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Originally Posted by Anghirrim
Is Nxtpaper really a good alternative to Caleido?
I'm actually thinking of buying a color ereader for my kids to read mangas (they're now using my good old Kobo Forma).
But yep, 7" is too small and 10,3" too large and expensive for that purpose only. I'm just reluctant to buy a real tablet for them to read. Is Nxtpaper really that close to "real paper"? I've read here and there that RLCD screens can work without backlight. But what in real conditions? Is it even close to a running smartwatch (like my Garmin Forerunner)?
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It's not. It's not even a reflective LCD like the Forerunner. It's just a really matte backlit LCD with a texture to look like paper. It's actually WORSE in sunlight than a typical LCD:
https://www.androidcentral.com/table...r-display-tech
You can get most of the way there slapping one of those matte paperlike screen protectors on a random tablet.
If you have the opportunity to test a Kaleido 3 screen and form your own opinions I would. Yes, the contrast is worse than a B&W models but it's still readable in a variety of settings with the front light off IME. If you're not directly comparing between the two you stop noticing.
I somehow manage to read novels on my KLC without the front light anyways.