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Originally Posted by ardeegee
"A display" could be-- but not one based on eink. It simply isn't possible.
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ok, so instead of e-ink I will use someone else's term "bistable" which I take to mean that the image remains after the power is gone, and that's how e-ink gets a good battery life. So, it could be bistable while the backlight is off, and not bistable while the backlight is on (thus reducing battery life if you use the backlight).
I know that Sony experimented with an e-ink screen with a frontlight, and it was not a success (I have not seen one, but I've seen people complain about it, and other people praise it). Even if that particular implementation did not work well, in theory it's a good idea to have both, and shows that Sony is not afraid to innovate and try new things (such as the very successful IR touchscreen!).
eP