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Old 11-16-2011, 06:54 PM   #11
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The screen image on the Vox was another thing I didn't really like for reading purposes. I found the screen to be kind of hard on the eyes after coming from an e-ink screen, even after turning the backlight way down.
If you are using the Kobo app you can go to the font settings and it will let you set "Nightime Mode" which is white letters on a black background, then if you set the brightness down, you will likely find it easier to read. That said, I don't read on the Vox, I use my Touch for reading.

AS far as battery life.

When I take the Vox to work and leave it on all day, sleeping after 10minutes with WIFI on, I can use it here and there all day then till about 6-7pm at nite before the dredded YELLOW battery warning. If I turn WIFI off when I put it down for any length of time, it will last until 8-10pm. Heck, most people I know with iPhones have to charge them EVERY nite too, and those are much smaller displays.

Considering that an LCD display has a backlight that uses up tons of power, it is not surprising that the e-Ink lasts much longer. An e-Ink display only uses power to change the text. Therefore, while you read a page, the display is not using power. The processor still uses power, but not the display.

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