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Originally Posted by Timboli
E-ink on the other hand, paints a picture and then maintains it with a minute trickle of power. It only refreshes every few pages (or dependent on your settings, every page turn). So there is no flickering.
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Zero trickle of power. No maintenance needed.
The periodic refresh is more to clear unwanted residual elements, to allow new displayed content to look it's best, not to maintain existing content.
As for LCDs I'm no expert, but I believe the refresh "flicker" is about refreshing FAST enough for fluid full motion video. A device designed for text could refresh and respond MUCH slower, to the point where it's not an issue.
Think PalmPilot or Casio watch, not computer monitor.
Also, I really don't know how radically different a display technology might possibly be developed and still be accurately called "LCD," but an LCD watch is very different technology than LCD iPad Retina display, so who knows what other directions it may take.