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Originally Posted by carpetmojo
...But, I ask myself, do I need a lit screen ?
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After reading ebooks on lit screens for maybe a decade (PDA's, mainly) I wondered how not having a lit screen would affect me and, in fact, I put off getting an E Ink reader for a long time because of that concern.
However, when I took the plunge
, that before there were any lit E Ink readers, I discovered that not having a lit screen was not a loss at all. It was just like in the distant past when I read paper books everywhere I ever wanted to read (which was almost anywhere) there was a light to read by - but there again, I am not a 9 year old who may want to read secretly under the bed's blankets 'cos of parent enforced "lights out"
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So, going on my experience, for me a lit device is of very low priority and would be more of a gimmick than of use. The quality of the display itself and of the software is what I would be looking for in a new reader, and if the best reader in those departments happened to be lit as well then that would just be an extra of little importance to me.