Nope, I believe that it is a second, separate "enhancement", unrelated to
the clarity of the unlit display. Basically somebody thought it would look
cool to have the foreground illuminated & didn't consider the zero-contrast
situation at the crosspoint where dark-on-light crosses light-on-dark.
--
-Richard M. Hartman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoff Shepherd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 1:10 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Palm V backlight
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> My guess is that having the dark pixels glow is an
> unavoidable compromise
> with the technology that makes the improved display even
> possible. Something
> about having cake or eating it or whatever...
>
> ..Geoff
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Aaron Ardiri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 11:03 AM
> Subject: RE: Palm V backlight
>
>
> On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Richard Hartman wrote:
> > Note that this merely inverts the pixels so that
> > the background is "black" and the foreground is
> > "clear". It does -not- change the mode of the
> > backlight -- the light will still be shining through
> > the "black" pixels. This means that in a dark
> > room you will see a lit background and dark
> > foreground; but that there will still be certain
> > lighting levels where you will have no contrast
> > between background and foreground.
>
> only when the room is very dark it looks like
> the older models.. when in normal conditions,
> it does not look like older models - just
> impossible to read.
>
> i wish they did not change it..
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