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[–] 7 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Can’t you get backlit e-ink displays? Don’t kindles have them?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    Yes, e-readers nowadays have a "frontlight", a fiber optic mesh overlaid on top of the display. But the list of materials they provide doesn't have anything that would provide this light.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Well, technically eink displays don't have backlight but frontlight.

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