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Originally Posted by Yaholo
(Regarding backlight) I get really tired of this criticism. I realize you appreciate that the Reader can't be a "full-color magazine", but this is still just as silly. If you want to know what a backlight would do on an e-Ink device then try shining a flashlight behind a page in a book. This among other criticisms are more a problem of the technology as a whole, NOT the Sony Reader. Products should be critiqued within the context of what is possible and practical with current technology.
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This is getting into semantics. Yes, several of us do realize that for lighting, a "backlight" would not work with an eInk display, but that does not remove the need many of us have for
some form of integrated lighting. It could take any of several forms, inlcuding the specialized lightwedge some have speculated about.
Integrated lighting is not an essoteric feature for some of us. Until recently, it was an assumed part of the eBook reader package. A survey on this site found a significant portion of respondents wanted that feature, and I believe a similar survey and DAJane's site showed more than half of her respondents wanted it. So, for a device that hopes to bring eBook reading into the mainstream, it is a legit critique.
I almost purchased one, despite its shortcomings, but held off for a different reason. Since then I have been more conscious of my reading habits, and integrated lighting, or some convenient way to add it (such as the theorized lightwedge) is now a key point in my purchasing decision.
Jack