Ben Patterson - When it comes to today's e-reader displays, it's all about trade-offs. The Kindle's "e-ink" screen does a great job at displaying text on a page, even under direct sunlight — but it's black-and-white only, and it takes a second or two to turn a page. The iPad's LCD display pops with glorious, vivid color and *******es fast enough for video, but good luck viewing the backlit screen in the great outdoors.

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