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Originally Posted by log
Feel like I posted this 10 times on these forums, but the best explanation came form the manufacturers themselves IMHO. Tom's Hardware contacted e-Ink about this when doing their K4 review:
"We called up E Ink Corporation to ask if this was a batch-related issue, and was told that this is most likely due to Amazon choosing a particular grade of display panels. So, while the new Kindle comes at a lower price, the company is probably cutting its costs as well by using a slightly cheaper display."
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I thought Pearl *was* the grade, the best one. I find it strange that there are different grades, and that E Ink would admit to it. I guess when the more expensive K4 models come out (the touchscreen ones) we will see if they use a different display or not.
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