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wallcraft · 01-30-2008, 11:57 AM

A teleread post has links to comments suggesting that the Kindle has a 1st generation E-Ink screen and not a 2nd generation Vizplex. Is there a way to tell for sure? I certainly assumed (based on its release date) that it is Vizplex. In any case, the point being made is that the PRS-505 has noticeably better contrast than the Kindle. Is this is the case, and if so why (hardware, e.g. better screen or more grey scales, or perhaps software, e.g. better fonts or text layout)?

01-30-2008, 11:57 AM	#1
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	Is the Kindle screen Vizplex? A teleread post has links to comments suggesting that the Kindle has a 1st generation E-Ink screen and not a 2nd generation Vizplex. Is there a way to tell for sure? I certainly assumed (based on its release date) that it is Vizplex. In any case, the point being made is that the PRS-505 has noticeably better contrast than the Kindle. Is this is the case, and if so why (hardware, e.g. better screen or more grey scales, or perhaps software, e.g. better fonts or text layout)?