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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
I can't see it. E-ink will never be able to do HD video etc. You're just not going to be able to move colored dust particles around at a rate and accuracy to do that.
And back lighting is a necessity for sharp video like HD movies, TV etc. Those look awful on a display with back lighting turned way down. Backlit or projected images in a dim room will always be the only way to go for getting top notch picture quality. While reflective screens with proper ambient lighting will always be best for reading.
So what I think what will happen is we'll see no screen tech--something like Pixel QI or Mirasol, but future much more advanced version than what they've shown will emerge that can do text without back lighting better than e-ink and HD video better than the best LCD or Plasma displays.
Then you get the best of both worlds in one display and everyone is happy, videophiles and bookworms alike!
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Dear dmaul:
The disparities between E-Ink and Backlit run deeper than you think. E-Ink gives you weeks of battery charge life, no eye strain, can be left on for weeks with no drain of power, and reads perfectly in bright sunlight but is awful in the dark.. Backlit can hurt some eyes to watering, gets about 9 hours to a charge, is fabulous in the dark but reflects like crazy in bright sunlight, and needs to be shut off.
While there are concepts like Pixel QI that try to blend the best of both... color is pretty bad from my perspective and they still get about 14 hours at most to a charge.
OLED is promising but years behind schedule on where it promised to be.