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Originally Posted by lustyd
I noticed you said this is for Dubai - given that it's generally sunny over there, the eInk would probably be a better option. LCD is notoriously difficult to read in direct sunlight, so will you be reading outside at all?
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No.
Transmissive,
backlit LCD is difficult to read in direct sunlight. The Libre and jetBook LCDs are no such thing, and are as readable in direct sunlight as E-Ink.
Not all LCD is the same. Consider for a moment the non-backlit, silverish or greenish screens of most office calculators, digital watches, old-school GameBoys, the tops of most modern SLR cameras, and many other everyday devices. All of them need supplementary lighting when it gets dark, and all are perfectly viewable even in the brightest, harshest sunlight. LCD does not
demand backlighting. It's simply the most common mode people think of when they think of computer screens and other high-res displays.