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So let me get this straight -- I assume the Nook Color has a backlit LCD display instead of e-paper? Does this mean that manufacturers are giving up on e-paper
by hugh3 16y ago
So let me get this straight -- I assume the Nook Color has a backlit LCD display instead of e-paper?
Does this mean that manufacturers are giving up on e-paper already (after years of telling us it was so much easier to read than a backlit screen)? I must say that I've spent a lot of time staring at my old-school Nook by now and I'm not really convinced that it's any easier to read than an iPad screen.
- derekp7 16y agoIt depends on what the lighting conditions are. I couldn't read my Nook e-ink display with a 60-watt light bulb (text wasn't dark enough / background too silver). Apparently the newer e-ink display on the latest Kindle is better. But on the flip side I have a hard time with the Nook Color outside in the sunlight -- for that the e-ink works better. Also, the e-ink is good for a few weeks, instead of 8 hours.
- enjo 16y agoI wonder how those hybrid screens (like the Pixel QI screen) work? Until someone cracks the nut of building a color screen with the same fidelity as e-ink, that hybrid approach seems like a really good idea.