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Originally Posted by Hitch
Honestly, I'd love to see a color eInk. I have no idea if I'd use it, but my curiosity on the subject is strong. ;-)
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The New York Times did an article on it in 2010:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/te...gy/08ink.html?
The 12 bit limitation is inherent in eInk technology.
The big draw for a lot of folks is vastly greater battery life from eInk devices, as the screen is the largest power drain on mobile devices save Wifi or cellular use. Once a screen has been painted on an eInk device, no power is required to maintain it. LCD devices require a constant trickle of power to maintain the screen. Folks with Kindles reported going weeks without needing to charge the device.
There are various efforts to come up with color displays that have power consumption comparable to eInk. Amazon got asked about color displays for Kindles at an industry event years back. They stated they had no plans to implement color eInk as they didn't feel it would provide a satisfactory experience, and were monitoring other efforts at mobile color. The Kindle Fire is a general purpose tablet with an LCD display.
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My eyes still prefer eInk for reading, although I don't make a conscious decision when I'm grabbing a reader. If I'm putting something in my purse, it's typically my Voyage, which doesn't have a protective case--for the weight. My purse already weighs quite, quite enough.
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My normal device is an Android tablet in a keyboard case. I won't fit in a pocket, but if I'm out and carrying it, I'm usually wearing a backpack or shoulder bag it can live in.
I have an old orphan device that has both LCD
and eInk screens. It's an interesting concept, but the market wasn't ready when it was made, and the vendor is long out of business.
I've never had a problem reading on a screen, so eInk has no advantage for me. I need color,
and I need a multi-purpose device. (My tablet can
replace a laptop in a pinch, and has.) I'm
not going to carry a tablet
and a dedicated eBook reader.
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At home or office, though, truthfully, I grab whichever device is fully charged, from my Okra (god bless that thing!)
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I made it a reflex long ago that things that require charging lived on a charger when not in use. I am
not a "My cell phone is about to be out of power!" type, because I take pains to insure that can't happen. (And my cell phone is the smallest, cheapest, least powerful feature phone Samsung makes. All it does is calls and SMS, and that's all I
want it to do. Anything else is something else's job. Since it's only connected when placing or receiving calls, power drain is minimal, and I've gone a week between charges.)
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Dennis