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Originally Posted by mcooke66
The OP already said she preferred the Nook screen to Kindle so you can continue to state that Pear is 50% better but the truth is the latest upgraded to Nook erased 90% of that difference.
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It's not me that says it; it's the screen manufacturer, and they really should know - they are the ones who make the screens. It's a HARDWARE difference between VizPlex and Pearl screens. No firmware update can change that.
Don't take my word it. Here's the Press Release from eInk:
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--E InkŪ Corporation, the leading developer and marketer of electronic paper display technology, today announced the Q2 release of its next generation display technology, Pearl. With Pearl, E Ink expands the capabilities of reflective displays, bringing electronic paper performance to the next level. With the whitest reflective displays in the industry, and a contrast ratio now approximately 50 percent greater than today's products, text on Pearl "pops" from the page, enabling a reading experience most similar to reading text on printed paper.
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http://www.eink.com/press_releases/e...orm_070110.pdf
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