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Originally Posted by jswinden
I remain skeptical that the 1st generation self-lighted screen will be that good. One Nook owner said his new Nook had less contrast, and if that is typical then it is a step backwards. Perhaps by the 2nd generation they can work out the bugs, if there are any.
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It will always have lower contrast, it's just physics. When you add a layer on top of the screen (which implies a change of medium, air to screen protector), some of the light goes through, some is reflected back at the interface between the 2 mediums. When the light bounces off the screen to come back at you, the same happens, some of it goes through the screen protector, some of it bounces back to the screen. You can think of these reflections as ripples that affect the main light source, and degrade its quality. As long as there is something on top of the screen, there will be a drop off in sharpness/contrast.