Thread: Would you ever buy a non front-lit e-ink reader?
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Old 01-31-2013, 04:32 PM   #96
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
No, I don't think I would. The light just transforms the experience of reading - I can now read in all sorts of dimly-lit places that I couldn't have done previously.
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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc View Post
Nope! I have a desk drawer full of reading lights - none of which ever worked to completely & evenly illuminate an eInk screen of any size. The PW is simply too good as it is to ever contemplate going back to a non-front-lit screen.

I would kill/pay a lot for a front-lit eInk reader the size of the Kindle DX!
to both. I always preferred eInk screens because they allow for reading in bright sunlight as well as indoors, but these frontlit screens allow for reading under all conditions; although—full disclosure here—I haven't yet tried them underwater.
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