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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
Just a thought.... although its format support is limited, the Ectaco Jetbook might be a solution for those who have problems with the page refresh on eInk but still want a device to read outdoors. Its not eInk, but it is reflective LCD; so it should be readable outdoors.
Unfortunately, it only supports pdf, txt and fb2 (though I am not 100% sure about fb2 since not every website says that). If you are planning on reading mostly Project Gutenberg books, that should not be a problem; but if you want to read new stuff, you will probably have to do format conversion... and DRM stuff will not be possible unless breaking DRM is not a crime where you live.
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Bill
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Well If you want a none-ink device you could always try a Nokia N810 which has a daylight viewable screen as well. While the screen is not that big, it should be pretty readable (about 4'').
I have the N800 the N810's older brother, and while it does not have the daylight viewable screen, it is very usable and I do use it for the occasional read, but mainly for web browsing and multemedia.
The main drawback is that while there are viewers for most types of files, no DRM protected versions are supported, so you need to strip the DRM at least, even if Format conversion may not be needed.
Also, being linux based, there is a very active developer community working on apps for it, so you can find plenty of stuff for it.