09-13-2010, 07:07 PM | #1 |
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Kindle page-turning
I just got a Kindle 3 today. I am very disappointed in its performance when "turning" pages. The screen goes black with white type between pages. Is this normal or a glitch? This is not the level of performance I was expecting. I suppose if it is as far as they have come technologically, I am stuck with it, If it is a glitch, I will return the thing.
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09-13-2010, 07:21 PM | #2 | |
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09-13-2010, 07:23 PM | #3 |
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If you're that unhappy then return it. But, as Tiersten says, all e-ink does that. Personally, after a little while it stopped bothering me at all. It doesn't break the flow of reading any more than a page turn with a paper book.
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09-13-2010, 07:55 PM | #4 |
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Welcome to MobileRead, andrewatlanta.
I don't even notice the page turning.....its like turn a paper book page......gives your eyes a chance to refocus. However, as mentioned, if you really can't deal with it, luckily Amazon has a 30 day return policy. How long have you been reading with it? Give it at least a few days and see if your eyes don't adjust. |
09-13-2010, 08:21 PM | #5 |
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Just blink when you click. ; )
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09-13-2010, 08:34 PM | #6 |
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If your K3 is running 3.0 version of software, you may need to upgrade the Kindle software to 3.0.1. When I got my K3, the page turns were very slow, but after I updated 3.0.1, it made a huge difference in page turns. There still is black between page turns, but only for a split second.
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09-13-2010, 08:34 PM | #7 |
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The black is how the e-ink refreshes. You'll get used to it, honest.
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09-13-2010, 08:37 PM | #8 | |
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I agree -- give yourself a couple of weeks to get used to it. It even took me a few days to get used to the K3. There are lots of free books you can try out with it. If you don't like it after that, perhaps e-ink devices are not for you. Happy reading! k4k |
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09-13-2010, 08:51 PM | #9 |
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I dunno about the firmware upgrade (I've read that it actually makes it slower). But it definitely is slower and more noticeable when you add a book to it and it's still indexing it.
Why the screen refresh is linked to the CPU load is beyond me, but...when you just get a K3 and put a bunch of books on it's slower than it will end up being once it's finishing indexing them. Though it still always does it, it gets to be pretty quick. |
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Split second black when page turning.
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There was NO black between page turns, now there is. If this really is supposed to be normal with the black, why did I get pure white page after page turn for 4 hours and then it went to black ?? Any explanations?? Thanks! TerriGtoo |
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