Cybook gen 3 - blue?

segosarko · 09-08-2008, 05:33 PM

Read a review of the above which said the background of the screen looked blue or grey rather than white because only 4x geyscale compared with the Sony PRS 505 which looks white. Is this true?

tribble · 09-08-2008, 05:41 PM

the screens of the sony and the cybook look exactly the same. and both are not bright white, but rather slightly gray as all e-ink screens available today are.

Taylor514ce · 09-08-2008, 05:55 PM

The screens are all black on grey. The Sony is NOT white. That took me longer to get used to than the flashing on page turns, to be honest. And though everyone compares it to reading on paper, I don't find that to be so. It is still a screen, subject to glare and reflection, though not much, and I do find that I have to tilt the device here and there to get the best results. So don't believe ALL the hype.

Note: I still love e-ink, the screen is fantastic, and you truly have to see it to believe it. But it isn't "just like" reading on paper.

HarryT · 09-09-2008, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by segosarko

Read a review of the above which said the background of the screen looked blue or grey rather than white because only 4x geyscale compared with the Sony PRS 505 which looks white. Is this true?

Utter nonsense - the Sony and the Gen3 use precisely the same screen. The fact that the Sony can display 8 grey-scales and the Gen3 only 4 makes not one jot of different to the appearance of either "black" or "white" (which is actually light grey) - it simply affects the number of "steps" which can be displayed between those two extremes.

09-08-2008, 05:33 PM	#1
segosarko Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: CyBook	Cybook gen 3 - blue? Read a review of the above which said the background of the screen looked blue or grey rather than white because only 4x geyscale compared with the Sony PRS 505 which looks white. Is this true?

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09-08-2008, 05:41 PM	#2
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	the screens of the sony and the cybook look exactly the same. and both are not bright white, but rather slightly gray as all e-ink screens available today are.

09-08-2008, 05:55 PM	#3
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	The screens are all black on grey. The Sony is NOT white. That took me longer to get used to than the flashing on page turns, to be honest. And though everyone compares it to reading on paper, I don't find that to be so. It is still a screen, subject to glare and reflection, though not much, and I do find that I have to tilt the device here and there to get the best results. So don't believe ALL the hype. Note: I still love e-ink, the screen is fantastic, and you truly have to see it to believe it. But it isn't "just like" reading on paper.

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