Re:LG made an 18-inch display you can roll up like a newspaper
by codecamper on Monday January 04, 2016 @07:03AM
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I'd like a larger e-ink so that I could work outside. Doesn't need to be color, though that would be nice.
Re:LG made an 18-inch display you can roll up like a newspaper
by berntb on Monday January 04, 2016 @08:21AM
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Also, fast update rates are critical to browse a document.
Browsing is needed for manuals and similar, those are also where you need a larger screen for PDF files.
(Literature is totally ok on a small screen with slower refresh.)
Re:LG made an 18-inch display you can roll up like a newspaper
by frik on Monday January 04, 2016 @07:43AM
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> same battery life
The Kindle battery last for 1-2 months (book reading, it only consumes energy if you turn the page -> e-ink display!).
The iPad battery last for 1-7 days, depening what you do with it and how bright you set the IPS display.
Many own both an iPad as well as a Kindle - both have their advantages.
(edit: I meant WiFi-only Kindle)
Re:LG made an 18-inch display you can roll up like a newspaper
by dogma1138 on Monday January 04, 2016 @10:10AM
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The Kindle DX battery life was atrociously low people were reporting sub 50 hours/2000 page turns....
Re:LG made an 18-inch display you can roll up like a newspaper
by jerrysievert on Monday January 04, 2016 @07:52AM
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not the 3g voyage, unfortunately. with mostly default settings (including auto-brightness on the screen), mine barely lasts a plane-ride across the country.
my partner's dx, on the other hand, had no problems whatsoever.
Re:LG made an 18-inch display you can roll up like a newspaper
by mikeash on Monday January 04, 2016 @09:36AM
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eInk achieves excellent battery life by being completely unpowered when the screen isn't changing. When you press the "next page" button, you're basically booting the whole device, having it render the next page, then shutting it off again. If you're using any sort of backlight (as "auto-brightness" suggests) then you won't get that benefit and I'm not surprised your battery life is more like that of a traditional tablet. The DX doesn't have a backlight so wouldn't have that problem. If you turn your backlight off then you should see similar results.
Re:LG made an 18-inch display you can roll up like a newspaper
by jerrysievert on Monday January 04, 2016 @02:24PM
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turn off backlight, turn off 3g, turn off touch, and turn off force feedback (i am not sure if turning off touch will actually render it to act like a dx).
Re:LG made an 18-inch display you can roll up like a newspaper
by therockhead on Monday January 04, 2016 @07:42AM
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I would have guessed that the prices would have come down by this point. I could imagine it retailing for around 200 and doing quite well.
It didn't sell people didn't want it, it was way to big for most users, and way way too expensive (~400$ for the 3G version). People aren't going to pay iPad prices for an ereader of the same size, weight and these days almost the same battery life....
I love my kindle voyage but given the choice between a Kindle DX and an iPad air which costs almost the same most people would get an iPad and so would I.