I don't get why they couldn't backlight this. Or costs $400. Maybe if it had a bigger screen with backlight I'd pay $10 for books I already own.
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E-ink does not need a backlight darn it. Thats the whole point.
I think the problem is that eInk doesn't even support backlightning - the screen itself is opaque.I agree that this is something they should work - forget color eInk for all I care, but make the backlight-compatible...
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I don't get why they couldn't backlight this. Or costs $400. Maybe if it had a bigger screen with backlight I'd pay $10 for books I already own.
E-ink does not need a backlight darn it. Thats the whole point.
I think the problem is that eInk doesn't even support backlightning - the screen itself is opaque.
I agree that this is something they should work - forget color eInk for all I care, but make the backlight-compatible...