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Originally Posted by LDBoblo
I don't see why digital reader devices cannot get close to that all-in-one solution, size excepted. Better screen technologies with faster response and better viewability will not necessarily be ideal for all media, but will be an excellent jack-of-all-trades, rather than the one trick pony they are today. Even many newspapers have gone to printing relatively primitive color for their images, despite newspaper stock being rather mediocre for that purpose. Even as a one trick pony, EPDs aren't all that hot, though they're the only currently available option. My hope is that 2010 and 2011 will change that. Seriously, I'm a big believer in the ebook reader concept, and I see potential in many different fields of content that are currently untapped. However, much of it will need something a good bit better than today's EPDs, and there are already better alternatives around the corner, going into production and about to cross into the market's periphery.
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I'm not particularly wedded to EPD screens, although I think they are currently the best technology around for novel reading, especially when it comes to battery life. Quality-wise, they are comparable to newspaper print - not ideal, but certainly readable. I too hope that emerging technologies will offer real alternatives, but I suspect that's not going to happen this year.