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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I'm curious. If you're talking straight-up LCD vs eInk, I fail to see what could be relevant other than eyestrain/glare/sunlight. Unless you're talking stuff like "more distractions" or battery life. Battery life's a valid beef (just not one that affects me), but somehow I don't think that's what many people have in mind when they knee-jerk all; "OMG. How can you read on an LCD screen?!" I was mainly addressing those who seem quick to balk at the screen technology alone.
I don't care if I have to charge every couple of days, I don't get eyestrain, I almost never read outdoors, my Nexus 7 is lighter than the eInk reader I had for years, and I put the device in airplane mode if I don't want to be distracted. I don't mean to imply that you're not entitled to your preference or anything, but I'm genuinely curious what's left on your list of advantages.  |
Battery life and glare from reading outside happen to both be relevant to me. I'd imagine that is the reasoning behind most fans of dedicated ereaders, but I could be horribly wrong.
Somehow I think that what many people have in mind when they knee-jerk all; "OMG. How can you read on an LCD screen?!" they are really wondering "OMG. How can you not value reading outside and not having to charge your books every day or two?!"
On a more important note, I think everyone here can more or less agree that:
- Purely for reading, the only real advantage of a tablet over an ereader is the ability to have multiple ecosystems available. Which is only for lazy people, not Mobile Readers.
- There is nothing wrong with reading on a tablet (barring medical conditions), so long as you don't mind charging much more often, don't mind the extra weight (negligible) and don't plan to read outside (at least, not without switching to a dedicated ereader, in which case, ).
- This is especially awesome if you intend to do a lot of internet browsing/watching movies/playing games in addition to reading.
Thus, I declare this thread as silly and a waste of time, since it is based on click-bait from That Well-Known Rag, goodereader.com, and because nobody actually disagrees with each other.
And next time, could Kozlowski waste peoples' time with FUD about The Death of E-Ink somewhere private -- or at say something meaningful in the process?