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There's a new company whose name I forget making a transflective display tablet.
I would be very interested in this, esp. if it runs Linux.
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Writing on recent e-ink tablets is like writing on paper. The lag is difficult to notice. I don't know how it compares to Apple tablets.
Which device(s) in particular? I'll try to find one to try it. Most electronics retailers tend to be displaying the Apple type stuff and the copycats. I assumed it was representative of screens in general.
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> Even my current macbook pro isn't that good outside. There's a hack for that. Involves running a full screen transparent overlay which tricks the OS into letting you turn the screen brightness all the way up. Silly that it's necessary but works very well. I don't remember the name of the program.
Trying to outbright the sun on a battery powered device just results in displays w/ burnt-in screen elements and a dead battery.
Any first-hand experiences with the Nxtpaper devices? There's a lot of press coverage of the release official material, especially on the 14 inch model, but few actual reviews. Availability or even infos on availability is an issue, at least in Europe as well.
I just ordered the nxtpaper 11 arrives next week so will post back later. I was torn between the HannsNote2 and Nxtpaper 11 but the battery life for the HannsNote2 is apparently less than 3 hours which I think is not going to cut it for a device which is meant to take me away from my phone I ordered the nxtpaper from TechInn - I think they ship global
I am annoyed because I realised the Nxtpaper 11 is available on amazon.de the product listing was just buried because it hadn't bubbled up the search and its name isn't great for search.
Have only used it a few hours so some initial thoughts:
- this is my first ever real tablet but its heavier than I thought, its a bit awkward to read one handed especially without anything to grip, I might get one of those hand bands to get a lightweight grip
- the tablet is noticeably slow, you can see some slight frame choppiness when scrolling in Substack for example, but obviously way better than an eink reader
- the Nxtvision settings for reading mode and eye comfort mode are quite nice. Images and figures in documents look pleasingly "flat"
- the resolution is noticeably low, I do notice the DPI is not that crisp when reading PDFs
- I like the matte screen texture it is quite pleasing
- reading code on it via Github was quite fun/pleasant
All things considered for 250 Euros its probably worth a try if you're not too fussy. I can live with the shortcomings, this is a sufficiently niche space that it'll take a while for the perfect product to drop out.
I'd love to get my hands on a Hannsnote 2 to compare