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Originally Posted by Ken Maltby
Hmm... it seems to me that for most novels color isn't really needed -and- size isn't
either. A 5" or 6" pocketable B&W display is preferable for that kind of reading.
For the kind of material that color is useful for, a larger display is also important.
Comics, Manuals, Presentations, product brochures, textbooks, magazines, ect...
The eInk idea has its place as an outdoor/strong lighting readable device, and for its
lower power consumption. The larger an eInk device becomes the more it needs to
be able to display some color. This is to enable the device to meet the needs of the
type of reading that requires the larger format, even at the cost of portability.
Dedicated ereaders need not try and compete with multimedia display devices, they
need not play movies or surf the net. A large format color outdoor readable device
is needed for a number of activities: industrial, recreational, educational, and commercial.
In most of those environments too many power hungry multimedia features do more to
create a distraction than they add to the utility of the device. Without a need for those
features a slower display like the eInk remains very practical.
Luck;
Ken
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The industrial applications and business use are a different story.
A business can afford to pay 500$ for an ereader, that is nothing to them
Let's keep the things in their context and that is regular user, consumer level, retail, ereaders user for learning and leisure reading.
My question is what are the factors that would make a color eink reader a must!
You started with
"comics, Manuals, Presentations, product brochures, textbooks, magazines, ect...
The eInk idea has its place as an outdoor/strong lighting readable device, and for its lower power consumption"
I will address them in reverse order:
-lower consumption- it is lower for B&W ereaders -this is not a reason to get a color ereder
-strong lighting and outdoor-OK compared with tables color eink ereders are an advantage
-comics-you can easily read them on a 300$ tablet. The same goes for everything else if you do not read "text" This is where your eyes get hurt.
Form what you mentioned I would keep just "reading outdoor" -there yes you need one although the not sure how strong the colors are compared with table colors in sun light let's say
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