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Originally Posted by readit
PS: and how funny and sad at the same time it is, that the " Aluratek Libre" mentioned by Dolphin above is really boldly writing "ePaper", despite not having it:
"(Feature) ePAPER Technology:
""Utilizing the latest in epaper display technology, the Libre provides a crisp black and white 5” screen with the same appearance and readibility of printed paper. With no backlight, reading on the Libre is like reading a book." |
In fairness, ePaper is a poorly defined term, so most often now I see the electrophoretic screens like those in the Kindle and Sony reader devices called "e-ink" not "e-paper".
I don't think it's a problem calling ANY high contrast reflective viewing screen designed for paper like viewing - "ePaper" - as long as the specifications list the actual technology used, which Aluratek does do farther down in their specs for the Libre.
As far as the actual reading experience goes, if someone missed that little technical detail, then they are unlikely to feel victimized by the LCD screen on the AlurateK which has FASTER updates and BETTER CONTRAST than the much ballyhooed viziplex "Pearl".
As I said earlier, the only real downside to their current LCD ePaper design is that it has worse battery life, and a battery life spec is a battery life spec, no confusion there, and somehow I doubt anyone is buying the Libre vs the Kindle reader without checking on this data first.
In the future, I think we may well see these "ePaper" style reflective LCD screens with
both high contrast
AND several weeks of battery life, once the LCD panel manufactures realize that 100 millisecond or even 200 millisecond screen updates would be acceptable on an e-Book reader's screen
as long as this slower update will also give you a few weeks of battery life (this is exactly the trade-off we accept on the current generation electrophoretic e-ink screens)
But I agree, these screens should be properly labeled so folks know what they are buying.