Thread: Odds of Sony Staying in the Ebook Business?
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Old 06-23-2010, 12:20 AM   #42
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Originally Posted by MikeFromHC View Post
Tablets are the immediate future and I will be surprised if epaper exists in a few years. Mary Lou Jepson has a video floating around that talks about the actual power requirements of e paper vs. LCD. LCD is less but requires constant flipping. (Partially explained here

Here it is, near the end.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z03hlZThveI
I'll be surprised if LCD or LED exists as more than a novelty ('read in bed without a light!!!') in ten years' time. I think e-ink will take over.
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