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Amazon announces first Kindle ever with color screen, retailing for $279 (www.cnbc.com)
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I still have an old Kindle and it still gets months of battery life. I occasionally read comics so this may get me to upgrade.

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[–] 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

There were already multiple such devices from competitors on the market last year.

Personal fazit: they lose in almost every area against a cheap tablet.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Except for the screen

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Especially the screen, unless your only plans for the device involve lots and lots of static text. eInk has improved tremendously over recent years, but it still has a long way to go before it starts replacing LCDs and OLEDs.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    it still has a long way to go before it starts replacing LCDs and OLEDs.

    I really don't think it's even trying to fill the same niche. No eReader is attempting to sell you Netflix. It's just an entirely different device.

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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    There too. Low contrast and less bright than b/w e-paper and still suck more power. AMOLED is better for the eyes, even though it glows.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Eink is just better for reading though

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    If you're reading then colour doesn't matter much. For comics I'd probably get a tablet.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Color is very useful for highlights, taking notes and reading comics, its fine if its not for you but its very interesting for me

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Highlighting, taking notes, comics all seem different from just reading

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Okay, eink is really really good at two things: reading and taking notes/drawing.

    Comics are a form of reading (especially french comics i read, theyre 50% text).

    You highlight parts of books.

    And for taking notes, say in class, is much nicer when you have color avilable

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Hard disagree, e-ink is fantastic for two thing, reading and battery life. Everything interactive, you're better off with a tablet.

    Comics are a form of reading

    We both mentioned it separarely. And for a good reason imo, traditional books are a much better fit for e-readers because reflowing text just werks while comics are going to be a lot harder.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Why do you say that amoled is bezter for the eyes? Is that also true for b/w e-ink?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    No, i think e-ink has it's place. But color e-ink is currently too much a tradeoff in everything else e-ink is strong, imo.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    How so? Color eink has pretty much zero tradeoffs as far as i can tell, other than price.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Weak colors, so dark that you constantly need backlight...

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