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Originally Posted by rgeorg
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Other issues being more-or-less even as you point out, and we are left with expensive, breakable and single-purpose. I'm referring to the $200-$500 offerings, although prices seem to be dropping fast. I'm just pointing out that:
1. It's not necessarily true (and definitely not proven) that "many more" people use/prefer - and are willing to pay the premium for - eink over LCD.
2. The perceived advantages of eink over LCD are not clear ....
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You are mixing "affordability" and "preference" here, which might be the wrong way of looking at this. Because as current tech gets cheaper, better stuff comes out, which is still "too expensive."
It used to be, that LCDs were more expensive than tubes, and many had all sorts of reasons why they bought tubes, instead of LCD.
But LCDs were much better than tubes, as far as eye strain went, and once LCD prices drooped, you stopped hearing about how great tubes are.
For me, there is no contest between backlit and e-ink. Back-lit tires my eyes over long periods more than e-ink, period.
And it makes sense from a tech standpoint: the backlight usually has some frequency, and your eyes register it, even if you are not aware of it. Look to the side of your backlit monitor, and if you are like most people, you will see a bit of flicker from the monitor in your peripheral vision. Over a long period of time, this flicker will cause you some eye-strain.
But if you are fine with LCD, that's fine, for you. Many were fine with tubes, and many were fine with those green monochrome monitors from decades ago. But that's not the point, really.
As far as new tech, yep, it's coming. And it's coming. And it will keep coming.
I am sure in a few years there will be something to replace LCD and e-ink, be it OLED or whatever. But then the year after that will bring something even more exciting.
I'd wait for a month or two to see what the large-screen Sony unit brings, or until Fall, to see if the flexi screens will pan out. But at some point, you either jump and enjoy what's available, or you just sit paralyzed by the news of the next breakthrough, which is just around the corner.... :-)