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avariel · 10-02-2011, 06:28 PM

I am waiting for a 10" reasonably priced e-ink reader. Though now I am now leaning towards wanting an eink/lcd hybrid. LCD screens just do not work well for reading. Supposedly Pixel Qi is very nice, but so far there really hasn't been anything I want to come out of it.

As for this announcement. I am not exactly going to be hyped. Whenever a company uses the word 'cheap' it usually means cheaply made. Where are they going to cut corners when they don't cut out things like a camera that have no value to me? Cheap probably means it won't have an IPS screen or Gorilla Glass.

An IPS screen is the only way to make an LCD screen halfway decent and Gorilla Glass is an absolute must for me as transporting it around can easily damage it so the more protection the better, even if it adds weight.

10-02-2011, 06:28 PM	#18
avariel Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 4113 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: PRS-505	I am waiting for a 10" reasonably priced e-ink reader. Though now I am now leaning towards wanting an eink/lcd hybrid. LCD screens just do not work well for reading. Supposedly Pixel Qi is very nice, but so far there really hasn't been anything I want to come out of it. As for this announcement. I am not exactly going to be hyped. Whenever a company uses the word 'cheap' it usually means cheaply made. Where are they going to cut corners when they don't cut out things like a camera that have no value to me? Cheap probably means it won't have an IPS screen or Gorilla Glass. An IPS screen is the only way to make an LCD screen halfway decent and Gorilla Glass is an absolute must for me as transporting it around can easily damage it so the more protection the better, even if it adds weight. Last edited by avariel; 10-02-2011 at 06:36 PM.