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Originally Posted by pdurrant
I think it's interesting that the vote here pretty much matches the vote at cnet.com that prompted this poll.
Their poll currently stands at 76%/9%/15% from 5277 votes.
Our poll currently stands at 79%/2%/19% from 294 votes.
Remarkably close for two different populations of voters.
It seems that at least three quarters of people prefer e-ink over lcd for reading. |
Let's not forget PixelQi, and in all honesty, I've seen the Sony PRS-505's e-ink, and it's only marginally better than the Jetbook in terms of contrast. Though it does not even come close to the Jetbook's refresh rate!
And the jetbook lasts 24 hours on battery, which I find,is quite enough!
It translates to me that I have to charge the jetbook every week, as where I have to charge the PRS every 2 to 3 weeks!
E-ink for me was interesting primarily because it's efficient use of battery power!
Not for it's viewability. Looking like real paper was an extra to me.
I don't care if I have a PixelQi screen, or one like the jetbook's screen, because to me it looks identical to e-ink (save for a tad greyer whites and blacks, and when using a magnifying glass you'll see that e-ink is higher resolution than LCD, but also only marginally).