Thread: Flex Lighting illuminates e-reader displays with built-in film (video)
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Old 12-16-2011, 07:29 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by Kevin8or View Post
I don't understand the desire for an e-ink display to have its own lighting. E-ink has (roughly) the same light-reflecting properties as paper. Why would my lighting need to be any dfferent than it is for a paperback book?
Because it's actually way behind paper, like 25-40% vs 75-85% of the light reflected. However.
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