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Originally Posted by tomsem
'drawback'. Is this only because it uses more energy?
That's never been much of a concern for me since energy usage still compares very favorably with backlit tablets. I've never used any front-lit eReader with light level turned to zero. A little more energy consumption for color is a tradeoff I am comfortable with. And I think we will be waiting a long time for a color display that looks good with front light turned off.
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Whether frontlight power could be a concern depends on the setting, because of its exponetial rise with each step up. On kindles, the last few settings use more power than everything else combined. I've read that color e-ink requires quite high settings to look good.
I turned off the automatic brightness on my Oasis 2 when I learned (and witnessed) that its frontlight would sometimes crank to maximum in bright ambient lighting (without any noticable improvement in viewing).