Thread: Why there isn't a perfect e-book reader (Gizmodo)
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Old 02-20-2009, 11:46 AM   #42
Alisa
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Originally Posted by Jaie View Post
For those of those of us who read graphic novels, or have textbooks with pictures, color and graphics are important. It would be nice if the Kindle which is so popular, put a bit more effort into these two things rather than all of it into design and popularity. For the price of some of these readers, the least I can ask for is a reasonably clear pictures.
I believe there are several companies hard at work on color e-ink (or other reflective) displays. The technology just isn't good enough for prime time yet. Bear in mind that Amazon did not develop this technology. They purchased it from PVI like the other manufacturers of e-ink readers.
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