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kilohertz53 · 07-22-2010, 08:33 AM

I agree that it's to easy to be critical and to take our own good fortune for granted.

The problem, as I see it, is that using a television as a display device implies a reliable source of electricity for the school. I think this would be a bigger obstacle that obtaining books. There are already charities out there that supply books to school children in the developing world, such as Room to Read:

http://www.roomtoread.org/Page.aspx?pid=183

Books on paper are still the ultimate portable reading device. Sometimes low-tech is still the best solution.

07-22-2010, 08:33 AM	#6
kilohertz53 Zealot Posts: 141 Karma: 671 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Harwichport, MA Device: Sony PRS-500, Sony PRS-350, Augen "The Book"	I agree that it's to easy to be critical and to take our own good fortune for granted. The problem, as I see it, is that using a television as a display device implies a reliable source of electricity for the school. I think this would be a bigger obstacle that obtaining books. There are already charities out there that supply books to school children in the developing world, such as Room to Read: http://www.roomtoread.org/Page.aspx?pid=183 Books on paper are still the ultimate portable reading device. Sometimes low-tech is still the best solution.