English Grammar: Best Ereaders

Thursday 18 October 2012

Best Ereaders

In Consumer Reports' tests, e-ink readers perform better in bright light and are best for reading outdoors. But to read in the dark, it needs to have a light built in or attached to it.

Backlit LCD screens are great for reading in the dark, but in bright light they have trouble with glare and washout.

And there are other issues.

"An LCD screen makes battery life a lot shorter than an e-ink screen," said Paul Reynolds from Consumer Reports. "And e-ink models are usually a lot lighter too, which matters a lot when you're reading for hours."

The Ectaco Jetbook Color is the first color e-ink reader, but testers found the colors aren't true, and the page turns are super-slow.

Consumer Reports top rates the brand new Nook SimpleTouch with GlowLight.

The $140 product has a touch screen and uses black and white e-ink technology. And for reading in the dark, the screen lights up.

"This GlowLight Simple Touch was as easy to read as the best readers we've tested," said Reynolds.