Greg, I have had a Kindle since Christmas last year, and frankly I love it. The reverse video flickering is an unfortunate side effect of the way eInk works, but to be perfectly honest, I am used to it now, and it really doesn't bother me in the least.
On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote: > AANLk > [email protected]> > <[email protected]> < > [email protected]<aanlktikrvxlnico01aex0kjxjxr3trjs%[email protected]> > > > In-Reply-To: > <[email protected]<aanlktikrvxlnico01aex0kjxjxr3trjs%[email protected]> > > > Subject: RE: verdict on kindle/ebook reader? > Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 22:30:09 +1000 > Message-ID: <005f01cb4dbf$3ec8a420$bc59ec...@net> > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0060_01CB4E13.1074B420" > X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 > Thread-Index: ActNoDUH/0iBo7VlSx+sCj0KSqlkrQAHSeDQ > Content-Language: en-au > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01CB4E13.1074B420 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > 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 > > > ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01CB4E13.1074B420 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = > xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = > xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = > xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"; = > xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40";> > > <head> > <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = > charset=3Dus-ascii"> > <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"> > <style> > <!-- > /* Font Definitions */ > @font-face > {font-family:"Cambria Math"; > panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} > @font-face > {font-family:Calibri; > panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} > /* Style Definitions */ > p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal > {margin:0cm; > margin-bottom:.0001pt; > font-size:12.0pt; > font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} > a:link, span.MsoHyperlink > {mso-style-priority:99; > color:blue; > text-decoration:underline;} > a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed > {mso-style-priority:99; > color:purple; > text-decoration:underline;} > span.EmailStyle17 > {mso-style-type:personal-reply; > font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; > color:windowtext;} > .MsoChpDefault > {mso-style-type:export-only;} > @page Section1 > {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; > margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} > div.Section1 > {page:Section1;} > --> > </style> > <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> > <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> > </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> > <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> > <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> > </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> > </head> > > <body lang=3DEN-AU link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> > > <div class=3DSection1> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>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...<o:p></o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> = > </o:p></span></p> > > <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> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> = > </o:p></span></p> > > <p class=3DMsoNormal><span = > style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Greg<o:p></= > o:p></span></p> > > </div> > > </body> > > </html> > > ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01CB4E13.1074B420-- > > -- Scott Baldwin Readify - Senior Consultant blog: http://sjbdeveloper.blogspot.com
