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It's safe to assume lcd's like all technology will get cheaper and will someday be replaced by newer technology. Kind of irrelevant to the current debate with eink. Eink isn't old technology. It's just that folks thought eink was so much better for reading because eink readers are so much better than reading on computer monitors. An iPad is a computer, and therefore lots of folks assume that it will read like a computer. Turns out that the biggest gain in comfort in reading isn't from the eink but from a nice slate that you can hold in your hand and read like a book.
Thus eink and tablets alike have the same leap in improvement vs reading on a computer. From there, eink and lcd's have different strengths. Eink is clearly superior in bright sunlight and batter life. LCD has better contrast, color, is faster, and reads better in poor light. Single function eink readers are cheaper than multi function tablet computers. Lee |
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1) 80% of the ipad buyers never wanted to buy a dedicated reader.
2) 20% that bought it are the ones that were waiting for a back lit reader and had nothing viable till then. 3) The people that use an Ipad spend 30% less time reading books then before as they are usually distracted with the things the Ipad can do. This is from a survey I conducted the sample size is not that big. But I do think its quite accurate |
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07-10-2010, 02:38 AM | #65 | |
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What I mean is that LCD/LED will be replaced by different technologies like OLED/AMOLED, perhaps color e-ink, whatever. Give LCDs 2-3 more years, then they will be gone.
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Technologies certainly do change. My first "portable" computer (a thing the size of a small suitcase) had a gas plasma display - a mono display technology which had glowing green letters on a black background. I wonder how many readers of this forum have ever even seen such a display?
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The only other type of display around at the time were CRT displays, most of which were also still mono, so there was really no alternative. Although gas plasma displays were reasonably portable, they operated with a very high voltage, and so required mains electricity.
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Hmm.. I guess I'm among the 51% then... somewhat.. I mean I have had my Kindle for over a year, and was holding to buy another one for my mother until I can try the iPad. Now that I have an iPad and she has tried both iPad and Kindle we're more convinced than ever that Kindle is best for her. Kindle for reading, iPad for browsing, email, and all those "i" stuffs.
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