Looks interesting. The only problem is with the OS/software by a company from China. There have been cases of spyware/malware preinstalled in the past by a couple of other Chinese companies.
If you really nitpick about it, I'd argue that the vast majority of pulped tree that has writing on it isn't "true black" either. Think of the amount of pencil, non-black ink, or colour inaccurate black ink has been used over the course of history. In retrospect, true black seems like a fairly minor reason to complain.
Sure, it can look nice but it's not necessary and therefore hardly a priority. And I think you'll find that e-paper/ink or physical/pulped paper and ink are often not 'true' black and white, as the contrast can be uncomfortable to look at.
Even if the pages of paper exclusively use "true black" ink, the paper it self has to be thick enough so that you don't see the ink from the other page and the one beneath it. In recent years, paper has been getting thinner. I have 100 year old books. And I have books from the 60s. And then books from the 2000s. Guess which ones you can see through? If you guessed only the 2000s, you'd be right.
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deporter - Thursday, October 27, 2022 - link
Looks interesting.The only problem is with the OS/software by a company from China. There have been cases of spyware/malware preinstalled in the past by a couple of other Chinese companies.
shabby - Thursday, October 27, 2022 - link
It's a feature!Joratioum - Monday, November 14, 2022 - link
Yeah sure ... US has presented exactly zero evidence of Huawei after almost 4 years ...meacupla - Thursday, October 27, 2022 - link
oof, that price tag...Joratioum - Monday, November 14, 2022 - link
This ain't an Apple device, this is a one time buy device ...wr3zzz - Thursday, October 27, 2022 - link
After so many years ePaper still cannot deliver on true black and competitive price. Sigh...Threska - Thursday, October 27, 2022 - link
For E-readers it's done pretty good.PeachNCream - Thursday, October 27, 2022 - link
If you really nitpick about it, I'd argue that the vast majority of pulped tree that has writing on it isn't "true black" either. Think of the amount of pencil, non-black ink, or colour inaccurate black ink has been used over the course of history. In retrospect, true black seems like a fairly minor reason to complain.Tams80 - Thursday, October 27, 2022 - link
What do you need 'true' black for?Sure, it can look nice but it's not necessary and therefore hardly a priority. And I think you'll find that e-paper/ink or physical/pulped paper and ink are often not 'true' black and white, as the contrast can be uncomfortable to look at.
ballsystemlord - Thursday, October 27, 2022 - link
Even if the pages of paper exclusively use "true black" ink, the paper it self has to be thick enough so that you don't see the ink from the other page and the one beneath it.In recent years, paper has been getting thinner. I have 100 year old books. And I have books from the 60s. And then books from the 2000s. Guess which ones you can see through? If you guessed only the 2000s, you'd be right.
Ptosio - Friday, December 2, 2022 - link
At this price, Iwould expect a modern, efficient SOC such as Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 to take advantage of the battery lifepotential the e-paper provides.