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Old 10-17-2018, 01:39 PM   #120
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
Isn't it funny that the premium readers get plastic first? Usually it would be the other way around.

I do wonder if plastic substrate will become the norm with the next batch of e-ink screens?
Plastic substrates are a premium feature because they are newish, more expensive, and add value (less fragile and lower weight, each a significant value). The 13" Sony readers have had them for years since at that size the added robustness and lower weight are even more important.

Once yields and volumes are high enough, I don't see why glass substrates would not become obsolete. Maybe 400, 500, or 600 dpi is coming to glass substrates, so those would go to premium readers. But I would prefer plastic for e-ink.
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