10-20-2011, 11:44 AM | #31 | ||
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However there are several major differences between the two.
*AFFS+ is suppose to be REALLY good in daylight with similar screen quality of IPS. Since this device is sold as a reading device and not a tablet the screen alone is reason to buy this over the nook and Fire. =X= Last edited by =X=; 10-20-2011 at 11:46 AM. |
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10-20-2011, 01:49 PM | #32 | |
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Waiting to see how the Vox, Fire, and NC II do in the real world. |
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10-20-2011, 01:58 PM | #33 | |
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10-20-2011, 03:06 PM | #34 |
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And here's a Youtube add http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnbpq...eature=related
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10-20-2011, 03:13 PM | #35 | |
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However my response was targeted to your comment. The "Vox will do good in places where the nook and Fire aren't sold". Point is I disagree there is several good reason why folks would pick up the Vox over the nook/Fire. Just because you nor I would pick one up doesn't mean there isn't value. I'm not sure how your comment on the AFFS screen applies only to folks who want to read. This applies to anybody wanting to use the device in the sun regardless if the use is for reading or using the tablet. But the sunlight use is hypothetical until the Vox is released we won't know how good it is in direct sunlight. =X= |
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10-20-2011, 04:28 PM | #36 |
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Nah. It's being sold as a tablet as well - otherwise they wouldn't bother emphasising the Android aspect and being able to install apps. They'd just talk about being able to read magazines, comics, and children's books in color.
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10-20-2011, 04:30 PM | #37 | |
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AFFS+ is the screens they use on Motion Computing View anyway screen.. those are 2 grand + tablets.. It comes down to specs vs ecosystem vs price vs best bang for the buck.. |
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10-20-2011, 05:13 PM | #38 | |
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10-20-2011, 05:24 PM | #39 |
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If Apple hadn't started making Tablets with IPS screens, we'd probably still have crappy tablets. Now it seems that is a spec you have to have to compete, and I'm glad. Kobo just one up everyone on screen, although most people probably have never heard of an AFFS screen so I don't know how much traction they'll get from it.
I can't tell you how many convertible tablets I bought where the screens viewing angles weren't even readable(-coughs- HP) in tablet mode if it were flat on a table. So thank you Apple for pushing these companies to start making better stuff. Now I'm actually having to chose who to buy.. what a dilemma I like having. |
10-21-2011, 11:30 AM | #40 |
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I wonder why we didn't get a sneak peek of the Vox at some of the recent techie conferences? It'd be nice to see people actually messing with it (well, lightly messing with it) instead of the PR ad. Maybe they were still working out some sizable kinks at the time and didn't want hiccups on camera.
The press releases say it'll be sold at Best Buy and the like but not when. I assume after the ship date, but it'd be nice to know how much of a window I have before my other tablet ships (and cancel in time, if I change my mind on it). |
10-21-2011, 11:54 AM | #41 |
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May be just because of lack of manufacturing/supply-right now they seem to be mostly used in a pretty specialized niche for displays (cockpits).
If Kobo is successful with their tablet, manufacturers may gear up to handle enough volume to make it more popular. And there were rumors earlier in the year that Amazon was looking at the tech for their future tablets-seems like a nice fit for both of them actually. |
10-21-2011, 01:45 PM | #42 |
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This is purely conjecture on my part, but connecting the dots on the AFFS+ display ... Indigo Books and Music, here in Canada, is the majority shareholder of Kobo (either 59% or 60% - I've seen both figures quoted.) The CEO of Indigo is Heather Reisman. She's married to Onex Corporation CEO Gerald Schwartz. One on Onex's subsidiaries is Spirit AeroSystems. I wonder if someone along the way thought, "Hmmm, why not use an airplane cockpit display in Kobo's ereader."
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10-21-2011, 02:07 PM | #43 |
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They are on both the Canadian and US Best Buy sites now.
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10-21-2011, 03:28 PM | #44 |
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To pre-order now, but they're not out on the floor. :-(
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10-21-2011, 07:59 PM | #45 | |
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You can find out more here: http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/investor-relations/ Interestingly, B&N has its next earnings release on Nov 22 and, just this morning, its Chief Financial Officer resigned abruptly, including his role as director in the company. Indigo reports its recent performance on Nov 7; perhaps we will learn new things about Kobo then. Happily, that will be several days since the release of the Kobo Vox so some colour may be added to the financial commentary about that ... and that will still be a full week before Kindle Fire comes to market. |
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