I plan to keep using my HD + — which I already use more than my iPad — but want
a good eink device.
Not exact matches
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.
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?
Granted, an
eInk ereader
device will work
well in school libraries where as you can load up titles on
devices and loan the
device.
Few manufacturers of
eink readers have demonstrated an understanding of what an ereader should be like as
well as Kobo has with this
device.
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.
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.
This
device works fine as second monitor as
well if we understand what
eink is and it's pros and cons.
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.
I now wonder if people will find it
better to just go with something like a dedicated Nook, Kobo eReader, or Amazon Kindle
eInk device.
It will still be fine for reading — just not as
good as dedicated reading
devices like the
eInk Kindles.
Apart from continuously discharging, I understand it's supposed to be extremely similar to
eInk displays, which suggests it would perform extremely
well for a typical reading
device.
Unlike the original
eInk Kindle
devices, where more light is
better, the Kindle Fire can sometimes suffer from glare issues that make the screen hard to see and can cause eyestrain.