Seiko Epson from Japan has a new prototype of a new ereader with an outstanding resolution of 1200 x 1600 pixels covering a 6.7″ display screen (making a dpi of about 230). That’s crisp! It’s about 3 times more resolved that a standard LCD screen. Standard ebook readers have dots-per-inch of around 170ish. The size is 120 x 180 m, about the B6 paper size.
Judging from the photo, the text is even crystal-clear looking from an extremely steep angle (you can make out clearly the graphs and text). There isn’t much glare on the screen too at this angle. Imagine reading them at a normal angle. All seems good with this prototype now, except that you can’t miss the fact that it’s real sharp – at all sides, and thin too. This can be either both a good thing or a bad thing. It may look sleek, but the pointy end can be a bit uncomfortable.
Info on the detailed specs is limited as this is just a prototype. But the available specs tells us that this is pretty amazing. Take into consideration that this is just a prototype and the commercial ones will only get better.
- Overall size: 7.1″ x 4.7″ x 0.1″ (extremely thin compared to other dedicated ebook devices)
- Display: 6.7″ screen, 1200 x 1600 pixel resolutions, E-ink technology couple with proprietary TFT design.
- Weight: 57 g
- Contrast ratio: 8:1
- Reflectivity: 43%
- Refreshing time: 0.7 s
- Battery life: 1400 page turns (this prototype uses only a single cell battery)
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