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ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by _blop »

JKCalhoun wrote: post #76
jmull wrote: post #6

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Well, it’s $399, which is very different price point than an iPad Pro with Apple pencil. They detail some other advantages, like the texture of the surface, though we can’t evaluate that without getting one in hand. It’s a much more focused device, which is a pro and a con. Personally, I’ll stick with my iPad Pro, but I hope this is actually good and successful.

I put a textured surface on my iPad Pro to great effect. It's one of those stick-on "screen protector" affairs. I find it much nicer if you predominantly use the Apple pencil (Procreate, etc.). I haven't yet tried it with the new handwriting recognition in iOS.

I frequently hear that screen protectors which mimic paper surface lead to a much faster abrasion of the tip of the Apple pencil. Is this the same in your case?

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by zaksoup »

jm_l wrote: post #105
ksd482 wrote: post #97

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21ms sounds really low, which is good of course. But as humans, would we notice 21ms lag while writing even if we paid close attention?

You would definitely notice a 21ms lag while writing. Ideally you want to get below 10ms, but for physical-object-like responsiveness 1ms is the standard. See this old video from Microsoft research which demonstrates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOvQCPLkPt4

I just watched the video and maybe I missed it but doesn't that mean that in order to have 1ms latency you'd have to have a screen refresh rate of 1000 frames per second? That seems like it would cause serious cost increases for displays, controllers, and graphics cards.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by thaumaturgy »

fastball wrote: post #85
thaumaturgy wrote: post #39

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It doesn't support any of the proprietary ebook formats, but it does display PDFs wonderfully and I use mine often this way. I also export trip itineraries, lists, project files and so on to PDF and keep them on my ReMarkable. It's handy for that.

Does it support epub?

I remembered having trouble with this previously, so I just tried it again.

It "supports" epub in that I can load a DRM-free epub file onto it and then view it on the device, but it's not formatted well. The default font is unnecessarily large, some italicized text isn't being italicized, icons and other images are missing, and other layout elements aren't being rendered (sidebars for instance). This could be a problem with this specific file, but the PDF version renders fine and I think this might be the same trouble I was having with another epub file.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by ASalazarMX »

bgorman wrote: post #72

Would anyone here be interested in a eink phone running something like WebOS optimized for eink displays? I really feel WebOS was too early and PWAs make the barrier to entry much lower for a WebOS-like device.

I would gladly trade a single-digit screen refresh for a week of battery life... and then I would trade back a couple of days of battery for an extra on-demand screen for videos :/

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by Abishek_Muthian »

nathcd wrote: post #46

This looks so nice, and I've been desperate for years for a great, fast-refreshing e-ink device and/or monitor, but the closed ecosystem is so disappointing. Their 'avoid distractions' marketing is fine and good, but locking down the device makes it a non-starter for me. At the very least I'd need a feed reader I can use (without some workaround where I send stuff through the "remarkable cloud"). Am I reading things…

>This looks so nice, and I've been desperate for years for a great, fast-refreshing e-ink device and/or monitor,

Unfortunately, the e-ink monitor space has still just two major players - Dasung/Onyx and there is a need gap for 'Affordable E-Ink large external displays'[1]. I hope that these newer e-Ink tablet/reader makers graduate soon to make large external monitors, but then again I've been hoping that for past several years.

[1]https://needgap.com/problems/43-affordable-e-ink-large-exter...

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by infogulch »

ksd482 wrote: post #97
h3ctic wrote: post #73

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Yes, apparently it only has a latency of 21ms

21ms sounds really low, which is good of course. But as humans, would we notice 21ms lag while writing even if we paid close attention?

I think you have to get below 10ms for humans to be unable to notice. Drawing is a worst case scenario for exposing screen latency; it's hard to match reality's 0ms and a pen with a fine tip doesn't help hide any of it like a comparatively chunky finger does. That said, 40ms -> 21ms is a really big improvement which could make the experience go from awkward to quite usable.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by system2 »

pachico wrote: post #87

Unfortunately I had to buy an iPad (first apple product I buy ever) for my girlfriend since she needs an app (for work, she's a teacher) that only runs in iOS. I say unfortunately because I would have bought a ReMarkable instead :(

It is a very strange to compare two. They are absolutely serving different purposes.

Re: ReMarkable 2.0 – A digital notebook that feels like paper

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Post by markvdb »

Andrex wrote: post #80
roel_v wrote: post #16

How good is a ReMarkable as an ebook reader? I don't care that much about the writing, but having a large size ebook reader that can display A4 pdfs in acceptable quality would be a game changer for me...

Same question, but for sheet music... Would be amazing to hook this up to a pedal to turn pages, or some even more advanced MIDI-USB solution...

It speaks usb-c and it runs a fairly unlocked embedded linux if I'm well informed. You'd probably get lucky hooking it up to a page turn pedal...

If I weren't such a cheapskate, or if there were a budget for these kind of things where I teach the guitar, I'd probably experiment with this for teaching...

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