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Originally Posted by Genre fan
What is all this Cr@p of moving to all backlit devices anyway? Arghh!!! Am I the only one left in the world who doesn't want to spend my time looking at a backlit screen?
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I see no signs that backlit screens are becoming more widespread. Tablets and phones have them, but they always have had them. Can you give an example of what way you perceive them to be spreading?
Many modern eInk devices are frontlit (eInk screens can't be backlit, for the simple reason that they're opaque), but frontlit eInk devices are a completely different reading experience to a backlit screen. The light
only illuminates the screen in poor lighting conditions; you can turn it right down, or off, in good light. In poor light, however, the frontlight transforms the reading experience: I'd certainly never buy an unlit reader again.