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Originally Posted by Care
I really think the whole lcd vs e-ink is subject to the user. It is true that for some people an lcd screen can cause issues for them. I get migraines if I look at an lcd screen for too long (like my computer screen), but for some reason I can read on my phone for hours. The only time it bothered me was if I already had a headache. Some people can really have serious problems with an lcd screen. Some people will never have those problems even if they read 12 hrs a day. It seems obvious to me that if you have problems with lcd screens you shouldn't get a reader with one. For others, it doesn't matter what they read off of so it comes down to their personal likes only.
As for lcd and outside, I agree with cutterjohn42 that lcd can be harder to read. There are some things you can do to help like anti-glare film, but it would not be as easy to read for me as an eink. Some people may find that there eyes can adjust and find it perfectly acceptable. Also, some people may never plan on reading outside as they may do mostly indoor or nighttime reading, so the point is moot.
So the whole lcd vs e-ink still comes down to personal health, taste, and needs. What works best for me isn't necessarily what works best for Joe Blow down the street.
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Yay! Someone gets it. My rationale has absolutely nothing directly to do with any possible health related problems potentially induced by LCDs, but by simple readability in brightly lit conditions.
This is why I always have two devices now, one eInk for daylight/sunny/brightly lit indoor & outdoor reading, and something with an integrated backlight(color or mono LCD, mono being more versatile as it's also useable in the same cases as eInk) for poorly lit/night conditions. DPI is nice to a point, but remember I started off with a very low res/low DPI IIIx so this doesn't bother me as much as how lighting conditions affect overall readability/usefulness.
I also decry non-easily user-replaceable batteries(gTab , NC, iPad, etc.).
Bottom line here until Pixel Qi and/or mirasol screens become de facto standard on readers/tablets I'm ALWAYS going to want options.
Forgot to mention the relatively slow refresh of eInk screens, which some people find to be so annoying/distracting that they will NEVER buy current eInk devices... something which doesn't affect LCDs, excepting very old ones which exhibited "ghosting" effects, but those are long ancient history and even the cheapest LCD screens have pretty performance characteristics today...