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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I will acknowledge that not everybody can read on a tablet or phone just as soon as eink advocates stop implying that for "serious" or "hardcore" readers, eink is the only logical choice. The implications that tablet/phone readers must not be as "avid" (or must not read for the same lengths of time) as dedicated eink users is just as insulting as assuming those who claim to not be able to read comfortably on backlit lcds can't operate a dimmer setting. Same same.
For my part, there's just some deply-ingrained dogma (based on pseudo-science, confirmation bias and early adoption) that heralds eInk as the only choice for the "avid/serious" ereader that I find annoying as hell. I don't see any difference between that and the book sniffers who say the same thing about pbooks vs ebooks. It's pointless. So yeah... maybe no one in this particular thread is guily of it, but there's a pervading sentiment in ereader land that those of who read on lcd must only be "dabblers", and that makes some of us kick up our heels a little. It'll pass though. Just as soon as the myth of eink's inherent (and universal) superiority dies the death it deserves. 
*NOTE* I hope the myth dies, not the technology. I hope everybody's favorite reading technology is around for a long time to come. |
And why should these opinions, no matter how unjustified they appear, possibly matter so much to you? Seriously, I could give rat's behind what anyone thinks about any of my gadgets, or about me as person because of them (of course the latter is really laughable). I like e-ink readers, and have used one since the PRS-500. So what? You like reading on a tablet ¡Buenísimo!
I certainly hope that some type of very low power, non-backlight screen technology survives that allows for devices with exceptionally long battery life. I, personally, also like to read on a single purpose device. I find it less distracting and more immersive. JMO