Thread: Edge lighting
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Old 08-14-2010, 04:57 PM   #2
delphidb96
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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn View Post
How difficult would it be to install a row of LEDs around the edge of the e-Ink display? Am I wrong in assuming it would light up the whole screen (K2&3)? Would it be a drain on battery life?
Not if you built up a front and back cover panel to hold the LEDs and put a flat-pack battery in the rear panel.

Of course, you'll probably end up doubling the weight, but there are *always* trade-offs.

Derek
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