Thread: "Are eBook Reading Devices Doomed?"
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Old 12-22-2008, 01:56 AM   #56
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
The comments above are entirely missing the key benefit of the current generation of eInk reading devices - their amazing battery life.

I know that I could use a tablet PC to read books on, but I don't want to be reading my books on a device that I've got to worry about recharging every 3h. I want to read on a device where I only have to think about recharging every couple of weeks.

OLED screens and all the rest of it are "power hogs" just like LCD screens are. They aren't a replacement for eInk.
This is true.

It is also true that the manufacturing process for OLED is a glorified ink jet printer, and if they ever enter production they have the potential to swamp most of the display industry by their cheapness of manufacture - recent overpriced public offerings not withstanding.

Widespread use would cause netbooks to take another nose dive in price.
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