Loved the nook color except that i could see the refresh rate on gray screens?

mikeb14 · 01-15-2011, 04:24 PM

i got a nook color and loved it....except that when i read on the night mode with the brightness down...the screen would do this horrible flicker...i exchanged it for another and had the same problem...after playing with two store models that did the same thing i just decided i should return it because the flicker was driving me nuts...

i miss it already though lol....anyone know anything about this problem?

The Joker · 01-15-2011, 06:24 PM

Haven't noticed whatever flicker you're talking about, I've been reading in night mode every night..........just tried it again, I'm not seeing it.......

SCION · 01-15-2011, 06:39 PM

It's been mentioned in other threads that some are more sensitive to it than others. Those with rooted devices have much more flexibility in setting their background/text colors and lowering the brightness more.

I'm sure you're disappointed with having returned it.

mikeb14 · 01-15-2011, 07:56 PM

yes i am very disappointed with returning it...i really loved it except for that problem.

the best way to notice the problem is on night mode with the brightness at about 20%. Its more noticable if there is only text on half the page (at at a beginning of a chapter) and you look at the gray part without the text. Also, be in a dimmed room.

I can notice it all the time, but it is under these settings where it was the worst

donob10 · 01-16-2011, 12:32 PM

I'd suggest a person shouldn't work at noticing the flicker. Once seen, one might see it as a nuisance.

01-15-2011, 04:24 PM	#1
mikeb14 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: nook color	Loved the nook color except that i could see the refresh rate on gray screens? i got a nook color and loved it....except that when i read on the night mode with the brightness down...the screen would do this horrible flicker...i exchanged it for another and had the same problem...after playing with two store models that did the same thing i just decided i should return it because the flicker was driving me nuts... i miss it already though lol....anyone know anything about this problem?

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01-15-2011, 06:24 PM	#2
The Joker Addict Posts: 205 Karma: 882 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: NookColor.........rooted	Haven't noticed whatever flicker you're talking about, I've been reading in night mode every night..........just tried it again, I'm not seeing it.......

01-15-2011, 06:39 PM	#3
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	It's been mentioned in other threads that some are more sensitive to it than others. Those with rooted devices have much more flexibility in setting their background/text colors and lowering the brightness more. I'm sure you're disappointed with having returned it.

01-15-2011, 07:56 PM	#4
mikeb14 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: nook color	yes i am very disappointed with returning it...i really loved it except for that problem. the best way to notice the problem is on night mode with the brightness at about 20%. Its more noticable if there is only text on half the page (at at a beginning of a chapter) and you look at the gray part without the text. Also, be in a dimmed room. I can notice it all the time, but it is under these settings where it was the worst

01-16-2011, 12:32 PM	#5
donob10 Member Posts: 24 Karma: 20 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: nook	I'd suggest a person shouldn't work at noticing the flicker. Once seen, one might see it as a nuisance.

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