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Old 12-16-2011, 10:40 PM   #35
JSWolf
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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?

(I mostly read on my bed, which has poor lighting, but a reading lamp remedies the problem.)
I bought a lamp from Ikea that clips onto the headboard. It means I can use that light to read when I am in bed.



http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10214208/
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