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Originally Posted by HarryT
It's getting even illumination that's the issue for large screens. I don't think there are any devices with screens larger than 8" that are illuminated, are there?
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Not that I know of. But that's my point -- it's not really that big of stretch to go from Kobo Aura 1 pushing the light evenly 7 1/2" up from the bottom*, to pushing it evenly ACROSS the less than 8.8" of the Sony device. Obviously it will require more LED's, but I don't see that really being anything other than a battery issue.
* - any significant blotchiness on the KA1 seems to be with the red lighting, not the basic "normal" lighting.
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Originally Posted by rkomar
I would say that the problem is not only size, but also geometry. The largest devices are being built with flexible screens, and I would have to believe that bending the screen would really distort the evenness of the lighting. It would make it very distracting to read when held in the hands.
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That's plausible, but the frames of current small devices aren't completely rigid, so there is obviously some tolerance for flex. And I can't image the new devices flexing that much more (albeit the deflection across the larger device would be more) under normal use.