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Originally Posted by haydnfan
I agree. Even decades old aged mass market paperbacks have better contrast. But only one company is making these screens, and with a monopoly there is no pressure to innovate. It has been several years since they have improved their screen. And even that was just a minor uptick in contrast.
And as you can see from the replies here, even people so passionate about ereaders that they would regularly post on this forum don't care. The band-aid that is the frontlight is good enough for them that they don't seem to want anything better. So what incentive does Eink have to make a great screen? None. So don't expect this to change ever.
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I think you seriously underestimate the complexity of what E-Ink have done. You seem to think that all they have to do is try a bit and they could make the displays way better. You should look into the details of the display technology, if only to appreciate what is there, and how difficult it is to improve what they already have. I believe that they are continually trying to improve their displays, it's just that there is no easy way to do that. I suspect that a completely different technology will be required to make a display that rivals good paper and ink, and so it probably won't be E-Ink who come up with it. The fact that no one else has any idea how to do it tells you that it's not a simple matter that anyone with "incentive" would quickly figure out.