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scott wrote:
> 1) How responsive is the UI? There's no excuse nowadays for the GUI no
t
> to change instantly when you press buttons.
The buttons are clicky. Taking it out of sleep mode takes a couple of
seconds, for whatever reason, turning pages takes a quarter second betwee
n
button push and the page changing. Or, to put it another way, it takes
longer to redraw the screen than to respond to the click. A particularly
nasty PDF gives you an "opening page 3 of 7" kind of please-wait screen.
> 2) How comfortable is the screen to read from? What's the resolution
> and does it work under all lighting conditions (direct sunlight, office
,
> dark room etc).
(Come now. Some of these things are a simple google away. :-)
9.7" diagonal E Ink® electronic paper display, 1200 x 824 pixel re
solution
at 150 ppi, 16-level gray scale, new 10:1 contrast ratio.
It's comfortable to read in all different reading environments. A dark ro
om,
obviously, needs a book light. It's pretty much like a paperback book,
except a touch smoother so there's a bit of radiosity going on. No glare,
tho. It's pretty much the same e-ink that the nook and the sony readers
have, so take a look at those for an idea.
Oh, and I found a very nice hard zippered case, as well as a hard plastic
clamshell and screen protector, if you take it traveling or something. I'
ll
dig up the details if anyone cares.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Quoth the raven:
Need S'Mores!
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