http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/ Engadget Comments for Qualcomm Mirasol display video hands-on in glorious 1080p http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
Engadget: Your bandwidth costs are going to be insane if everyone downloads your 45 mb 1080p MOV file...]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
I wish I had one of those (high bandwidth media server)...
Thanks for the reply...]]>Jan 10th 2010 3:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
http://www.betanews.com/article/The-science-behind-Qualcomms-mirasol-color-ebook-displays/1263015723]]>Jan 9th 2010 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Not exactly true... Whether a subpixel is "on" or "off", a voltage is required to maintain it's state. Also, even with a static image, the polarity of the pixel must be continually switched to prevent charge build up, which will cause a pixel to stick.]]>Jan 9th 2010 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
In ten years, most displays will use reflected light. It's just more natural and easier on our eyes.]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/So the original GameBoy Advance was way ahead of it's time?
I think maybe a combination of both reflecting natural light and using it's own light source would be ideal, that way you could use it both outdoors in the bright sun and indoors in a dark basement.]]>Jan 9th 2010 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
that's too bad cause i like to work in the dark]]>Jan 9th 2010 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/natural + a tad of blue light would be perfect...
that should make it whiter.]]>Jan 9th 2010 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Enough with the GBA comparisons! Sure it had a reflective color display (LCD in that case), but the contrast was lousy by today's standards. As was the resolution. And properly scaled up that screen would have used considerably more power than this one.]]>Jan 9th 2010 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
Pure want, covered in want-sauce]]>Jan 9th 2010 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
I'd have to agree with you, I like the tint.

I think it gives this new medium character.

I wonder if the tint is intentional?

It may turn out to be easier on the eyes for long duration skimming.
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Really?]]>Jan 9th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
However, digital photos for newspaper print are (from my limited experience) printed at around 200 PPI, while standard magazine photos are at 300 PPI, so this device falls somewhere between newspaper and magazine quality -- which is quite good.]]>Jan 10th 2010 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://armdevices.net/2010/01/08/charbax-tests-pixel-qi-at-ces-2010/]]>Jan 9th 2010 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
But video will drain the battery life, obviously. Do not let vague marketing lead you to think otherwise.]]>Jan 9th 2010 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
Your analysis makes no sense. Go to their website and give on of the like 17 whitepapers they have there to see their very up-front power comparisons. It's actually the most thorough stuff I've seen from anyone claiming low power displays. The usage models are exactly the same. Yes, any display drains power more quickly when running video, and obviously it's not bistable when running video - that's the definition of bistable! only taking power when active, duh! Anyway, kindle consumes a crapload of energy just to change the image, they say theirs is way more efficient (its a liquid vs. mechanical thing). And removing the backlight from the equation automatically gives it permanent power advantages over LCD or OLED. Whatever the usage scenario, they are saying this technology is WAY more efficient than eink, lcd, and all the others.]]>Jan 9th 2010 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
Droid, NexusOne, and other ~4" WVGA phones have a similar or higher ppi on their LCDs/OLEDs.]]>Jan 9th 2010 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
One thing worth noting here is that format should be included with ppi. this XGA is 240ppi, he said, at 5.7". That's pretty dense, so each pixel must be smaller than the typical LCD, which would make sense as each is a little mirror.]]>Jan 9th 2010 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
I picked up a kindle a couple of weeks ago for the wife. Maybe we should consider returning it since I'm not all that thrilled with it, and a dozen or so ebooks have risen from CES. ]]>Jan 9th 2010 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
Seeing as this is a reflective display, I assume the yellow tint is caused by the room lighting. They should use a light sensor to adjust colour hue depending on the ambient light. I imagine it would look amazing outdoors.

RIM, are you watching? Reflective displays making a comeback!]]>Jan 9th 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
I called Acer technical support, and they will ship out a replacement wire for me. I will wait to see how it is fixed]]>Jan 9th 2010 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 9th 2010 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/and this is cool? because?
I DONT GET IT]]>Jan 9th 2010 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/
...because the tech is very impressive and unique compared to other e-ink like solutions. Is it that hard to get? Let me know if you need help understanding anything else that's clearly obvious.]]>Jan 9th 2010 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Because it's the most promising bistable display technology out there right now. Of course it has to improve over time, but for a prototype it looks very good (e-ink looked way worse in its early years). Could be mainstream for video-enabled full-color readers/tablets in 3-5 years.]]>Jan 9th 2010 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Jan 11th 2010 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/qualcomm-mirasol-display-video-hands-on-in-glorious-1080p/Mar 6th 2010 1:40AM