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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Yes, netbooks and media players will become an increasing segment of the market, but I don't expect dedicated readers to go away. Properly implemented, they have two key advantages: simplicity, and eInk screens. They make it simple to get content and easy to read it, on displays many folks find preferable to backlit LCDs. I really don't think you'll see those displays on netbooks or media players.
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EInk, at least in its current incarnation, would never work on such devices. However there are other display technologies on the horizon with similar advantages. For instance Pixel Qi's LCD based 3Qi display technology, which has a reflective mode that'll supposedly be almost as good as eInk while also possessing a backlit color mode for more traditional usage, and if all goes well these displays will be on the market by year's end.
As for simplicity, well most of the dedicated devices on the market have you first download to a computer and then to the device. Since a netbook is a computer you skip the latter step. Media players usually operate in a similar manor to the aforementioned dedicated reader devices.