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Old 10-03-2008, 03:35 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
It's funny actually. I said quite a while ago on this forum when people were talking about wanting "back lite" eInk... and Harry and others said it could be done. I suggested that a device with a lighted screen could be done by using lights mounted along the side in front of the screen similar to how some car dash boards or airplane dashboards are done. But, everyone told me that wasn't practical.
No, I said that backlighting couldn't be done (for the simple reason that the screen is opaque). The proliferation of "lightwedge"-style covers clearly shows that sidelighting is very practical.
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