Thread: Why should I get a Kindle over a Sony Reader?
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Old 12-08-2009, 06:17 AM   #63
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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
To be more precise... the nook actually has two displays. One is an eInk screen that has no backlight. The second is a small LCD thouch screen on the bottom part of the Nook. This is used for navigation, text entry, and various other data entry tasks.

However, you do not read off the LCD screen and it will turn off (or you can turn it off) after a few minutes of inactivity.

There are a few nook videos that you can take a look at:

http://cnettv.cnet.com/showing-off-n...-50080524.html

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/b...irst-close-up/

(hmm.. there was a video on the second link earlier, not it doesn't seem to show up. Strange.)



BOb
everything you posted jibed with what was in my head. I needed to reach out and touch a reality point that indeed, the reading screen itself wasn't backlit.

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You're right! I should be more sarcastic more often Especially with regards to Amazon!
actually your tone in this entire thread has been uncharacteristically antagonistic
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