10-29-2007, 02:39 PM | #1 | |
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PVI on its way to success thanks to E Ink
Taiwanese Prime View International (PVI) is one of those companies most e-book devotees don't hear much about. And yet, their success is intrinsic to our cause. PVI is the manufacturer of the E Ink panel used by many if not most of today's E Ink-based e-book readers, including the Sony Reader, the HanLin eBook, and the Bookeen Cybook. Probably the only exception is the iRex iLiad, whose advanced E Ink display has been developed in-house. DigiTimes now reports that PVI is in the progress of forging new partnerships with other computer and gadget suppliers:
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10-29-2007, 04:26 PM | #2 |
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Even the iLiads E-Ink display is produced by PVI, only the controlling electronics are engineered by iRex/Phillips, thats why it can display more greyscales than the other eink devices.
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Then we can expect the iLiad to begin using Vizplex very soon?
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10-29-2007, 07:24 PM | #4 |
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I am not so sure about that. Since the leap from current to viszplex is nat that big, i suspect, that iRex might skip vizplex. Since they develop the electronics themselves, there might be something else in the pipelines. But nothing conclusive yet.
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10-29-2007, 11:01 PM | #5 |
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But PVI says they're only making Vizplex these days. So, if iRex is, indeed, getting their panels from PVI ....
I seem to remember reading somewhere (back in the dark dusty months of spring '06) that they were making their own panels, rather than getting them from PVI. That's why I'm chasing this wild-goose, I'd like to nail down for sure what's going on there. |
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I've not yet had the opportunity to see a VizPlex screen, but comparing the original Sony Reader side-by-side with the iLiad (I have both, as you know), it's quite startling how much better the iLiad's screen is. The background is lighter and the text is "blacker". It's just a lot more "contrasty" than the PRS-500's screen. |
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10-30-2007, 04:57 AM | #7 |
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Hmmm. I remember when I talked to an iRex employee at the Frankfurt Book Fair, he said that iRex makes their displays themselves. Of course it could have been a misunderstanding in regard to panel vs. controller.
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PRS-505 is just brighter and more contrasty than the iLiad to make it comfortable to read versus the iLiad that is very uncomfortable to read other than outdoors. I would estimate the difference to be 40% between the two. This suggests that either my iLiad's screen darkened 20% since last year and was originally 20% worse than Vizplex (roughly), or the iLiad has darkened 40% in just a year, which than indicates poor quality. Anyway, I think Vizplex is better than the iLiad as I don't experience any ghosting, whereas on iLiad I experienced ghosting from the very beginning. They are in par that on both devices I have 1-1 dead pixels, but on the Sony I have an reversed c shaped spot as well. The sony's screen management is better, in that respect that I can switch it off and on quickly while I am not using it and hence save the screen, whereas on the iliad I have to wait 1 minute before switching on again. And YES there is burn-in effect on the iLiad as the dead pixel appeared and the screen became darker after a longer time I left the iLiad on accidentally. (and sometimes I have to do it on purpose, because I am using it for learning and sometimes takes hours for me just to memorize 1 page) I am glad that I have both devices because at least I have some basis for comparison and I can tell that the PRS-505 has a screen that basically you can't complain about in terms of readability, but still does not reach the readability of a newspaper IMHO (not to mention a magazine). I have the privilage now to see whether the screen gets darker over time compared to the iLiad. Still both are good devices and what is good in the Sony is bad in the iLiad and vice versa. I wish my iLiad had power management and brighter screen, so I can only hope that actually PVI makes the screen for the iLiad and soon we will see Vizplex in the iLiad as well so that I can replace the screen. |
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There does seem to be a dramatic variation in the appearance of individual eInk screens. My iLiad is completely free from ghosting and, as I said, has a much better contrast than my Sony Reader. When my CyBook Gen3 arrives I'll have the opportunity to compare it to a VizPlex screen.
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Hope my screen doesn't get darker and start ghosting. I have no ghosting and can read in pretty dim indoor lighting. My eyes are not as good as they once were either.
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