Both the Kindle Touch and the non-touch Kindle feature a 6 - inch display that Amazon says is
its best eInk screen so far.
At the moment it has
the best eInk screen among all eReaders that I'm aware of.
I plan to keep using my HD + — which I already use more than my iPad — but want
a good eink device.
Would
better eink screen technology help it be better?
It seems strange that they're not announcing a Simple Touch revision to include
the better eink screens that Amazon and Kobo are already using.
Not exact matches
Because of the constraints of MOBI7 styling, in Pressbooks, we swap out all the nice styling from our EPUB / KF8 formats for a generic «try your
best not to look like total crap» output... which is all you can hope for on old
eink Kindles.
For instance, while you could say that coolreader works
well with
eink, it doesn't compare with Moon + Reader when it comes to completely respecting the styling of the ePub file.
This would help to spread the project and to make a more recent custom OS that could
better fit
eink performances with a nicer UI (I'm wondering about system - level disabled animation; integration of stepped scrolling system - wide and so on...)
Basically, the Kobo Glo combines the
best of both the Kindle and the Nook, and then improves on it by giving you
better reading stats, an excellent backlight when needed, and a very crisp
eInk display.
I think it is the
best all - round
eink reading screen currently available and do most of my reading on it.
There really isn't much need for improvement in the basic
eink technology — it is a single - function device that does its job very
well.
A
well printed article has per page equivalent resolution in the 10 - 20Mpix, which is order of magnitude above the current crop of 13 ″
eInk panels, glass or plastic.
Actually the main manufacturer which provide CPU supporting
eink screen is Freescale (imx6 solo) and they created their «waveform» format as
well.
Sony should be applauded for courage and having tried their
best with the current low - res
einks.
Yes,
eink screens are
better on the eyes, but you're asking me to pay a lot of $ $ $ for a device that can ONLY read static content?
I really like to sit in my truck and read so the
eInk is the
best.
The key feature on
eink remains page layout and fonts / typeset quality, to improve readability and
better compete with paper.
Orion Viewer is a
good and
eink - friendly PDF reading app.
Granted, an
eInk ereader device will work
well in school libraries where as you can load up titles on devices and loan the device.
Kindle 2 has little competition because WhisperNet, WhisperSync, the
eInk screen, the upcoming Kindle Mobile, and the range of products in the Kindle Store combine to create the
best eReading experience currently available.
Few manufacturers of
eink readers have demonstrated an understanding of what an ereader should be like as
well as Kobo has with this device.
Millions of us may have gotten used to the charcoal - on - gray visuals of previous
eInk Kindle displays, and even convinced each other that they're
better for our sleep rhythms than a cup of warm milk before bed.
I would also like more phones with
eInk displays because they are the
best in the daytime when I am active.
I could upgrade to an 8 ″
eInk ereader with
better electronics and higher resolution because I like epaper so much.
Good to know something might be moving... then again surely they had enough time since 2013 to break free from
eink epaper.
Lol Jake... the Sony DPT - RP1 and the ReMarkable devices are as
good as
eInk gets... your expectations are unrealistic and betray your lack of understanding of how
eInk works.
So definitely, if there is colourful
eink with a
good battery life, I wouldn't hesitate to buy it.
These
eInk readers will never revolutionize the market until they are made
better and SERIOUSLY cheaply.
I find the interesting is Kindle is a dedicated reading device & owners convert quickly to the ease, convenience and the ability of its
eInk screen to display is
well l in sunlight.Thanks for this review.
It looks like they managed to control
better the way the
eInk micro encapsulated droplets are coming together because if you look closely at continuous black surfaces, they have a more uniform coverage while in the case of older generation
eInk devices the coverage has more gaps.
The Story HD makes up for the shortcomings in terms of hardware with one of the
best resolutions of
eInk in the business.
This device works fine as second monitor as
well if we understand what
eink is and it's pros and cons.
Latest generation
eInk screen with 50 %
better contrast (same generation as the new Kindle DX Graphite)
You'll get a
good idea of what it all looks like on an
eink grayscale screen.
I would say you'd be
better off with a large color iPad unless you are very determined to have the screen be
eink.
Welll color me surprised you guys actually gave it a fair shot, though I think reviewing PDF's like manuals and maps in this day of age on an
eink reader is insanely outdated since even your smartphone will handle rendering these types of PDF's insanely
better.
Many other possibilities with the idea of a blank
eInk sheet that you can mount on things, and display anything you want on it as
well.
It looks like it should be
better for reading than iPad (with anti-reflection coated screen) and
better for web browsing than dedicated
eInk readers like Kindle.
We've reached this magical point where people either claim LCD is just as
good for reading as
eInk (the common justification being you can't read
eInk in the dark — guess it's too much like a book) or they just don't mention the readability of the screen.
He, like many other journalists, feels that «it remains to be seen» whether
eInk is
better than LCD for reading.
As for the display in comparison to
eInk and extensive reading: the screen is very
good, I still prefer
eInk for long reading without distractions.
For
best all - around versatility and ability to do everything I'm looking for a 7in tablet seems to fit, instead of getting a dedicated ereader like an
eInk device and a separate netbook for web surfing with gaming & videos.
And there are plenty of other possibilities, including even the possibility of a dual screen tablet /
eInk combo, but we'd rather see Amazon focus on making each of these very different devices, as
well as the Kindle phone that will surely follow, as
good as it can be.
There are some
good reasons for Amazon to stay focused on the Kindle — The Kindle Tablet can't hit the $ 100 or even the $ 200 mark, hardcore readers want dedicated eReaders, LCD can't touch
eInk when it comes to battery life or readability, 80 % of book sales are to 20 % of the people buying books and those people want dedicated reading devices.
If it still has
eInk battery life if you're not using DMV, even
better.
In another 3 years we'll be at 50 million Kindles and we'll still have reporters writing about how
eInk is no
better than LCD and how a Tablet is a
better eReader because you can play games on it.
eInk screens are damn
good already, so what's the big deal?
In the absence of solid proof that LCDs are just as
good as
eInk when it comes to reading LCD lovers will just have to accept that a lot of people don't like reading on LCD screens, that they experience real eye strain when reading on LCD screens, and for them
eInk is much
better than LCDs.
Kobo is still making
eInk eReaders, and Amazon still does as
well.
Then we submitted the app (works for all
eInk Kindles except Kindle Touch) and just last week Amazon says — You might as
well do some other app, because this app will take 3 months to approve.