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Originally Posted by brecklundin
Still, given the amount of reading you have to do and that you have probs reading LCD type displays, I completely see your point. But remember it's not a one size fits all solution. Nothing is...
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Like Gideon, I also dislike reading on LCD but readability isn't the only reason I prefer eink. Current LCDs, even with very efficient backlighting, don't last as long as I would like on a charge. You're lucky to get 5-6 hrs. Some promise 8 but I've never seen one that lasted that long when actually tested in a review. Those big batteries are heavy and hot. I wouldn't want to read for hours holding something like that. I would love a multifunction tablet, but to replace my reader it's going to need to last at least an entire day on a charge and weigh in at a pound or less. (DX is slightly more but I'd find that acceptable for a large reader.) Even if I found current lit screens comfortable that's not enough to make them acceptable to me for a reader. Maybe PixelQi will get there. Maybe OLED. Until then, I'll have separate devices.