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Old 07-09-2009, 12:49 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck View Post
Dropping e-ink means losing the long battery life, which is a large part of the appeal of these readers. And backlighting is a mixed blessing--yes, it reads in the dark, but it's also hard on the eyes for a lot of people.
Although, keep in mind, as screen technology improves so will battery technology. It may be that in 3 to 5 years a reflexive LCD screen will look better than eink, be able to display video and last 100 hours on a single charge of the nifty fuel cell battery.

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