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Subject: RE: verdict on kindle/ebook reader?
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 22:30:09 +1000
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I held my first Kindle this afternoon. The screen is so smooth that my eyes
were tricked, I thought I was looking at a protective plastic cover with
printed instructions embossed on the surface. I was actually looking at the
display. The screen is one of the most stunning and surprisingly pleasant
technological advances I've seen in years. Except...
When you change pages the whole display flickers in reverse video for a
fraction of a second on refresh. Is this by design (an option perhaps) or is
it a design flaw? If this flicker is not an option, then it will render the
device useless. Imagine lying in bed, or sitting on the loo, or in your
first class A380 cabin (wherever you like to read) and you're feeling
relaxed for a bit of Kindle reading, and this damn thing keeps reverse video
flickering every page change. Blow that!
Greg
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held my first Kindle this afternoon. The screen is so smooth that my =
eyes were
tricked, I thought I was looking at a protective plastic cover with =
printed
instructions embossed on the surface. I was actually looking at the =
display. The
screen is one of the most stunning and surprisingly pleasant =
technological
advances I’ve seen in years. Except...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>When
you change pages the whole display flickers in reverse video for a =
fraction of a
second on refresh. Is this by design (an option perhaps) or is it a =
design flaw?
If this flicker is not an option, then it will render the device =
useless.
Imagine lying in bed, or sitting on the loo, or in your first class A380 =
cabin
(wherever you like to read) and you’re feeling relaxed for a bit =
of Kindle
reading, and this damn thing keeps reverse video flickering every page =
change.
Blow that!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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