Thread: Sony's new 13.3" digital paper DPTRP1 released
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Old 07-26-2017, 11:11 AM   #737
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What the hell are you talking about? Harry explained precisely why devices with large screens don't have frontlights.
Really? Nate does not see that in your answer:
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The answers to your questions are:

1. No eInk device can have a backlight for the very simple reason that eInk screens are opaque, hence light cannot shine through them.

2. You transfer books to it via a program that runs on a PC or Mac.

Please read the thread for more details of #2. It really has been gone through in great detail!
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