On 09.01.2014 16:24, geoffrey mendelson wrote:
On 1/9/2014 3:08 PM, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote:
Thanks for your answer. When I posted a link to a matrix of all the
current eink-based readers, I assumed it is obvious I want an e-ink
based one. I'd think dedicated reader would be more
energy/weight/price efficient than a general purpose tablet, but
anything with e-ink will do! Also, as I had stated, I'm not
interested in buying DRM books anyway...
Not really. You can buy an active display android tablet for about the
same money. E-ink displays are more energy efficient, but slow. You
end up hitting the next button before you finish a page in the hope
that it starts to refresh before you get to the last word in the page
and finishes as you do.
They also suck for displaying material that was originally color or
scanned material. I have many books that were scanned and they are
unreadable on an e-ink display,
E-ink was an idea which came and went.
I've been quite happy with the 1st generation irex iliad reader, despite
the slow refresh. The newer e-ink pearl units really look great, and
much better on my eyes wrt reading strain than a tablet. So it's not a
matter of money, but of my personal preferences and my use case, which
is a perfect match for an e-ink reader!
V
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