How would the DR2000 look like?

Gogolo · 09-21-2009, 06:30 AM

What I like to see in a future update of the DR1000...

- plastic substrate: the new reader would be thinner, lighter and the screen unbreakable. Finally I can throw it into my bag and let the children play with it.

- 12" panel, 200dpi

- sleeker design: the new reader would have smaller boarders and therefore be as big as the DR1000

What else?

pthwaite · 09-21-2009, 10:26 AM

Real buttons, not capacitive ones, and a bit faster, otherwise, it generally does what I want it for, very well.

Howard

owl123 · 09-21-2009, 11:16 AM

1. A decent battery at last
2. A foldable screen would be nice

Grimulkan · 09-21-2009, 04:17 PM

I don't know if a 12'' panel can be necessarily considered an "upgrade". You don't want it to be too bulky, and 12'' is getting there.

I would certainly like to see the awesome Pixel Qi screen on the DR. Its equivalent to eInk, has color with movie playback refresh rates and is the right size too!

Oh, and real buttons.

Gogolo · 09-21-2009, 05:17 PM

You are right Pixel Qi is very nice!

plisken · 09-22-2009, 03:53 AM

a) pixel qi used
b) no stylus, touchscreen instead (I don't need making notes) -- yes, I realize that for some it would be a downgrade
c) almost borderless, entire space is taken by the screen
d) white frame
e) 3 buttons -- lock (trigger), menu and battery meter (like Apple's MBP)
f) solid cover (not some cheap sleeve) included in the box
g) charger included in the box
h) thinner, lighter, more rigid
i) SD card slot with ( cut for fingers -- currently when the card is partially out of the slot I still have difficulties to pull it out
j) longer battery life

Gogolo · 09-22-2009, 07:56 AM

Except b) I agree in all points! Writing on the DR is a important feature IMHO.

For me the screen could be slightly larger, maybe 11". Some books/documents still have small fonts even when cutting the margings.

O.K. iRex, hurry up

Grimulkan · 09-22-2009, 08:39 AM

Regarding (b): Wacom now has a dual-sense digitizer (for example, on the Lenovo tablet) which lets you use the fingers to touch the screen but switches to pen-only input when the pen is within a certain distance from the screen. The best of both worlds

keng2000 · 09-22-2009, 10:00 AM

Hologram Display

Gogolo · 09-22-2009, 10:12 AM

That sounds very promising. Although I was never a friend of tapping with fingers on a screen I see the advantages for future computing.

O.K. we add this feature to the next version...

Shaggy · 09-22-2009, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grimulkan

I would certainly like to see the awesome Pixel Qi screen on the DR. Its equivalent to eInk, has color with movie playback refresh rates and is the right size too!

Contrast is worse though. IMO, the Pixel Qi screens are better for something like a laptop/notebook, not so much for a dedicated reader.

Edit: Power usage is higher too.

Shaggy · 09-22-2009, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by owl123

1. A decent battery at last

A replaceable battery is high on my list.

Shaggy · 09-22-2009, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plisken

b) no stylus, touchscreen instead (I don't need making notes) -- yes, I realize that for some it would be a downgrade

Only if they can still put it under the screen. A (finger) touchscreen on top of the eInk layer is what killed the contrast on the Sony devices. IMO, that would be a bad move.

Grimulkan · 09-22-2009, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaggy

Contrast is worse though. IMO, the Pixel Qi screens are better for something like a laptop/notebook, not so much for a dedicated reader.

Edit: Power usage is higher too.

Darn. I had my hopes up. Thanks for pointing that out. Still, its a start.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaggy

Only if they can still put it under the screen. A (finger) touchscreen on top of the eInk layer is what killed the contrast on the Sony devices. IMO, that would be a bad move.

I agree, and the Wacom digitzer I was talking about should be capacitive, meaning there is no reason for it make contact with the finger, just like the pen digitizer, and can be placed below the screen.

yokos · 09-23-2009, 03:08 AM

iRex DR800SG news at engadget.com
Just a reminder: new reader was mentioned in irex' press release in Aug. 24, 2009.
http://www.irextechnologies.com/file...okstore_pr.pdf

09-21-2009, 06:30 AM	#1
Gogolo Addict Posts: 353 Karma: 92 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: DR1000S, Nook ST (rooted), Kobo Aura one (ksm)	How would the DR2000 look like? What I like to see in a future update of the DR1000... - plastic substrate: the new reader would be thinner, lighter and the screen unbreakable. Finally I can throw it into my bag and let the children play with it. - 12" panel, 200dpi - sleeker design: the new reader would have smaller boarders and therefore be as big as the DR1000 What else?

09-23-2009, 03:08 AM	#15
yokos Pac-Man caught my iLiad. Posts: 807 Karma: 3595 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany; next to Baltic Sea Device: Boox Max Lumi, iRex iLiad (RIP)	iRex DR800SG news at engadget.com Just a reminder: new reader was mentioned in irex' press release in Aug. 24, 2009. http://www.irextechnologies.com/file...okstore_pr.pdf Last edited by yokos; 09-23-2009 at 03:17 AM.

09-21-2009, 10:26 AM	#2
pthwaite Fanatic Posts: 597 Karma: 430 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Device: DR1000S Sony PRS505 iPad iPhone	Real buttons, not capacitive ones, and a bit faster, otherwise, it generally does what I want it for, very well. Howard

09-21-2009, 11:16 AM	#3
owl123 Addict Posts: 234 Karma: 214 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy NotePro 12.2, InkBook	1. A decent battery at last 2. A foldable screen would be nice

09-21-2009, 04:17 PM	#4
Grimulkan Lord Posts: 177 Karma: 328 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Q1 (on way out), PRS505, DR1000S (dead :<), TC1100 (10'' perfection!)	I don't know if a 12'' panel can be necessarily considered an "upgrade". You don't want it to be too bulky, and 12'' is getting there. I would certainly like to see the awesome Pixel Qi screen on the DR. Its equivalent to eInk, has color with movie playback refresh rates and is the right size too! Oh, and real buttons.

09-21-2009, 05:17 PM	#5
Gogolo Addict Posts: 353 Karma: 92 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: DR1000S, Nook ST (rooted), Kobo Aura one (ksm)	You are right Pixel Qi is very nice!

09-22-2009, 03:53 AM	#6
plisken Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Poland Device: iRex DR1000S	a) pixel qi used b) no stylus, touchscreen instead (I don't need making notes) -- yes, I realize that for some it would be a downgrade c) almost borderless, entire space is taken by the screen d) white frame e) 3 buttons -- lock (trigger), menu and battery meter (like Apple's MBP) f) solid cover (not some cheap sleeve) included in the box g) charger included in the box h) thinner, lighter, more rigid i) SD card slot with ( cut for fingers -- currently when the card is partially out of the slot I still have difficulties to pull it out j) longer battery life

09-22-2009, 07:56 AM	#7
Gogolo Addict Posts: 353 Karma: 92 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: DR1000S, Nook ST (rooted), Kobo Aura one (ksm)	Except b) I agree in all points! Writing on the DR is a important feature IMHO. For me the screen could be slightly larger, maybe 11". Some books/documents still have small fonts even when cutting the margings. O.K. iRex, hurry up

09-22-2009, 08:39 AM	#8
Grimulkan Lord Posts: 177 Karma: 328 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Q1 (on way out), PRS505, DR1000S (dead :<), TC1100 (10'' perfection!)	Regarding (b): Wacom now has a dual-sense digitizer (for example, on the Lenovo tablet) which lets you use the fingers to touch the screen but switches to pen-only input when the pen is within a certain distance from the screen. The best of both worlds

09-22-2009, 10:00 AM	#9
keng2000 Researcher and Consultant Posts: 210 Karma: 364 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bangkok, THAILAND Device: MACBOOKPRO17" HP2400TX SONYUX27	Hologram Display

09-22-2009, 10:12 AM	#10
Gogolo Addict Posts: 353 Karma: 92 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: DR1000S, Nook ST (rooted), Kobo Aura one (ksm)	That sounds very promising. Although I was never a friend of tapping with fingers on a screen I see the advantages for future computing. O.K. we add this feature to the next version...