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Originally Posted by Daithi
 That is a great line.
I don't want a backlit screen, but given a choice between a $489 Kindle DX and a $499 iPad, I think most people will choose the iPad. I still think eInk is better as an eReader, but I also think most people, especially those that haven't used an eInk device, will figure that the iPad is good enough as an eReader, and it offers features not available on a Kindle. |
The fact of the matter is that it will be good enough as an e-reader for most people.
Most people aren't avid readers like most of the regular posters on here who read for hours on end regularly.
For someone that seldom reads for more than 30-60 minutes at a time (if even that much a day), the eyestrain reduction benefit of e-ink (or real paper) becomes pretty much moot.
And the ability to surf the the net ,watch movies, play games, listen to music and all the other stuff that the average Joe and Jane does more than offset the potential eye strain while reading issue.
And in that LED screens are easier on they eyes the LCD (though still a huge gap from e-ink of course) and it's less of an issue. My new laptop and monitor in the office are LED, and they're definitely less tiring on the eyes than the LCD screens I had before on my old devices.
Personally, I'll keep my Kindle for novel reading where I do occasionally read for a few hours. But I'd love a stylus device for reading and marking up pdfs, reading magazines and news papers etc. which I do in shorter bursts. And of course for all the nifty multi media stuff as I'm much more into movies, music, video games, net goofing etc. than I am reading hobby wise.