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toronado · 01-08-2011, 10:00 PM

Anyone know anything about "front-lighting"? This CR article mentions it:
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/ele...colorwise.html

Sounds like a great way to have your cake and eat it too. A reflective display that isn't backlit, but with a built-in light source that lets you use it in dark environments without using an external light source sounds like the ultimate eReader.

01-08-2011, 10:00 PM	#17
toronado Addict Posts: 223 Karma: 1196576 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Anyone know anything about "front-lighting"? This CR article mentions it: http://blogs.consumerreports.org/ele...colorwise.html Sounds like a great way to have your cake and eat it too. A reflective display that isn't backlit, but with a built-in light source that lets you use it in dark environments without using an external light source sounds like the ultimate eReader. Last edited by toronado; 01-08-2011 at 11:25 PM.