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I'd hate to read on anything but white/gray/sepia though. I like the idea of a white light layer.
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Surely the flex light would be no help. It is lighting *above* the text. WOuldn't you want the light below the text, so that the dark areas block some light (and hence the problem with white/black eink).
I guess this is adding reflective light, so should work that way it just seems... wrong. (But i'm no lighting engineer) |
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The "task" may be more than simply "reading" in the abstract. It may be accommodating how much you read, how fast, and over a given period of time. This may require several books. Or just one ereader. Thus, the ereader solves problems by requiring fewer parts, less space, less weight, etc. Or, it may be "reading with very bad eyes," in which case an ereader with adjustable font size is the clear winner over a paper book, and again, it solves a problem. There is no technological solution that is ever perfect. Its predesessor always has some "pros" to its name - usually having to do with stability and familiarity. New technologies will always be flawed. But the main question is, "does it solve a problem?" In the case of a lighted layer, yes, it does. I'd much rather have an embedded layer in my ereader that can light the screen than an external doohickey. It's less stuff to deal with. That is, provided that I can turn it off at will and that it doesn't negatively impact the daytime reading experience. Last edited by SmokeAndMirrors; 11-05-2011 at 06:28 PM. |
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Which was really my point - what may be perfect for some people ain't for others !
Similarly, the physical book solves a problem for some people, or indeed, some occasions. It was the "better", full stop, I felt was rather sweeping, to say the least... ![]() |
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My worry with this would be - wouldn't this have the same impact on eyes as reading on something backlit? Like an LCD? I enjoy reading on my eink devices much better than on my iPad - simply stated, my eyes don't seem to tire as much.
If I have to get the eye-strain, then I don't see a point in using eink. I do use a cover with light on both my PRS350 and PRS950. But that light is reflected and it doesn't seem to bother me as much. I guess I would have to try this before expressing an opinion. Seems like a neat idea. |
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I don't care about color eink. But that doesn't mean it isn't better than monochrome-only. The way I use my ereader, I doubt it will make much difference to me whether my device has color or not. But if I don't want it then I simply won't use it. It's not like it would be a bad thing if my ereader had color. And there are people who would benefit from color, with the way they use their ereaders. It is solving a problem - even if it's not a problem I personally have. So, regardless of whether or not I want it or would use it, it's still better. |
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I don't know how it would look in reality. And of course, that's the only true test. But it appears that this is something that could be worked around. |
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If eink is opaque, then you would have to use a light above the text. (LCD panels are transparent, which is why backlighting is possible.) I'm fairly certain that the flexlight idea was used on LCD screens in the olden days, so it is actually a proven idea. If I recall correctly, modern LCDs use backlights since it improves the contrast, and improved contrast is needed in bright environments. But the flexlight is only needed in low light conditions, since eink is reflective enough for bright environments, so that is not going to be an issue.
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Maybe the story would be different if I read more stuff printed on bright white paper, but reading textbooks ain't exactly my definition of recreational reading. |
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i wouldn't mind to get it for my Kindle 4
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