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Originally Posted by JeremyZ
Do you really believe that seeing ambient light reflected from paper or an eInk display is the same as looking at a light source? C'mon now, let's be reasonable. If that were the case, Sony & Amazon would have used an LCD when they launched their eBook readers. Do you think they didn't do any research before they decided to invest in this new technology? LCDs are cheaper to make now than eInk. Do you really think that they just used it because it is new & posh?
To answer the earlier question as to why Nook didn't just go pure LCD, it is because B&N also knows that eInk is easier on the eyes than LCD. Obviously, they could've done it cheaper with just LCD.
Apple has got you guys thinking that LCD is as good for mass reading as eInk simply because their device is so elegant. eBook reading is a side show for the iPad. I agree, it is a super-cool device, but lets not kid ourselves that it is equal to an eInk reader for long-term reading comfort.
If this hasn't already been proven, it will be soon. Then all your eInk nay-sayers will change your tune to: "But my xxx also does yyyy!"
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Jeremy, I am a fan of eInk, but I think you might be putting too much emphasis on one factor in the decision to use eInk of LCDs. There are a number of advantages that eInk has over LCDs that have nothing to do with eye strain. Lets not forget that it allows superior battery light, is readable in direct sunlight (making it much better for the beach than back-lit LCDs) and it more faithfully recreates the look of a printed page than LCDs. And lets not forget the novelty factor... I am sure more than one person has been turned onto ebooks when they see an eInk screen for the first time.
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Bill