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Chuck, I agree with your concerns wholeheartedly but there are a variety of liquid crystal displays which have fairly wide viewing. The displays on the pump at gast stations, on calculators, PDAs like the Zaurus and, those new electronic shelf labels of Sharp's are just a few examples of LCDs that aren't quite as sensitive to viewing angle as the normal notebook panel.
On the other hand, E-Ink's display looks good because the eye focuses well on the image surface. With LCDs, the eye focuses on the reflective surface behind the display. Most LCDs are transparent. That's why the numbers on the gas pump may look like they stand out from the background. Notebooks and monitors have a light diffusion sheet directly behind the LCD to give your eye something to focus on. Otherwise, it would be like looking through colored glass.
NatCh, I think you've nailed it. Now, if only the rest of the computer could fit in that tube.
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