Thread: What will e-readers be like 10 years from now?
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Old 01-10-2018, 04:55 PM   #79
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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
Only if we get a colour screen that has an eInk screen's low power consumption and ability to be read under any lighting conditions and a tablet's high refresh speed LCD/AMOLED screen.
Predicting the future is impossible. No one knows what will actually exist in 10 years.

I wouldn't say that eInk is the only answer, but I agree that for unified devices to thrive they will need to have the refresh rate and color quality of today's tablet screens with distinctly improved bright light visibility. The devices will also need to have run time and weight specs near that of today's eInk based ereaders. Whether that is the result of lower power screens, lower power processors, higher performance batteries, or some combination of the three doesn't really matter to the user.
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