Amazon Kindle Fire VS. Kyobo Mirasol e-Reader

I’m really quite excited about the possibilities with the Mirasol screen, but I think that this version 1.0 commercial screen just isn’t ready for prime time.  Every demo I see, the screen has an odd bluish/purplish tint to it.  Also, for video, it’s obvious that the refresh rate just isn’t there yet with the tearing and frame rate issues.  I’m tremendously anxious, though, to see Qualcomm work with Amazon on the next version of the Kindle, as I still think the Mirasol displays seem the superior choice right now among LCD alternates:

•  Vs e-Ink Triton screens, the Triton simply can’t refresh fast enough to do video effectively
•  Vs PixelQi, the Mirasol screens are color all the time, while the PixelQi colors fade to black and white in bright light, by design.
•  Vs electrowetting displays…well, there ARE none yet

I know OLED is coming, but as an e-Reader, I find that these e-Ink and Mirasol displays are infinitely more readable than any form of LCD.  (That said, I haven’t SEEN an OLED in practice, but I’ll have to assume that the fact that they’re still using lighted pixels will create eyestrain issues that passive displays won’t.)  Ah, what a good time to be an e-Reader fan!

Disclaimer: I do think, though, that even though I love Mirasol tech, it’ll be very tempting for Amazon not to go with the Triton for the next Kindle. They don’t really need video when the fire will likely remain LCD (or OLED) in the next edition and their traditional e-Readers need only display text. The war for the next Kindle/Kobo/Nook screen will be fought on price per unit.