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heybart t1_j2s9iyq wrote
Reply to comment by SlinkyAvenger in Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico
I have a boox leaf 2. The ghosting is too distracting so i just end up using HD mode anyway
Silly-Victory8233 t1_j2s8vjw wrote
Reply to comment by Verbal_Combat in LG G3 OLED evo 4K TV: 70% brighter, no visible wall gap by maki23
Thank you!
Verbal_Combat t1_j2s8be7 wrote
Reply to comment by Silly-Victory8233 in LG G3 OLED evo 4K TV: 70% brighter, no visible wall gap by maki23
This is Vieste, Italy. In the region of Puglia.
busta_wolf t1_j2s72ci wrote
How much more seamless can it be? My G1 is completely flush to the wall lol
neodymiumex t1_j2s5iez wrote
Reply to comment by erc_82 in LG G3 OLED evo 4K TV: 70% brighter, no visible wall gap by maki23
If it allows them to get rid of all the brightness limiters then that will be a huge improvement. The screen dimming during a static shot is very distracting.
Weimark t1_j2s4f8s wrote
Reply to comment by erc_82 in LG G3 OLED evo 4K TV: 70% brighter, no visible wall gap by maki23
Well, because ... in some places there is a ton of natural light.
Silly-Victory8233 t1_j2s3q4r wrote
Anyone know where that place pictures on the TV is?
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nicetriangle t1_j2s2lcf wrote
Reply to comment by peteythefool in Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico
Gotcha, yeah agreed on all of the above. Spec numbers really don't tell the full story these days in hardware. Optimization is so critical.
DoctorWTF t1_j2rzgpd wrote
Reply to comment by charleswj in Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico
Some of us live in this space called "outside"...
erc_82 t1_j2rycmj wrote
Reply to comment by Unlimited_Lifes in LG G3 OLED evo 4K TV: 70% brighter, no visible wall gap by maki23
We just got a G2 at Best Buy on sale and Open box, I cant see why you would want a 70% brighter TV unless there is a ton of natural light.
peteythefool t1_j2ry7bt wrote
Reply to comment by nicetriangle in Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico
I understood brother, the guy you're replying to just might not be as tech savy, and looks at number on a sheet and just thinks equal is equal and bigger is better!
Had a similar discussion with my wife and her best friend when they were comparing buying a new iPhone 11 vs another similarly priced android phone, one of the Samsung flips, they were going on about how the cameras were bigger, how the battery was bigger, there was more ram, and so on, and that because of it the flip must have been a better phone than the iPhone. And despite me really not liking Apple, I had to try and explain why it wasn't an apples to apples comparison, and that the vertical integration apple has lets them get away, and even have better results, with subpar, or "inferior" specs.
SlinkyAvenger t1_j2rwvxq wrote
Reply to comment by torama in Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico
Very much this. I have a boox note air 2 and it's been amazing as a tablet/journal with exceptional battery life. While traveling I use it far more often than my laptop (paired with a bluetooth keyboard, of course).
doxypoxy t1_j2rwueo wrote
Meanwhile the G1 (yes, one) continues to be close to USD 2000 for the 55 inch model in my country. Sigh
nicetriangle t1_j2rrqoq wrote
Reply to comment by bad_apiarist in Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico
Higher megapixel sensors often give you better image sharpness and they can be binned to get better low light sensitivity when shot at lower resolutions. Also a lot of people (myself included) are ditching dedicated cameras for their photography and so yeah, I want a big image if I can get one. You can legitimately have decent sized prints made or use them as desktop wallpapers and that sort of thing. Larger image sizes also allow you to crop in on an image and still have a decent amount of resolution to work with.
I ditched my old Canon 5D3 when I got my last iPhone because I was no longer using the Canon professionally and the only reason I was holding onto it was for travel. The new iPhone finally shot good enough photos that I didn't feel the need to lug around a large camera anymore. It's not as good as the Canon but it's good enough now and sure as hell less of a hassle to carry around and doesn't immediately flag me as a tourist wherever I may be.
nicetriangle t1_j2rr187 wrote
Reply to comment by peteythefool in Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico
My reply was simply to the "just 13 mpx" part. 12 is fairly par for the course for many cellphones. I understand there's a lot more going on in imaging than just the pixel count.
peteythefool t1_j2rqj5y wrote
Reply to comment by nicetriangle in Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico
Megapixel count is meaningless in the world of post processing. Apple has basically the same 12 MP sensor since the iPhone 8 (maybe the X, not sure) and their post processing does most of the heavy lifting. They've been consistently taking some of the best photos in the mobile space, and definitely the best videos. Samsung and Google have been working hard to take the crown, but Apple got a head start as they've been working with the same hardware for quite some time now.
I've seen 48mp photos taken by my old Poco F3 (released in 2021) that looked noticeably worse than photos taken by an iPhone x (released in 2017).
bnetimeslovesreddit t1_j2rmkmm wrote
Reply to comment by stepanm99 in Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico
Its certainly sounds like positive behaviour change when the phone limits your capacity to mindless zombie like scrolling
Unlimited_Lifes t1_j2rljpc wrote
I guess this is the g2 price drop I’ve been waiting for.
torama t1_j2rlfm2 wrote
Reply to comment by heybart in Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico
You should try a modern e-note like an Onyx Boox Note Air, the refresh rate has improved a lot, you can even kind of watch videos. The trade off is between ghosting and refresh rate really, which you can adjust.
Allegedlyroofies t1_j2rknay wrote
Reply to Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico
I’ll pass on the products the Chinese government has back door access to.
beamingnour t1_j2rkeuh wrote
Reply to Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico
This is kinda cool
[deleted] t1_j2riyfa wrote
Today I learnt that the outside brightness is well over 10,000 nits. Hdr has a long way to go
DestroyerOfIphone t1_j2rijyx wrote
Reply to Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico
What is the refresh rate?
Ghozer t1_j2sazsl wrote
Reply to LG G3 OLED evo 4K TV: 70% brighter, no visible wall gap by maki23
"LG calls its new One Wall Design approach “ultra-seamless” and says that it will leave no visible gap between the wall and the G3"
yet gap is clearly visible, on the included 'promo' image