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Originally Posted by rgeorg
I am NOT going to start a rehash of the eink vs LCD argument - but I do recall posts on mobileread complaining about eink readability under some conditions (low-light/sunlight), page flashing & delay, format issues, reading while holding device in hand (button placement) and eye strain from the flashing. Many LCD tablet and reader devices are low-weight and conversely there are eink devices (iRex or Kindle DX for example) that are heavier than 250 gr. Clearly not everyone is as happy and problem/inconvenience-free as you are with eink. And the devices are expensive and very breakable!
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Yes, flashing used to be a very prevalent problem (still quite prevalent in some readers) but the new Epson controller greatly diminishes this now. Used to, the budding controller hadn't really changed, and from what I recall ( i may be incorrect) the controller hadn't changed much since eink was released. "It worked, therefore, we'll use it." It wasn't specifically designed FOR speed, just to work. Epson stepped in and designed a controller to help with these issues, and they've greatly diminished the flash time.
Format issues? How is this different from an eink reader to an LCD reader? This, it would seem to me, is inherent in the format of the book, NOT in the device in which its being read. Unless I am misunderstanding the subject of the "format issues". I assume its format of text.
Similarly, the same goes for button placement. This is all case-design issues, and has no bearing on the underlying eink vs LCD debate or comparison.
The weight. Since the power is used only when changing the screen, it would come to pass that it would not need as large of a battery as an LCD if both units were set up for the same amount of page turns. Granted, you'd have to guage the average time it takes to read a page of text, and extrapolate how many hours worth or battery time one would need to read 8000 pages on an LCD. The battery required would quite hefty in comparison to the eink device.
As for eyestrain. As a majority consensus, reading newsprint is less strenuous on the eyes than reading on a monitor (which refreshes at least 60 times a sec), therefore, eink would be easier to read on than LCD. However, the flash of eink, albiet even on a new reader, might cause some readers eyes to strain a bit. If not a strain, at least a distraction.
Eink vs LCD, if given the same requirement, the eink device would almost always win vs the LCD... this is solely on technicals. As for ones personal requirement, an LCD may very well suit you more, esp if you spend most of your reading, for example, at night in bed, as many people do.