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Originally Posted by AlbertaCowboy
When I was working up in Northern Alberta in the winter, I would read my 505 outside while waiting for the bus. I never had it shatter in my hand as I read in temperatures nearing -35 degrees Celsius. The only issue that I noticed was the increase in battery consumption when reading in weather that cold.
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Originally Posted by Nate the great
It won't shatter, but I have noticed that the screen doesn't work well in cold weather. I've left e-readers in the car over night and I've had to wait for them to warm up before the screen works.
But once they warm up they're fine.
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Originally Posted by wallcraft
From wiki: E Ink Display
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Operating Temperature Range: 0 — 50 C (32 — 122 F)
Storage Temperature Range: -27 — 70 C (-17 — 158 F)
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If you left it in your car overnight at 40 below (in Alaska, say) and then turned it on before warming it up first I guess bad things might happen.
In previous discussions the betting was that the battery would have more problems from severe cold than the screen. |
That is it exactly... someone was blowing smoke out their rear...
An LCD display in a cell phone or ipad is MORE likely to have problems in cold temperatures than eink will at the same temps due to the operating nature of the devices.