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Originally Posted by Hrafn
Also, what's so breathlessly important about "video-capable and colors" in an eReader? I use my eReader to read novels -- static, black and white text novels. I would suspect that most people for whom V-C&C are important have long since bought themselves a smartphone phablet or tablet
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Err - the way you use your device is not an argument. I read completely different things in completely different contexts, and the same is valid for many other (for example, you do not need to annotate your novels, do you? Nonetheless...), and the important matter is what /will/ be valid technologies having matured (and there are even more important ones about the way some players are managing market trends, though they will remain in the preterition so we do not start political discussions).
High framerates and the dimension of color (and battery efficiency) _are_ important for an always-ready display. Now, every criterion has a weight, and its value is contextual, and current options already offer a lot. The possibilities, needs and purposes are many, and it's a good thing that the scene is evolving in the macro area of displays and in the specific territories of single technologies and products.
About ClearInk and the past attempts: they have an edge. In fact, they come after past failures.