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Originally Posted by ProDigit
In other words,the 700 is a great bedtime reader!
However,what makes it different from a much cheaper palmtop or backlit led screen @ night?
Even an Acer Aspire One or similar with resolutions of 1024x600 can handle 4-5hours reading (maybe 6 on lowlight & hi-capacity battery if you're lucky), for a lower price; plus it can do so much more!
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Honestly, I am not sure why there is so much love for the backlit LCDs. As part of my job, I have to stare at computer monitors all day. While LCDs were certainly a huge step up from CRTs, I still can't stand to stare at them so often without taking breaks because of the eye strain.
I'll pay extra for the lack of eye strain and battery life over resolution right now. Until someone comes along with some new tech that has similar properties of eInk in terms of eye strain, eInk is what I'll buy. If it wasn't for eInk, I wouldn't be reading eBooks at all, I'd still be collecting reams of dead trees for technical reading (which I hate, and usually technical reading I only do once, and don't have a need to show off the collection).
It also helps that eInk doesn't blast light directly into your eyes, which is the main reason why LCDs/CRTs produce eye strain at short ranges in the first place.