Thread: Touch Kobo Touch Review
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Old 06-12-2011, 01:03 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by jiminrussell View Post
Taming, I have seen the same thing on the left margin of the screen, it seems to be random as it can appear right after a full screen refresh or I can turn dozens of pages without seeing it at all. What I find really strange is that it is primarily in the left margin where there isn't any text displayed so is this really ghosting or a defective screen is what I am wondering.
Your screen is defective. This is what you see when there's a small crack in the glass supporting the eInk.

http://www.brokenkindle.com/ has pictures of damaged eInk screens, which show a similar pattern, though obviously far worse.

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