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Old 03-09-2012, 07:17 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by sabredog View Post
Same here.

I would return to paperbacks I think. I get bad eyestrain headaches when reading as a single task on a backlit LCD, even after a short while.

Tablets are also heavy and cumbersome compared to a ightweight e-ink reader.
New screen technologies like Mirasol may make color screens as pleasant for reading as e-ink in a year or two (and offer the same long battery life), while also giving us all the advantages of LCD screens.

But even then, when you really could have a functional all-in-one device, a $30 or $50 b&w e-ink should find plenty of buyers. For books you don't need color and a light and small device is perfect for many. But for a tablet, as a media consumption device, bigger is better (up to a point, of course).

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