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Old 09-21-2007, 12:34 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Even if someone did add a backlight you wouldn't be able to see the light. eInk screens are opaque. You could side-light or front-light an eInk display, but you cannot back-light it.
I believe the original poster meant backlight in a generic sense that you took literally. I think he meant a built in light that illuminates the text and used the traditional term for such a capability. A little latitude is sometimes called for here.
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