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WaltC · 08-21-2012, 09:45 PM

If the front-lit screen had come a few months ago, I probably would have bought it just for that feature alone. Now with a series of 7"-8" tablets coming out (from Google, Apple and Amazon) I think I'll wait to see how those look first. I'm pretty neutral on e-paper vs. LCD-- I use both now & each have their plus sides-- and I'm expecting that the tablets will have a bigger leap forward, feature wise. The Nexus 7 has some nice features (Quad-core CPU, smoothness, full access to Android apps, GPS & 12-core GPU & nice price) & I'm hoping that Amazon & Apple can compete well with that.

So, hopefully in a month I'll know for sure where a front-lit Kindle falls on my list.

08-21-2012, 09:45 PM	#49
WaltC Harmonious Grump Posts: 42 Karma: 506574 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Albuquerque, NM Device: Kindle 2, Kindle Touch, Nook HD, iPad 3, Voyage	If the front-lit screen had come a few months ago, I probably would have bought it just for that feature alone. Now with a series of 7"-8" tablets coming out (from Google, Apple and Amazon) I think I'll wait to see how those look first. I'm pretty neutral on e-paper vs. LCD-- I use both now & each have their plus sides-- and I'm expecting that the tablets will have a bigger leap forward, feature wise. The Nexus 7 has some nice features (Quad-core CPU, smoothness, full access to Android apps, GPS & 12-core GPU & nice price) & I'm hoping that Amazon & Apple can compete well with that. So, hopefully in a month I'll know for sure where a front-lit Kindle falls on my list. Last edited by WaltC; 08-21-2012 at 09:50 PM.