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Originally Posted by jocampo
Apple vs Oranges
Kindle is an eink reader. Nook Color has an LCD screen. Kindle is a dedicated ereader. Nook Color is a tablet which, out of stock, has no access to Android Market.
Now, I do not know what you mean with sharper and clearer, but letters on a eink device are way more sharper because is true black, not a generated black color (combining several colors at the same time) typical on LCD screens. Even at angle, LCD screens contrast varies because the way the technology works.
I am happy that you like your device, but Kindle and NC are different and you certainly can use the Kindle at bright sun; doing the same with the Nook Color ends with lot of reflection.
With proper light, like the one people use for a book, a Kindle can be used indoors too. People complain that they are not able to read a Kindle with dim light or when is dark but who reads a book with the lights off?
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No eink is not true black , it's the darkest shade of Gray. eink contrast ratio is based on multple shades of gray, 16 shades in the Kindle's case.
LCD does provide a true contrast ratio of White to Black, so Yes the letters are sharper and more crisp on an LCD than they are on an eink. Heck even a physical book that is printed on a white page is much sharper than eink.
Now I'm not going to get into the whole lcd vs eink debate. It's what works best for the individual, Neither you nor I can tell anyone which is the best. I for one , happen to like both.
And who reads with the lights off? I do as do other nook color or iPad or Xoom etc owners can and do.
Each tech has their own advantages and disadvantages.
But what is growing tiresome, is saying a device cant be an ereader unless it's eink. Pure and total nonsense and opinionated garbage.