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Old 01-02-2010, 05:10 AM   #117
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The other takeaway was that the younger generations EXPECTS backlighting and don't mind it. In fact, she had never thought of any reason to not have it and wasn't certain that not having it was a good thing (she could read just fine on the Kindle, but wondered why it was the way it was.)

Whoever can come up with a device that allows for both wins. :>)

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The simple reason that you cannot backlight an eInk screen is that it's opaque - the light wouldn't shine through it. You can have side-lighting (as the Sony PRS-700 does) or front-lighting (as with clip-on lights), but you cannot have back-lighting.
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