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Originally Posted by Sirtel
There was a photo of the Libra Colour at 100% in bright ambient light. It looked far too dark to me. Yes, I get that photos are not dependable enough for evaluating something like this. But as I also use my b/w Libra almost at 100% in a reasonably bright environment in summer, and the screen certainly looks whiter than on that photo, I'm afraid I wouldn't manage to get the Libra Colour look white enough for my taste in summer. (Winter is another matter, of course, then the frontlight on my ereaders is usually pretty low).
Of course I'm not that interested in color anyway. I just hope Kaleido screens won't replace b/w ereaders altogether (there's no new b/w Libra this year, only the color one).
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I think there are enough reasons not to want or need a colour e-reader. I could cite a few, although personally I am very satisfied and use them in preference to my monochrome e-readers. With today's colour technology I see it very unlikely that monochrome e-readers will disappear. But in the future I am not so sure. Just as non-illuminated e-readers have practically disappeared, as colour evolves, I believe that monochrome e-readers will do the same. Will an evolution in colour be possible? We will talk in a few years' time.
(By the way, where the illumination of colour e-readers does suffer is outdoors, especially in the shade. In colour it still copes quite well, but in black and white the screen still looks dark even at maximum illumination).