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Originally Posted by Penny
Maybe for luddites, color is the doomsday prophecy that spells the end of eInk. Kaleido is to Carta what cars were to bicycles. Bicycles haven't seen significant innovations in centuries; while they still get you where you need to go, they become more outdated each year. Similarly, eInk technology has seen minimal improvements between the Carta 1200 and 1300 series. The release of Kaleido color should have accompanied the Libra 2, considering the technology was already available in 2021.
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The problem is that with a Kaleido 3 overlay, it makes the screen darker. So when reading a book, the screen is much darker making it harder to read. Also, some can see the speckles of the overlay when reading a book. The other thing is that the light may need to be on all the time and at a higher level then normally used. My Libra 2 can be used without the light if I have enough light in the room. But with a Libra color, I'd need to have the light on.
Also, according to some of the tests done by users, having the light on that high is using more battery then the Libra 2 and the Libra 2 has a less powerful battery. Also it is said that the get the screen of the Libra Color as bright as the Libra 2 (with no light) you need to have the light on the Libra Colour up to about 20%.
Many don't need color. I don't need color. I mostly read text. So I need the screen to be visible and not dark. I don't want to have to use the light when the room is bright enough.
Color is a step back because it takes what was a good screen and makes it not a good screen because it's now too dark because of the color filter.
Now do you get it why color could be the death of eInk if companies such as Kobo stop making Readers without color? Sure Kobo has the Clara BW but the screen is too small. I don't want a 6" screen. If Kobo made a Libra BW, then that would solve the problem and give users a choice. Right now, we have no choice. It's the Libra Colour or we jump ship and move to a Pocketbook Reader.