Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoAmazon’s first color Kindle e-reader, the Kindle Colorsoft, will run you $280arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down15
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkAmazon’s first color Kindle e-reader, the Kindle Colorsoft, will run you $280arstechnica.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·9 months agoE-ink isn’t the same as LCD. It’s not remotely comparable for static content. Now, I prefer my Android reader to Kindle’s awful software, but LCD/OLED isn’t a good substitute.
minus-squareDimok@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoI’m still on the kindle paper white, didn’t even know E-Ink was a thing so I’ll have to look into it I guess. I think I’ll drop the kindle though, the software does suck.
E-ink isn’t the same as LCD. It’s not remotely comparable for static content.
Now, I prefer my Android reader to Kindle’s awful software, but LCD/OLED isn’t a good substitute.
I’m still on the kindle paper white, didn’t even know E-Ink was a thing so I’ll have to look into it I guess. I think I’ll drop the kindle though, the software does suck.