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Originally Posted by whatsacubit
State of the art:
http://www.eink.com/product.html?typ...uctdetail&id=3
What I learned:
1) Current tech is ACTUALLY Carta 1.2. Contrary to popular myth, Carta 2 does not exist.
2) The lighting is built in to the display by E-ink. Everyone arguing about raised bezels, shadows and LED color can stuff it. |
Raised bezels are generally associated with IR touch screens vs. capacitive touch screens, not the eInk/front light technology.
If you go a level up to
http://www.eink.com/modules.html and search for 5-10" models, you can see that only (some) 6" and 6.8" models have the front light built in. The 7.8" 1874x1404 model doesn't include it.
This may explain why some models with that size/spec—e.g. the Kobo Aura One—have had issues with uneven comfort lighting, while 6.8" models from Kobo haven't had the same issues (if the former are adding lighting in aftermarket, it may be harder to get it even than it is with integrated lighting).
Or maybe it just means they aren't publicly listing all the models they sell to big manufacturers like Kobo/Amazon/etc, and those buyers are getting versions with included front lights.