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Old 06-05-2011, 09:20 AM   #118
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Originally Posted by jswinden View Post
Some other eInk readers experienced screen problems after a few minutes in direct sunlight, but I cannot remember if this was the older eInk or newer Pearl screens. Some of the Sonys had a problem with the screens fading in sunlight after a few minutes, but they corrected themselves after being taken out of the sunlight. I think a firmware update solved the problem, but it was a while ago and my memory is not to be trusted beyond 15 minutes!
Those were Vizplex screens made by LG. There were defective screens. Vizplex & Pearl are not supposed to fade in sunlight. A firmware update is would not be able to help the defective screens. And it was not only Sony who got the defective screens, but others as well such as Amazon.
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