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Originally Posted by fugazied
LCD is not an issue for me. I use LCDs all of the time and I have no eye strain and they display color brilliantly.
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Same here. I do think e-ink is better for long term reading--but I seldom every read for more than an hour or 2 at any stretch, so it's really a non issue. I also never read outdoors (allergies etc.) so sunlight viewability is a moot point for me as well. Battery life is more of an issue, but the vast majority of reading is done home and office. And even on a long flight I'm not going to read more than 3 or 4 hours probably.
So I personally could give up e-ink for LCD to get a tablet device that did all the stuff I wanted--writing on books and letter sized PDFs, internet, email, PDA calendar/contact functions, videos etc. etc. But I can see why more avid readers want to stick with e-ink.
The rumored Apple tablet has promise--but I suspect it will be finger touch only like the iPhone/iPod Touch and won't meet my stylus writing needs. But something will come out that does all that I want, has a good screen and a good battery life at a decent price sooner or later--may be 5 years or so, but I'm patient.