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Originally Posted by orcinus
From what i've experienced and read, it seems this only happens while refreshing the screen (i.e. while the film/electrodes are applying an electrical field), so it really does seem to have something to do with the film. I just don't get what 
Except, maybe, if it isn't really (sun)light related, but heat related. Heat could increase the resistance and cause a voltage drop, which could, in turn, cause the capsules to "polarize incompletely" (and turn gray instead of full black). |
Doesn't look like heat. Try this:
In direct sunlight, hold your hand above the screen with your fingers spread so it cast a shadow of your fingers on the screen.
Now flip the page. You will see a distinct print of the shadow with darker letters then the rest of the screen.
Considering that the shadow is small it should not have a direct huge impact on the temperature.
My thought is that it might have to do with the influence of UV light? Anyway, this is very very annoying and there is no smallprint about this behaviour. Should we consider this as a defect anyway then? Flipping pages in full sunlight makes the tekst barely readable.