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Old 04-16-2025, 06:59 PM   #72
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Originally Posted by Timboli View Post
As I said, I am not going to argue about it, but I certainly don't agree with all your points, and I think one needs to ponder on the logic of bothering with Frontlit, when Backlit was the standard ... if not for some benefit ... why go to all that trouble in other words.
Sheesh. Backlit works with a transparent display. Sadly, eInk displays are opaque. The back of the display is opaque and if you look at an image of the capsules/cuplets, the layers of pigment in the capsules are also going to be close to opaque. It's FrontLit or not lit.
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