say that the eDGe is slow to draw, but as I understand it, this has been pretty much fixed in the newest software revision? |
05-31-2010, 03:07 PM | #2 |
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I don't know what they mean by slow to redraw. While I haven't seen an eee tablet the edge screen updates on the eReader side are at least as fast if not faster than most other book readers I've used.
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05-31-2010, 03:09 PM | #3 | |
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If eInk survives the iPad, then future generations will likely have faster refresh (and color). But given the physics behind the technology, it will probably always be slower than an LCD. |
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05-31-2010, 03:14 PM | #4 |
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clearly they're slower than LCDs right now, that's kind of a given. If you watch the video, the Eee Tablet is also an eink screen, which is why this felt like a fair comparison to me.
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05-31-2010, 04:04 PM | #5 |
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When comparing to Kindle -- eDGe is very slow. At least 3times slower then Kindle. Currently I have 3 e-ink based devices and eDGe is one of the slowest, not for the eink update (which is about average, but Kindle is a leader) but for the time taken to render next page (i mean from pressing the button to fully displayed page).
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05-31-2010, 05:41 PM | #6 |
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I just did a side-by-side comparison, drawing on the journal what the guy in the video was drawing. I could write just as fast -- could not tell the difference. I do have the software update -- don't remember if the previous speed was all that slow on Journal, but it was (still is) on annotating an ebook.
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05-31-2010, 06:13 PM | #7 |
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EE redraw entire screen after drawing is finished. So it's not about pen input, but about display refresh rate.
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05-31-2010, 07:09 PM | #8 |
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ACTUALLY... If you watch the video and listen they call it an LCD screen. If you click the link for Eee Tablet in the text it takes you to an earlier review ( with hands on video ) with specs including that it is a TFT LCD with 64 grey levels and a Wacom penabled 2048X screen...not too shabby but definitely not a fair comparison to Eink.
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05-31-2010, 07:15 PM | #9 | |
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I own a Kindle , 3 original Reb 1000 series , 2 generations of Sony Ebooks and the Edge.........I find that the Edge may be just slightly slower in page turns than the Kindle ( which is also slightly faster than the Sonys ) but hardly noticeable and since the screen is so much bigger, not to be unexpected...I don't own a DX but I would guess that page turns would be on a par with the Edge. Maybe there is something wrong with your edge if the pages are turning so slow.
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05-31-2010, 07:50 PM | #10 |
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ASUS has so many new varieties of EEE series tablet and pads that it's confusing which one has which specs even when it's right in front of you.
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05-31-2010, 09:31 PM | #11 |
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Yes, took a little bit of reading to figure out what they're discussing. "EEE Pad Tablet" is an end-all be-all convertible netbook tablet. "EEE Tablet" is a tablet with a grey-scale lcd display using an RF pen. Different reviewers refer to the devices with the same name which assists confusion.
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06-01-2010, 12:10 AM | #12 | |
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