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Analogus · 03-10-2012, 03:14 AM

It's to be sayed that constantly showing the 'standby picure' would not in any case drain the battery. Showing a constant screen content does consume zerro power.
The older readers doesn't have the ability to show e.g. the book-cover. With altering the software (PRS+) it's possible now (no battery drain of course). Even when the reader ist totaly switched off. It's a question of software.

Besides: There is no 'burn-in' effect on an EInk-display. Showing something on the screen does not consume power - no glowing of whatever - no 'burning'.

It's irrelevant wether the reader is in 'sleep-mode', in 'normal-mode' or switched off.

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03-10-2012, 03:14 AM	#17
Analogus Fanatic Posts: 568 Karma: 2170348 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: 2x Sony PRS-350; PRS-300 (†), Paperwhite (†), Voyage	It's to be sayed that constantly showing the 'standby picure' would not in any case drain the battery. Showing a constant screen content does consume zerro power. The older readers doesn't have the ability to show e.g. the book-cover. With altering the software (PRS+) it's possible now (no battery drain of course). Even when the reader ist totaly switched off. It's a question of software. Besides: There is no 'burn-in' effect on an EInk-display. Showing something on the screen does not consume power - no glowing of whatever - no 'burning'. It's irrelevant wether the reader is in 'sleep-mode', in 'normal-mode' or switched off. A. Last edited by Analogus; 03-10-2012 at 03:19 AM.