• sapo@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I don’t think it’s a bad idea in principle, but what got me suspicious is that I couldn’t find the resolution anywhere on their page. From the only picture of the screen I found, it looks painfully low res:

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      Also, a big selling point of e-ink is that it can be lit externally and match the color tone and brightness of your outside environment. If you’re blocking out the outside environment, what’s the point of e-ink?

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        Even while lit, e-ink appears different than a backlit screen. Being front lit, it does still mimic a book being lit by a light. Eye fatigue is a big talking point when considering backlit vs frontlit displays.

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          I’m not convinced that benefit would hold true if it was locked to your head, but the details are still sketchy, so I’d be happy to be convinced otherwise by some third party reviews.

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          The difference between e-ink and digital screens is massive. I’m not sure how they’ll be able to make e-ink look good in these glasses though

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        lol but that’s one of the benefits. You ever try to lay down and read? Shit is uncomfortable. With one of these you could just lie on your back on your bed which would be an awesome experience imo

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          For years now I have only read ebooks on my phone, so one evening I decided to get back to the habit of reading real books.

          So I take my time and carefully pick just the right book, gather some pillows, turn off the lights and lay comfortable on the couch. And after a few confused moments of flipping through pages I realized that these fucking things didn’t work in the dark. And I really don’t like to read under a bright light anymore so back to reddit it was for that evening.

          That said, I think I’ll skip this one, doesn’t sound too comfortable.