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It'd be nice if you could elaborate on why the flicker is important enough to you that it outweighs the obvious benefits of e-ink. Up until I read this thread I
by gfodor 15y ago
It'd be nice if you could elaborate on why the flicker is important enough to you that it outweighs the obvious benefits of e-ink. Up until I read this thread I never even considered it as a 'thing', it surprises me anyone could care about the particular way a reading device transitions between pages, as long as it's fast enough. It seems like the least important aspect of what makes a reading experience on a device good vs bad.
The portability and convenience of the Kindle DX has basically changed my life as I now have been plowing through all those technical books I've been meaning to read over the years.
- gnaffle 15y agoI think it's a bit difficult to explain this to someone that isn't experiencing it as a problem. It's similar to the way some people react to DLP projectors with color wheels ("rainbow effect") while some don't. People are sensitive do different things. I find the flicker jarring even though it's short. I do enjoy the benefits of e-ink, but I'm perfectly fine with staring at a backlight display for hours, so I'm OK with reading on an iPad as well.
- gbog 15y agoStrangely, I had the same reaction as yours in the beginning, each time I flipped a page on my Kindle I "saw" the dots flicking. Then, around one week after, I completely forgot, until you reminded me about the issue today. So, in short, except if we have a very different neural system, which is not likely, the annoyance should disappear soon enough.