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jocampo · 04-15-2015, 12:46 PM

I've seen this same thread and posts come and go past 4 or 5 years. Short answer, we don't have "cheap" and good enough technology yet to make this happen at commercial level.

Having said that, Eink color would be a perfect replacement for 10 inches tablets. I don't read novels, I mainly read SQL and IT books. The kindle is too small for that (code does not display properly in landscape) so my only choice is the iPad.

I had the Kindle DXG but Amazon dropped any support so I moved on.

So we will see ... maybe in 5 years? Or ... maybe LCD displays will evolve so they can be useful outdoors at direct sun light. In fact, I think that's easier to do and accomplish than develop a fast rendering and color eink screen.

04-15-2015, 12:46 PM	#27
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	Kobo's future of color ereaders I've seen this same thread and posts come and go past 4 or 5 years. Short answer, we don't have "cheap" and good enough technology yet to make this happen at commercial level. Having said that, Eink color would be a perfect replacement for 10 inches tablets. I don't read novels, I mainly read SQL and IT books. The kindle is too small for that (code does not display properly in landscape) so my only choice is the iPad. I had the Kindle DXG but Amazon dropped any support so I moved on. So we will see ... maybe in 5 years? Or ... maybe LCD displays will evolve so they can be useful outdoors at direct sun light. In fact, I think that's easier to do and accomplish than develop a fast rendering and color eink screen.