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Originally Posted by HarryT
The trouble with sidelighting is that you need some kind of "diffuser" to spread the light across the screen. This, by its very nature, somewhat degrades image quality.
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That is a good point. Though I suspect this will nonetheless be considered an acceptable compromise to appease a growing market for ebook readers.
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Originally Posted by Alisa
Most of those features are software-related and already in varying stages of maturity. To put those in an e-ink (or equivalent) tablet mostly hinges on improving the screen. I say equivalent because, to me, the most important thing about e-ink is its characteristic readability and low power consumption. I'm not married to e-ink. There are a few different technologies in development at the moment that may end up filling this niche.
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It also remains to be seen how much eInk technology improves in the next few years. We know color and faster refreshing is on the way, along with flexiblity and improved durablity. In the long term other technologies may not offer any significant advantages over it.