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Originally Posted by boswd
I hear what you are saying and agree. But I do think in the long run eink could get there, with accurate, vibrant color's.
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Given the underlying technology, I'm not sure they
can. It would require a different approach to the display, and it wouldn't be eInk.
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But eink has been moving at a snails pace and if it keeps going at this rate, it'll be an afterthought.
LCD ereaders will dominate and the eink will be be a much smaller niche market.
I prefer eink but let's face it the masses want color and eink advancement is like watching paint dry.
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Well, eInk has an incentive to advance. eInk was originally an intellectual property vendor. They didn't make the displays - they licensed the technology to others who actually made them. The first licensee was PVI, who made the eInk screens used by the first generation readers, and there was concern back when the Sony Reader was introduced about supply chain constraints - PVI was the only manufacturer, and reader production was limited by the number of displays PVI could make.
Other outfits licensed eInk and could make displays, so that concern abated. In the intervening period, PVI bought eInk, and more recently renamed themselves to eInk Holdings, Inc. They've hung their fortunes on making eInk displays, so they have a strong incentive to develop capabilities.
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I hope I'm wrong, color eink or Mirasol could be a game changer but it's got speed up.
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We'll see which horse wins this race. There is more than one entrant.
eInk has two compelling virtues: ease of reading and low battery consumption. There are competing technologies in the low battery consumption color display arena. I'm curious as to whether they'll also retain the ease of reading for those who have issues with LCD displays.
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Dennis