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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
I'm not so sure about that. E-ink works best for displaying books (there's a reason the e-ink web browsing experience is awful). Books for the most part do not require color.
Don't get me wrong. I'd love a color e-ink device to read comics on. But I don't see the world beating down the door of a color e-ink device manufacturer. Serious comic readers (those that would buy a separate device to read them on rather than just using their tablet) are so miniscule a niche that it makes e-ink devotees seem like a vast horde.
I think a flexible e-ink display would be neat. But it would be neat the same way the Fire Phone's 3D screen is neat.
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E-Ink works best for displaying
books largely static content, because there are no* color E-Ink screens. If there were color E-Ink screens, they would be used, e.g. they could compete against LCD as a display tech for mainstream tablets.
LCD works great, but c'mon -- everyone is always wanting better battery life.
Color E-Ink could offer advantages in that area. (Granted, there are several technologies being researched to fill that need.)
Also, I am sure many people would like to use their tablets outdoors.
The terrible browsing experience on an E-Ink device is because of the lack of RAM (what does ereader software need with 1GB RAM) and the fact that the screen is artificially slowed down to further improve battery life. That is not inherent to E-Ink, it is simply the current manufacturer design.
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technically the are, but you know what I mean
