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Thoughts on Daylight Computer

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Re: Thoughts on Daylight Computer

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Post by throw-qqqqq »

bookofjoe wrote: post #47
jim180 wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sounds like nano texture from Apple. Much less reflective than standard glass, but with added graininess, which is clearly visible to me :(

Thank you for saving me a nice chunk of change by closing out my eternal debate about whether or not to pony up for a nano texture screen.

This topic is very subjective IMO.

Some love the glossy screens, others the matte ones. And this is really what it comes down to for me.

I would try getting a chance to view the difference in person before deciding.

Re: Thoughts on Daylight Computer

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Post by steveBK123 »

I've got one coming my way hopefully in next 2 months..

I kind of see it similarly to this review - a new category of device and not quite a 1-1 replacement of anything I have.

I have reluctantly owned Kindles & iPads since v1 of each, and don't particularly like either.

For me the iPad is always the 2nd (or 3rd) best device - if I'm seated indoors at a table or sofa, a MacBook is better.. if I'm on the go, a big iPhone is better.. if I am doing book length reading, a kindle is better. I can go a week or three without picking up my iPad. I find the OS annoyingly close to being a proper mini MacOS that never quite gets close enough in terms of multitasking/etc. It almost would be better by not trying to do so many things.

That said I find Kindles to be the worst tech product I regularly use, hands down. It's good for reading books in bed, thats basically it. But its so much better at that, I use it daily.

All the notetaking/highlighting/sharing functionality is garbage. Attempts to download/purchase more books on it are clunky enough I just wait til I'm back at phone/desktop. It also has the most bizarre ad targeting showing me content I would never read despite having nearly 20 years of my reading history.

I've even tried the Remarkable (v1) for a couple years as a work note-taking device.

So I'm hoping the Daylight solves the "3rd device" issue a bit better, but tbd. Light computing, mostly for reading, plus some light note taking, touch & keyboard, better battery life and a screen that works outdoors.

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Post by graemep »

criddell wrote: post #53
graemep wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They look like good products, but my daughter had a really bad experience with them - she bought one, it arrived with the screen broken, and they refused to accept that was possible and said she must have broken it and refused a refund.

Sounds like an easy thing to dispute through your credit card company. Also check your card benefits. Mine has theft and damage coverage and I've used it to replace a phone I dropped.

She was really busy and left it too late to go to the card company by the time she had finished arguing with them.

Re: Thoughts on Daylight Computer

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Post by Daegalus »

steveBK123 wrote: post #63

I've got one coming my way hopefully in next 2 months.. I kind of see it similarly to this review - a new category of device and not quite a 1-1 replacement of anything I have. I have reluctantly owned Kindles & iPads since v1 of each, and don't particularly like either. For me the iPad is always the 2nd (or 3rd) best device - if I'm seated indoors at a table or sofa, a MacBook is better.. if I'm on the go, a big iPh…

I had a similar adventure.

I ended up with a Meebook E-Reader P78 Pro. It is an android based e-reader with a stylus and note-taking capabilities. Even has the ability to enable Google Play Store.

I added Kindle, Library, and Audiobookshelf to mine, along with Obsidian and some note taking stuff. it works fairly well, nowhere near perfect, but its also much cheaper than the DC-1.

Maybe look into that also. There might be newer versions or alternatives. Maybe something from Boox

Re: Thoughts on Daylight Computer

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Post by Daegalus »

Daegalus wrote: post #67
steveBK123 wrote: post #63

I've got one coming my way hopefully in next 2 months.. I kind of see it similarly to this review - a new category of device and not quite a 1-1 replacement of anything I have. I have reluctantly owned Kindles & iPads since v1 of each, and don't particularly like either. For me the iPad is always the 2nd (or 3rd) best device - if I'm seated indoors at a table or sofa, a MacBook is better.. if I'm on the go, a big iPh…

I had a similar adventure. I ended up with a Meebook E-Reader P78 Pro. It is an android based e-reader with a stylus and note-taking capabilities. Even has the ability to enable Google Play Store. I added Kindle, Library, and Audiobookshelf to mine, along with Obsidian and some note taking stuff. it works fairly well, nowhere near perfect, but its also much cheaper than the DC-1. Maybe look into that also. There migh…

Just to add, I bought this primarily for Reading, and note taking second on occasion.

Re: Thoughts on Daylight Computer

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Post by numpad0 »

Certified wrote: post #44

Whatever happened to the transflective lcds that were popular in carputers in the 2000s? They seem to be a perfect fit for a tablet and I have been puzzled that no one has jumped on using them in one. from the transflective wikipedia page [1] "A transflective liquid-crystal display is a liquid-crystal display (LCD) with an optical layer that reflects and transmits light (transflective is a portmanteau of transmissive…

LEDs replaced CCFL tubes in backlighting. LED was still too dark until iPhone 4S or 5, but once it became bright enough and automatic brightness control matured, it quickly eliminated needs for transflective displays.

Transflective displays are also generally "low quality" in eyes of regular consumers. That drives down margins and eliminate less flashy options.

Re: Thoughts on Daylight Computer

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Post by AlanYx »

jim180 wrote: post #42
AlanYx wrote: post #39

One thing about the DC-1 that this piece doesn't mention is the graininess of the display. It's not resolution-related... on a pure white background the display looks slightly speckled, like it has some film grain. I find this impairs readability of small text. (Matte and nano texture displays on many devices often have some degree of graininess on pure white, but it's more prominent on the DC-1 than I'm used to.) Pe…

Sounds like nano texture from Apple. Much less reflective than standard glass, but with added graininess, which is clearly visible to me :(

The grain on the DC-1 is quite a bit more noticeable than the grain on Apple's nanotexture displays. I don't find the latter distracting, but I found that I couldn't really read PDFs with small text on the DC-1 because of the grain. (Some of that is probably resolution-related too, to be fair.)
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