Daylight DC1: 반투명 LCD 태블릿 리뷰

Daylight DC1은 60Hz e-페이퍼 태블릿으로, Kindle의 눈 친화적인 디스플레이와 iPad의 기능이 결합된 제품입니다.

### Daylight DC1: 60Hz '라이브 페이퍼' 태블릿 리뷰
* 📱 Daylight DC1은 안드로이드 13에서 실행되는 **10.5인치 60Hz '라이브 페이퍼' 태블릿**으로, 집중력과 웰빙을 위해 설계되었습니다.
* 📚 전자 잉크 디스플레이의 장점(종이와 같은 품질, 눈의 피로 감소 등)과 **안드로이드 태블릿의 다용도성**을 결합한 제품입니다.
* 🖊 태블릿에는 필기 및 낙서를 위한 **와콤 펜**이 함께 제공되어 촉각적인 필기 경험을 선사합니다.
* 💡 깜박임과 청색광을 줄여주는 **DC 디밍 기술**이 적용된 **따뜻한 백라이트**가 탑재되어 있어 눈이 민감한 사용자도 안심하고 사용할 수 있습니다.
* ⚙ 하지만 이 태블릿은 **느린 프로세서, 키보드 케이스 부족, 무거운 무게** 등 1세대 제품으로서 몇 가지 문제에 직면해 있습니다.
* Daylight DC1의 가장 논란이 되는 부분은 전자 잉크가 아닌 **반투과형 LCD인 '라이브 페이퍼' 디스플레이**입니다.
* ❌ 전자 잉크와 직접 비교하는 것은 **혼란과 비판**을 불러일으켰으며, 많은 사람들이 **오해의 소지**가 있다고 지적했습니다.
* 💸 가격이 **729달러인 Daylight DC1**은 iPad Air 11이나 다른 전자 잉크 태블릿보다 비싸기 때문에 향후 버전에서 개선의 여지가 있는 틈새 제품입니다.

so a couple of days ago, I posted a clip to threads. If you missed it, here it is. And what you're looking at right here is the world's first 60 HZ eaper display. And look, I know in my post I said it was 120 htz, and they told me it was going to be 120 multiple times, but I think what's happening is it is capable of 120 HZ, but they're locking it to 60 for now. So yeah, we're just going to call it 60 HZ. Anyway, after I made that post, tons of comments. Some were excited about this potentially game-changing Tech, the idea of a fast refresh rate Kindle where you get all the benefits of the Kindle without the distractions of the iPad, and then some people saying that well, this is essentially a worse version of the iPad. It's basically an iPad without color. But also, there were a lot of people who were confused about the actual technology behind the display. Is it actually e in, or is it something else? And after a ton

of research of the past week and testing and back and forth with the daylight team. I have your answers, but let's just start with the basics. What is it and why does it exist? So, this is the daylight dc1, a 10.5-inch 60Hz e-aper Tablet running on Android 13 that is designed for deep focus and well-being, as it states on the website. Now, the way I see this device is it's sort of slots right in the middle between the Kindles of the world and the iPads of the world. With a Kindle, you get the really nice screen that has this paper-light quality with e-ink, but then on the other hand, you've got the iPads, which are infinitely more capable and powerful but aren't as good for your eyes. And the fact that they have this really nice screen and you can download any app to it makes you just want to use it for content consumption like Netflix, YouTube, social media. So, this device takes the best of both worlds, having an actually good refresh rate but also

sharing some of the same unique qualities as e in now. Keep in mind, this display is not e. I want to get that out of the way, and we're going to talk about the display a little bit later, but first, let's talk about my actual experience using the device. So overall, using this device for the past 2 weeks, I can say that for the most part, this device has accomplished its goal, which is to create a healthier, more human-friendly computer. Because the display is limited to black and white, I didn't find myself wanting to scroll through social media, even though it is fully capable of doing so. Watching videos in monochrome just really isn't enjoyable. Paired with the incredibly tinny sounding speakers on it, makes it terrible for media consumption, which in this case is actually a good thing. So instead of mindlessly scrolling when I picked up this device, I gravitated towards more productive and less stimulating tasks. Because it runs on Android 13, you're able to install any app on the App Store. So not only was I

able to install the Kindle app and have instant access to all my ebooks. I was also able to install the Bible app to get some reading done there or browse through Chrome to do some research. And I think an important distinction between reading on the daylight and reading on a Kindle is that you're not just limited to Amazon's Monopoly, that is the Kindle store, but if you actually wanted to pull up a third-party App, maybe catch up on the news or pull up a recipe, you can now actually not only do that but do that smoothly. So for things like highlighting text or making annotations, all of that is just much nicer on the daylight with that 60 HZ refresh rate. Now on top of doing all of that stuff, daylight also gives you a stylus or a pen made by Wacom. It doesn't use any batteries, so you don't need to charge it. And I was able to use it for note-taking, creating to-do lists, and even doodle a little bit, which is something I haven't

done in years, and honestly, these days it seems like screen time is only going up. So, having something actually tactile that you can write on, instead of just clicking or tapping on a screen, is refreshing. When the device is off and I see it laying there on the couch, I don't feel the urge that I would with like an iPhone or an iPad to just pick it up and scroll around or maybe browse social media. But then another benefit with this device is its backlight. Now, modern displays like the one you're probably watching this video on right now run into two problems for a small amount of people. So, the first problem is blue light, and the second problem is that they flicker. So, yes, even right now as you're watching this video, your screen is actually flickering a couple hundred times per second, and if you lower your brightness, it'll flicker at a slower rate. This is a process that's called PWM or pulse width modulation. For most people, this is not a problem, but if you have sensitive eyes, it can lead to eye

strain headaches, or in extreme cases, even migraines and seizures. So instead of using PWM, the daylight uses what's called DC dimming, which is completely free of any flicker. But then maybe something a little more people care about is blue light. Now, the daylight features this warmish backlight, so if you compare it to a Kindle, it is much warmer. But then at night, it also has this extremely warm Amber backlight, which is supposedly 100% blue light-free, which you can dial into your own liking. Now, these two things, flicker-free and blue light-free, may not even affect you, and you might not even care about this stuff, but it's nice to know that they're thinking about these people who could potentially be sensitive to these effects. But then this is sort of where I ran into a couple of issues with this device. Of course, no product is perfect, and this being a first-end product, there's going to be some issues. So for one, it doesn't have the fastest processor. It uses the MediaTek Helio G99, which I haven't heard of. But what I

can say is that the two apps that I use the most on a day-to-day basis don't actually run that well on the daylight. So spark, my preferred email client, is just slow, laggy, and often crashes, and is basically completely unusable. Like in my 2 weeks of testing, I just couldn't get any emails done on it, which is a big part of my day-to-day. And then the other app that I use a ton is notion, and again notion feels sluggish and clunky. Opening different pages, navigating around the UI just feels a little bit slow. This one isn't as bad as spark, like it's still usable, but it's just not as snappy or as responsive as I would like it to be. But then the thing that makes it feel incomplete is the lack of a keyboard case. Generally with a tablet meant for productivity, you would want some sort of first-party attachable or detachable keyboard case so you don't have to carry around a separate Bluetooth keyboard. With the daylight though, even though there is some sort of

connector in the back. They're not selling any keyboard cases, so then not only do you have to find some sort of stand to prop it up, but you also have to bring your own Bluetooth keyboard, and it really made me not want to use it for any sort of uh tasks that require typing, which is a lot of my day. So that's the first thing. But the second thing is just the overall hardware of the device. It's made from this recycled plastic material, which feels a little bit cheap, and it's also quite heavy, coming in at 550 g. Compared to other tablets in the same size range, the iPad Air comes in at 462 g, and the remarkable 2 comes in at 403 g. So at 550 g, it feels a little bit hefty, and I have gotten this comment from a couple of friends who I've handed this device to. And also, this might be a matter of preference or potentially for the blue light reasons, but uh, the backl on it is oddly warm, which I just didn't personally like.

lastly, the display isn't particularly the sharpest, coming in at 190 pixels per inch compared to the 200 plus on the remarkable books and the iPad air. Makes this one just a tad bit fuzzy when you're really looking close. It's not that bad, but I do wish that it was a little bit sharper. So all that I can understand it's a first-gen product. I assume that they're going to improve on it in version two. But I think the biggest problem that I have with this device is the display, but not even the display itself, but the way that they market the display. And this is something that I've noticed on different posts, different comments, replies to their social media posts that people are not only one confused about the tech behind it, but also for the people that know what it actually is. They're actively calling them out on it because it's a little bit misleading. Here's what I'm talking about. So on the website, it says we invented a new type of display.

that's like e in, but faster. Or here, it says super fast like e in, but better. But as I mentioned before, it's not e in. And when you look at the specs on the device, they call it a live paper display. But what is live paper? And if it truly is a new invention that they've come out with, why isn't there more information on it? It took a bit of digging, but eventually I found the answer in the daylight subreddit where the founder made a post. Here's what it says: We developed our own custom eaper display Tech. We call it live paper. We focused on solving the trade-offs our LCDs traditionally have around reflectance percentage, metallic look, not paperlike enough, viewing angle, white slate, etc., etc. Now, if you caught it, the answer was right there in that post. So, this turns out is not e in, but it is an LCD display. To be specific, it's a transflective LCD, which is just another variation of LCD. I'm not going to go into the specifics, but what you need to

know is that transflective LCDs have been around since the early 2000s, and even today are used in applications where display needs to be viewable indoors as well as outdoors. Take for example a smartwatch. But fundamentally, this is not a new type of display, and by directly comparing it to e-ink, I can't help but feel that it's a little bit misleading for the consumer. In fact, let's compare it to e-ink. I have a 7-year-old Kindle right here, and if you look at the side by side, these two displays actually look quite similar. But there are some differences. For example, on the right, you can see that the Kindle has higher contrast. The whites are wider. Also, viewing angles. LCDs are just not as good as e-ink, and that's because e-ink and LCD fundamentally work in completely different ways. With e-ink, there's actually a layer of ink that is physically moving back and forth, which will obviously interact with light much more differently than an LCD display, which uses tons of layers: a polarizer, a

reflector. So when viewed at certain angles, it's not going to have the same visibility as an e-ink display. Not to mention, one of the biggest advantages of e-ink is that it is bi-stable, meaning that once an image is set, it doesn't require constant electricity to maintain that image. LCD, on the other hand, does require constant electricity, so once you turn it off, the image disappears. So while this tablet can still be pretty efficient and have a pretty good battery life, it's not going to be at the same levels as, let's say, a Kindle or any other e-ink tablet. Now look, I get it, this is a tough challenge to solve because on the one hand, it does resemble e-ink in some ways. It's non-emissive, which means you can use it without any backlight like e-ink, and it also has the matte texture that people typically associate with e-ink. But just because you put a matte texture on an LCD display does not make it e-ink. And again, when you directly compare it to a different technology.

that is fundamentally different. It becomes incredibly confusing, and also when people are actively asking you directly like whether this is e-ink or a matte LCD, and you guys respond with it's like e-ink but better, that is again incredibly misleading, kind of like a bad look on the company, and a little bit scummy in my opinion. Now I did get to talk to the lead engineer at Daylight, and what I can say is they are aware of the issues and the confusion on social media, and they're actively, you know, reading the comments and trying to figure out a solution. One potential solution that we talked about is creating an official blog post on the Daylight website that goes into detail of how the live paper display actually works and the tech behind it. I personally think that that's a good solution and would help a lot with transparency and honesty, but also under the tech specs of the device, you should probably put transflective LCD just somewhere in there. Now I'm not trying to downplay what this company has created.

for the mission that they stand for. I think for many of us, screen addiction and social media addiction is a real thing, whether we realize it or not, and I think it takes a lot of courage and bravery to spend six years developing a product that might not even take off and is trending in the opposite direction of what the industry is leaning towards, which is colorful, addictive displays. But this device won't be for everyone. It costs $729, which is more than an iPad Air 11 in and considerably more than the other e-ink tablets on the market right now. And also, like I mentioned before, it faces a lot of the hardware challenges of a first-gen product. Like charging $729 for a device that doesn't even do emails and doesn't have any first-party accessories to make full use of the display is a little bit outrageous. But overall, though, I can say that there is a place for a device like this. Clearly, with the remarkable and the books tablets that have come out over the past few years, it sort of tells me that there is a niche.

craft out there or maybe a big crowd out there that is actively seeking to pay more for less. And so hopefully with version two, it'll have better hardware, better build quality, maybe be a little bit lighter, and have a faster processor. And hopefully, they can get that price way down. Now, Daylight is a small company, and I'm sure they're going to be watching this video. So if you have any thoughts, feedback, or questions, definitely drop them below. But hope you learned something new today. Subscribe to the channel if you aren't already, leave a like on your way out, and I'll catch you guys in the next one. Peace.

Daylight Tablet Review: World’s First 60 Hz E-Paper!

Joshua Chang

데이라이트 DC1: 깊은 집중과 웰빙을 위한 60Hz 전자종이 태블릿

5인치 60Hz 이페이퍼 태블릿으로, Kindle의 장점과 iPad의 기능을 결합하여 집중력과 웰빙을 증진하도록 설계되었습니다.

독특한 흑백 디스플레이를 제공하여 미디어 소비를 제한하고 생산적인 작업을 유도하는 동시에 App Store의 모든 앱을 설치할 수 있습니다.

이 장치는 산만함을 줄이고 균형 잡힌 기술 사용을 장려하는 디자인과 기능으로 보다 건강하고 인간 친화적인 컴퓨팅 환경을 제공하는 것을 목표로 합니다.

데이라이트 디바이스: 독특한 기능을 갖춘 다목적 전자 리더기

Daylight 장치를 사용하면 전자책에 쉽게 액세스할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 타사 앱을 사용하여 독서와 연구를 할 수 있습니다.

텍스트를 강조 표시하고 주석을 달 수 있는 부드러운 환경을 제공하며, 메모 작성과 낙서를 위한 Wacom 스타일러스가 추가되었습니다.

이 장치는 PWM 대신 DC 디밍을 사용하여 깜박임 없는 디스플레이를 제공하며, 100% 청색광이 없는 따뜻한 앰버 백라이트를 제공하여 화면 효과에 민감한 분들을 만족시킵니다.

Daylight 태블릿은 Spark 이메일 클라이언트 및 Notion 앱의 성능 문제가 있어 일상적인 업무에 사용하기 어렵습니다.

또한 키보드 케이스가 없어 별도의 블루투스 키보드를 휴대해야 하는 등 생산성에도 불편함이 있습니다.

재활용 플라스틱 소재, 무거운 무게, 따뜻한 백라이트, 선명하지 않은 디스플레이 등 태블릿의 하드웨어는 사용자들 사이에서 불만을 불러일으키며 비판을 받아왔습니다.

'라이브 페이퍼' 디스플레이의 진실

'라이브 페이퍼' 디스플레이는 새로운 발명품이 아니라 맞춤형 반투과형 LCD 기술입니다.

반투과형 LCD는 2000년대 초반부터 스마트워치와 유사한 실내 및 실외 디스플레이에 사용되어 왔습니다.

이 디스플레이는 전자잉크와 LCD가 완전히 다른 방식으로 작동하기 때문에 대비와 시야각에 근본적인 차이가 있음에도 불구하고 전자잉크와 오해의 소지가 있는 비교가 이루어지고 있습니다.

데이라이트의 라이브 페이퍼 디스플레이의 도전 과제

Daylight의 라이브 페이퍼 디스플레이는 전자 잉크에 비해 가시성과 전력 문제가 있습니다.

이 회사는 이 디스플레이를 전자 잉크의 더 나은 버전으로 잘못 포지셔닝했다는 비판에 직면했습니다.

이러한 혼란을 해결하기 위해 수석 엔지니어는 문제를 인정하고 투명성을 위한 블로그 게시물을 작성하고 기술 사양에 '반투과형 LCD'를 포함하는 방안을 고려하고 있습니다.

데이라이트 전자 잉크 태블릿: 도전에 직면한 용감한 혁신

Daylight 전자 잉크 태블릿은 화려하고 중독성 있는 디스플레이가 지배하는 시장에 뛰어든 용기 있는 모험으로, 높은 가격대와 1세대 하드웨어라는 과제를 안고 있습니다.

이러한 장애물에도 불구하고 최근 몇 년간 유사한 태블릿의 성공에서 알 수 있듯이 이러한 유형의 디바이스에 더 많은 비용을 지불할 의향이 있는 틈새 시장이 존재합니다.

향후 버전에서는 하드웨어 품질이 개선되고 가격이 더 저렴해져 더 많은 고객층을 확보할 수 있기를 바랍니다.