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Originally Posted by jocampo
Actually, it is not. In terms of contrasts, measured with a colorimeter, the pearl screen is better than initial versions of the eink screen. Human eyes need good contrast for reading and that is better achieved with the pearl eink screen. A statement from the company who manufactures both, clarifies the same topic and confirms it.
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Pearl is so overrated. The differences between the two are very slight and the fact the nook supports ePub greatly trumps any minor advantage of Pearl. The Kindle is a fine piece of hardware, but being forced to break the law if you want books from the library or any other DRMed source besides Amazon kills any interest I could ever have in one.
I have both Nooks and I read mostly on the Color. I don't have the LCD problems some people have and find the high res screen of the Color to be easy to read on for hours. I would highly recommend it as the first choice for anyone getting a reader with the classic nook second. I think the Color is worth the extra cost even if you don't root it. I had mine rooted for awhile and went back to stock. It does a great job out of the box with ePubs and PDFs, plus you get a solid browser, Pandora, video playback and a few games. Soon we will also get a bunch of new apps that should give a lot of options for people that don't want to root their devices. Its a steal for $250.