Comments on: How to Add Color to a Kindle: Pixel Qi's Cheap Screens http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090623/how-to-add-color-to-a-kindle-pixel-qis-cheap-screens/ by Peter Kafka Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:09:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joe Shuren http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090623/how-to-add-color-to-a-kindle-pixel-qis-cheap-screens/comment-page-1/#comment-6891 Joe Shuren Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:32:24 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=8479#comment-6891 William, the Pixel Qi 3Q in reflective mode does like the electrophoretic screen of E-Ink reduce eye strain and have a very long power life. It has 200dpi, better than Kindle, and a crisp contrast display. It also is larger at 10.1 inches diagonal than the Kindle Dx. You can see this from the Computex videos on YouTube and from the OLPC XO-1 screen. All it requires is some switch to turn off the backlight, not needed for reflective mode in sunlight. Then the display is mostly black and white with hints of color, and a very long battery life. Turn on the backlight and you get full motion color video. We must wait and see actual production products, but the 3Q appears in every way superior to the Kindle screen. Both E-Ink and Pixel Qi came out of MIT labs, but the Pixel Qi technology is better for open purposes such as cheap smartbooks, while E-Ink is suitable for proprietary uses, for instance locked-up content such as ebooks from big publishers. Both technologies are good, but for different reasons, readability of ebooks not being a major difference. William, the Pixel Qi 3Q in reflective mode does like the electrophoretic screen of E-Ink reduce eye strain and have a very long power life. It has 200dpi, better than Kindle, and a crisp contrast display. It also is larger at 10.1 inches diagonal than the Kindle Dx. You can see this from the Computex videos on YouTube and from the OLPC XO-1 screen. All it requires is some switch to turn off the backlight, not needed for reflective mode in sunlight. Then the display is mostly black and white with hints of color, and a very long battery life. Turn on the backlight and you get full motion color video. We must wait and see actual production products, but the 3Q appears in every way superior to the Kindle screen. Both E-Ink and Pixel Qi came out of MIT labs, but the Pixel Qi technology is better for open purposes such as cheap smartbooks, while E-Ink is suitable for proprietary uses, for instance locked-up content such as ebooks from big publishers. Both technologies are good, but for different reasons, readability of ebooks not being a major difference.

]]> By: William Cherry http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090623/how-to-add-color-to-a-kindle-pixel-qis-cheap-screens/comment-page-1/#comment-6805 William Cherry Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:27:00 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=8479#comment-6805 I must agree with Mhar, Peter you've completely missed the boat. The whole point of eInk is that it reduces eye strain (like a real book) and provides virtually unlimited power life (only uses power to turn the page). LCD displays don't offer either. I must agree with Mhar, Peter you’ve completely missed the boat. The whole point of eInk is that it reduces eye strain (like a real book) and provides virtually unlimited power life (only uses power to turn the page). LCD displays don’t offer either.

]]> By: Critical Mass :: Blog Archive :: Put a Kindle in the Window: Summation :: Philadelphia City Paper :: Philadelphia Arts, Restaurants, Music, Movies, Jobs, Classifieds, Blogs http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090623/how-to-add-color-to-a-kindle-pixel-qis-cheap-screens/comment-page-1/#comment-6803 Critical Mass :: Blog Archive :: Put a Kindle in the Window: Summation :: Philadelphia City Paper :: Philadelphia Arts, Restaurants, Music, Movies, Jobs, Classifieds, Blogs Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:13:55 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=8479#comment-6803 [...] How to Add Color to the Kindle for some reason [...] [...] How to Add Color to the Kindle for some reason [...]

]]> By: Mhar Johannsen http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090623/how-to-add-color-to-a-kindle-pixel-qis-cheap-screens/comment-page-1/#comment-6791 Mhar Johannsen Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:02:51 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=8479#comment-6791 So this article is designed to say that instead of using e-ink the Kindle should use an LCD display instead? I think, just like about every critic of the Kindle, you've missed the point of the e-ink technology. Quite honestly, I suspect you're just pimping this new company because nobody with a brain could actually be saying what it is you're saying. You might want to re-read the whole point of the e-ink display. So this article is designed to say that instead of using e-ink the Kindle should use an LCD display instead?

I think, just like about every critic of the Kindle, you’ve missed the point of the e-ink technology.

Quite honestly, I suspect you’re just pimping this new company because nobody with a brain could actually be saying what it is you’re saying. You might want to re-read the whole point of the e-ink display.

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]]> By: TechKive » Blog Archive » How to Add Color to a Kindle: Pixel Qi’s Cheap Screens [MediaMemo] http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090623/how-to-add-color-to-a-kindle-pixel-qis-cheap-screens/comment-page-1/#comment-6777 TechKive » Blog Archive » How to Add Color to a Kindle: Pixel Qi’s Cheap Screens [MediaMemo] Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:23:06 +0000 http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/?p=8479#comment-6777 [...] the article here: How to Add Color to a Kindle: Pixel Qi’s Cheap Screens [MediaMemo] Share and [...] [...] the article here: How to Add Color to a Kindle: Pixel Qi’s Cheap Screens [MediaMemo] Share and [...]

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