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Old 07-13-2010, 12:22 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
OLED panels are active emissive displays, that constantly refresh just like LCDs. Just a bit pricier. You get better color, slightly longer battery life, slightly thinner form factor. In other words, the benefits for ebooks are essentially zero. But it looks cool on the specsheet. A typical Apple choice.
For an e-reader an OLED screen won't be very efficient.
More white on the display = more LEDs lit up = more power needed
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