I would have the chance to exchange my 24-inch LCD monitor for this 25-inch color e ink-alternative-as I could afford it
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BOOX, the maker of some of the Best ereaders And e -in -writing tablets has just announced his very first Color PC monitor. The Booox Mira Pro, it uses a 25.3-inch e Inkkale Kaleido 3 display that is approaching the appearance of paper-a screen technology that is already in use in various popular ereaders, including the Kindle Colorsoft and the Kobo Libra color.
Just like ereaders, the Mira Pro in the front is illuminated instead of background lighting such as on LCD screens, with the possibility to adjust both the brightness and the light temperature (hot or cold). There is also a special renewal button to minimize ghosting, which can be a big problem on e-paper displays. This paper -like panel will also reduce reflections and blinding.
To strengthen its monitoryforns, the Mira Pro also has a few built-in speakers and five ports, including USB-C, HDMI, Mini HDMI and DisplayPort. You can also get a MIRA Pro version to the operating system You use, whether it is Windows, Mac or Linux.
That is about the most important references of the Mira Pro, which is essentially a color version of the Black and Witbox Mira that was launched in 2023.
An easy read
I am a strong supporter of ereaders because of the e -ink screens they use, whether it is in grayscale or color. For enthusiastic readers like me, they are ‘easy in the eyes’, so that you can read well until bedtime. So wouldn’t it be nice if there was a capable E -Inkt -PC -Monitor who doesn’t press the eyes that much for the approximately eight hours I spent working?
As a photographer I would not use e -ink screen to edit my photos, because the colors would be too soft and unsaturated, but I can absolutely see it fit in my workflow in the office, which is mainly as editor of articles for TechRadar. It would replace the aging 24-inch Dell Monitor that I have currently set up in the vertical orientation, specifically for processing articles because it has major problems with viewing corridors.
Checking concepts written in a Google document by one of the writers in my team would be fantastic on an e -ink -display. I have already tried this on an e-ink screen, albeit on the 10-inch on the BOOX GO 10.3 Because it enables me to log in to my Google Drive account. However, it is not the easiest device to type (and I can’t write documents on Google), so a special monitor that seamlessly connects to my MacBook and other peripherals would indeed be fun.
Do you have a reserve change?
It is the limited use of an E -Inkt display so that I question the launch price of $ 1,899.99 / AU $ 2, 499 (about £ 1,400). I am also a bit worried about how well the E Ink Caleido 3 display on the Mira Pro may have been optimized to display the 4,096 colors in the palette.
Although Kleurboox ereaders are good – and I have tested a lot – I think Kobo has done better work to fully use the Kaleido 3 technology. So although the Mira Pro might be just enough for my specific use case, I suspect that other users would be missing.
Moreover, based on my previous experience with BOOX EREADERS (Color or Monochrome), the company has not always been able to minimize ghosts – except the BOOX PALMA -Despite the offering of multiple refresh rates that can be applied on the basis of the application per application. Would the renewal button be better? Well, I’m not sure, because I didn’t try the Mira or the Mira Pro.
No matter how high the price seems, in particular taking into account the limitations of such a screen, it seems to be a bit the same way with the prices of the ereader. For example 10-inch monochrome e ink tablets such as the 2024 Kindle SCRIBE and the Remarkable 2 Sell for more than $ 400 / £ 370 / AU $ 600, while the color Remarkable paper pro (which uses a modified version of the newer E Ink Gallery 3 technology) will return $ 579 / £ 559 / AU $ 929 with the basic sign. Extrapolize these prices for a 25-inch display and throw in the costs of the stand and I can see why it is priced so high.
And customers in the US must also take into account possible rates, so expect to pay more than the aforementioned launch price.
Despite the high price, I would be very enthusiastic about having something like that on my desk.
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