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E-Ink's other advantage is being a non-emissive display. Transflective LCD displays have low contrast. I'm literally holding an e-ink tablet over the transflective monitor I'm typing this on and the difference in contrast at the same ambient illumination is considerable. If the price were right, I'd definitely consider a 75 Hz e-ink monitor even if the power draw was more than a normal LCD monitor.


Transflective LCD is bad but e-ink has terrible contrast compared to normal LCD displays. Like 4:1 vs 1000:1.


Maybe, but LCD panels are a light source, so it's not apples-to-apples. I _perceive_ eink as higher contrast than any LCD.


That is odd as I definitely do not perceive that.

My Kindle has much less contrast than my iPad, phone or computer - albeit I have brightness turned up.

I only use the Kindle as its battery will last over a day if reading my iPhone will not and also if reading in bright sunlight.


That depends on the external illumination. LCD contrast goes to shit under bright light.


It's bad but 1000+ nit displays under indirect light on sunny days seems competive with ratios around 4:1.




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