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Originally Posted by geekmaster
The electrophoretic eInk displays require high operating voltages, which are generated with an internal switching power supply. The buzz you hear is caused by the ultrasonic operating frequency of that power supply coming from some vibrating power supply component in your kindle.
That sound will annoy you less in the future if you listen to rock music at very high volume levels for long periods of time.  |
Nice to know that the sound is normal. And no; while I listen to a lot of music, it mostly is classical, new age, jazz, blues, soul, and the likes. The only loud music I listen to invariably has a Hammond organ screaming in the lead, though
Having very sensitive ears is not always funny. I hear EVERYTHING: buzzing lamps, tv's, monitors, creaking chairs (and beds....) in the neighbors' house.... And even some dog whistles, which most people don't even believe until I prove it.
On the other hand, I'm 67% blind, so I like the Kindle's fat sans serif font, and larger font selection. Together with the convenience of a touch screen, much increased book selection since 2007 and the mass market paperbacks that are getting printed and bound worse and worse each year, I was convinced that I should re-try the reader thing again.
I love it; I finally read "A Christmas Carol" yesterday, after seeing Patrick Steward's movie adaptation 20 times or so
