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Originally Posted by jocampo
Sir,
E Ink Pearl provides a higher contrast than Vizplex thanks to the its new engineering design. When you measure the black (for the letters) vs the background, using a colorimeter, the difference is way much higher on the Pearl. Such difference is noticeable to our eyes as well. Human vision depends of that while reading, hence, is better and easier to read on Pearl screens with natural or adequate ambient light. Because is a hardware enhancement (the way the electrons are stimulated or not stimulated to provide the background "white") there is no way on the Nook to increase that delta via programming or code, in other words, you cannot tell the screen to do something was not design to.
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Absolutely right. Here's the Press Release from eInk, should anyone still doubt:
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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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