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Originally Posted by MikeB1972
Garmin make handheld sat navs with a full coulour transflective display and a side light, never understood why the transflective screens were only on the jetbook.
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Because transflective screens aren't used on the jetbook. Those are reflective screens. Side-lights screens are ancient and transparent. Our garmin sat nav has an awesome backlit transflective screen.
Reflective = light gets reflected on some kind of 'mirror' and thus need a lighted surroundings.
Transparent = light goes right through and thus there needs to be a built-in light source. Earlier screens used some kind of side-light, but today's use a backlight.
Transflective = Transparent + Reflective. In short, the 'mirror' is partly reflective. So, some light gets reflected back, but it will also let light pass through. So, while your contrast will never be as high as with a pure reflective screen, you can read it perfectly with the light turned off, especially if there is more light (ideal for sat navs, as they are often used in sunny conditions, I hope!), you can also turn on the backlight in case there isn't enough surrounding light.
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Originally Posted by pixiestyx
Meh. I don't even see it as an LCD vs. e-ink thing. I've been following Android tablet news because I've thought that in a couple of years, when it's time to replace my NookColor, that would be the purchasing direction I'd go in. However, the tech department at my work brought in a demo Motorola Xoom that I was able to try out. After 3 days with it, I found that it was only "ok", and that I very much prefer my NC.
Sure, the Xoom was more stable than my SD card Android boot on NC, but other than that...prefer size of NC, typically use the stock software for reading & really only use NC as an Android tablet when I don't have access to my 14" laptop. Also, the 3G on the Xoom was painfully slow for me and this demo experience also made me glad that I've kept my "old" texting phone and not upgraded to a smartphone w/ expensive data plan.
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For me it's not so much an e-ink vs LCD thing. It's more a question about functionality. I simply want the best of both worlds! For me, that would be a 6" or 7" transflective tablet, with at least touch capabilities and maybe WiFi (and if wifi is present, I would also want an "open" OS, so I can install applications). Naturally, with the battery life of a "classic" e-ink!