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Originally Posted by travfar
A LCD device does not need to be recharged every couple of hours. I recharge mine maybe twice a week. Some even last longer. They easily last a few hours at a time. Yes, the Kindle can last longer. Although in my experience not for a month as some people claim. I have to charge my K2/K3 about once a week. More with use since I have the wireless on when I'm using mine. But how many people read for days on end with no sleep? It's not that hard to plug something in when you go to sleep. So as long as it last a day, why is that an issue?
For me and others, it's e-ink that hurts our eyes. It's the low contrast. I can stare at a LCD for 16 hours a day, day after day, and I'm just fine. 15 mins with e-ink and I'm reaching for the aspirin. About the only place where e-ink works for me is outside in full sunlight.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/0...se-eye-strain/
As for why Amazon would sell a crippled version of a tablet? That's a good question. Obviously, they ordered this to compete against the Nook Color. By all reports, Amazon didn't develop it. They hired some other manufacturer to supply it. So by specs and pricing, it's the same as the Nook Color. The NC was great last year. Today.... Not so much. With ipad 1's selling for $300, Transforms/Iconias going for $300 and the TouchPad for $99 it doesn't seem like the Amazon Kindle priced at $249 is such a great idea. Unless it has an exclusive hot feature or they drastically lower the price. If it has KSO and free global internet, that would be enough to swing me. Many people still don't get the beauty of the KSOs. You can pay for a $249 Kindle by just taking advantage of a couple of offers. The free global wireless, priceless. Even a crippled tablet with a good browser and access to the Amazon app store with those two things would be worthly at $249. |
That's all well and good - and like I said, there probably are people who aren't bothered by reading for extended periods on LCD. Apparently you're one of them. There are also people who don't mind less battery life, because their usage doesn't require it. Apparently you're one of those, too. That I totally get. Well, I don't get it personally, but I get that everyone's eyes and habits are different. I'm certainly not claiming that reading an LCD is literally harmful - but it can get uncomfortable for some people, including me.
I suppose the 3G is one reason, when it comes to the Kindle specifically. Free 3G tablets exist, but they're rare and I'm not sure if there are any in the US yet. Ok, that I get. That may make it worth rooting the thing and dealing with the probably inferior specs. But that has to do with the Kindle brand, not with LCD e-readers themselves.
Eliminating that, it still doesn't explain to me the purpose of the LCD e-readers themselves. In addition, I *only* see the point of it with the Kindle if you also root it. Otherwise... you're frankly just really wasting that pretty screen.