[viepedorlella]

Ive been looking at getting a kindle. I wanted it so I could browse wikipedia and import pdf files to read on the move. does the kindle perform these functions well? PDFs need to be converted to really be readable, which costs a few cents if you email them to yourself and use the 3G network. And only a masochist would browse wikipedia (we all know you mean porn) on it. You cant even scroll, you have to 'turn the pages' on the site..

First: It's fluorescent lights that emit UV rays, not LEDs. Second, fluorescent light filters aren't filters per say. The lightbulb itself is coated on the inside with phosphor. Forgetting it would be like forgetting the engine, wheels and doors in a car. It's not like it's some afterthought. It's a fundamental part of the construction of the bulb. Third, the bulb wouldn't emit much visible light if you didn't have the phosphor coating. The actual bulb emits UV rays and the phosphor coating absorbs them and then emits visible light. This is the same way a CRT monitor works, only the phosphor is absorbing electrons in a CRT. The UV rays are not visible to the human eye. If it didn't have the phosphor, you wouldn't see anything. BUT THE PHOSPHUR COATING IS NOT THE SAME ON A BIG FLUROSECANT LIGHT AS IT IS ON A COMPUTER LCD!!! That is my point, is that Asher was lying , the coating is very different on an LCD, it is MUCH THINNER. (In fact it is so thin that some monitors lose it, exposing users to harmful UV rays and tanning them.. Even if not you overlook fact that you can have BOTH phosphorus coated bulb AND non coated bulb, providing both a tan and visibility)