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by no_wizard 1058 days ago
As kindle devices have shown though, you can backlight an e-ink display too
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mholm 1058 days ago
This is technically a frontlight. The panel contains a diffuser and has LEDs at all edges of the display.
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mdp2021 1058 days ago
> you can backlight an e-ink display too

And you could read OLED at noon in the tropics under an umbrella (I know I did) - but I was exactly talking about optimal use.

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