Bill McGonigle <b...@bfccomputing.com> writes: > > On 04/05/2010 11:17 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen wrote: > > My FreeRunner runs at ~280 DPI > > Wow, that's impressive. How is reading black-on-white text on it?
Not bad, actually :) However: > There's a supposition that eInk is better than LCD due to resolution, > but your screen easily exceeds FAX and is approaching laser. One of the oft-cited things that `ink' displays (including eInk, laser-print, etc.) have going for them is actually not their resolution, but the mere fact that they're illuminated from the viewing side rather than behind; another less-frequently-cited advantage is that black-and-white `ink' displays are *actually just black and white* rather than simulating white via RGB--with these super-high pixel-densities, the individual colour-elements are packed-in at almost *900 per inch*, which is enough for the ridge-marks in fingerprints on the screen to actually create a lenticular `shimmering rainbow' effect.... Luckly, the shimmering-fingerprints issue actually isn't *usually* all *that* bad, and can be remedied by wiping the screen clean (preferably in a horizontal motion ;)) Text can be made *amazingly* small on the FreeRunner before it becomes unreadable due to pixelation--I much sooner run into the limits of my vision, and my vision's pretty good. The itsy-bitsy text on the OpenStreetMap tiles is even pretty readable..., but only if the screen is close enough to one's face that one can really focus on it. I just had to hack it because I wanted to be able to know where I was at a *glance*, like when I'm driving. -- "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))." _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/