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Old 06-24-2014, 12:18 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by Sil_liS View Post
Because eink works when there is bright external light. And many people don't spend the majority of their time in brightly lit places. Manufacturers can add light to the device, but that uses power.
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E-ink is STILL the king of low-power displays, as every lit e-ink display can attest to.

Of course it is possible that it doesn't matter what mnay people do, just the target demographic. It is possible that many people read where there are lights on. It is possible that advertizing displays and those e-ink supermarket labels I heard of are used in lit areas. It is possible that many people find non-lit e-ink ereaders readable in less-well-lit areas.

Well-worth making the light optional, I should think.
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