02-15-2011, 03:22 PM | #1 |
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H.264 clip running on standard E Ink panel
Nobody can question Bookeen's expertise when it comes to building mouthwatering e-book devices. So it didn't come as a surprise when we received word from them about a demonstration of an H.264 movie clip running on standard E Ink hardware (E Ink panel based on Pearl with an ARM Cortex A8-based TI OMAP3621 processor). And as if that wasn't enough - we were told that in a couple of weeks, we should see the same clip again, only then on color e-paper.
(Edit: Apologies to EowynCarter who gets the credit for pointing us to the video first. I missed your topic. ) Last edited by Alexander Turcic; 02-16-2011 at 01:05 AM. |
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Sure came as a surprise to me!
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Looking forward to seeing what new devices incorporate this.
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Nice to see that Bookeen hasn't given up Eink yet (Orizon = SiPix).
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Cool!
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Who needs video on eink? I mean, seriously: color would be cool, better contrast is always nice, semi-rugged (read: unbreakable) shouldn't be too far off, but video? Just get a tablet.
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I'm impressed - that's incredible.
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02-15-2011, 04:47 PM | #10 |
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Color me startled. At this point, I would have said the refresh rate on e-Ink devices was simply too slow to make video realistic. This is actually usable.
I'll be fascinated to know more about the hardware. An ARM 8 Cortex CPU is a fast chip, but it's only part of the equation. Details like what video controller they are using would be nice. It will also be curious to see what battery life is like doing this. eInk gets huge savings because no power is required to maintain the screen once drawn, and for standard reading, screen refresh is an "every so often" occurrence as you reach the end of a page and go to the next. With video, a lot more screen refresh happens, and I'd expect battery life to drop in consequence. ______ Dennis |
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I see this as more valuable for the "enhanced" ebooks folks are working on that include audio and video as part of the package. ______ Dennis |
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The bigger question here is use cases. Why would you want to display video on an eInk device? The usage I can see is for the enhanced ebooks lots of folks are brewing up, that will include audio and video. This demonstrates an eInk device can display them. But while lots of things like that are likely to appear in the pipeline, I don't expect many to be compelling. Done right, such a product needs to be designed as a multi-media production from the start, and the vast majority of books simply won't need that sort of treatment. I expect to see a lot of enhanced ebooks tank because producers were simply tacking stuff on to a book that really should have been just simple text. ______ Dennis |
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