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fjtorres · 07-21-2010, 09:07 AM

If the audio books are audible format you're pretty much talking Kindle when it comes to eInk readers.
If you're talking LCD, there is a client for iPad and a "beta" version of an audible client for Android.

Could you clarify the "readable in shadows as well as partial sunlight" part?

Do you mean outdoors, in the shade as well as indirect sunlight or do you mean "readable in very dim indoor light" as well as "outdoors as long as its not high noon"?

Basically, you need to decide if you want a reflective screen without backlighting (eInk) that looks better the more light there is or an LCD screen that is brightly lit so it is readable in absolute darkness but suffers dramatically in the face of natural lighting.

There is a third alternative that isn't readily available just yet in the form of Pixel Qi displays that are LCD panels that can be switched to an outdoor-readable reflective mode.

The final option isn't at *all* cheap and suffers from battery life issues (2-4 hours, max) but it does meet all your requirements; a Tablet PC with outdoors-readable screen like the Motion Computing tablets.

A bit of detail, please?

07-21-2010, 09:07 AM	#3
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	If the audio books are audible format you're pretty much talking Kindle when it comes to eInk readers. If you're talking LCD, there is a client for iPad and a "beta" version of an audible client for Android. Could you clarify the "readable in shadows as well as partial sunlight" part? Do you mean outdoors, in the shade as well as indirect sunlight or do you mean "readable in very dim indoor light" as well as "outdoors as long as its not high noon"? Basically, you need to decide if you want a reflective screen without backlighting (eInk) that looks better the more light there is or an LCD screen that is brightly lit so it is readable in absolute darkness but suffers dramatically in the face of natural lighting. There is a third alternative that isn't readily available just yet in the form of Pixel Qi displays that are LCD panels that can be switched to an outdoor-readable reflective mode. The final option isn't at all cheap and suffers from battery life issues (2-4 hours, max) but it does meet all your requirements; a Tablet PC with outdoors-readable screen like the Motion Computing tablets. A bit of detail, please?