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Originally Posted by Skydog
I had hoped that current technology would prevent this to a degree. When the NGL first appeared in B&N stores I compared the NGL, NST and KT side by side. It was quite apparent that the NGL screen displayed less contrast/sharpness than the Simple Touch or Kindle Touch. If there is any degradation of the Perl display on the upcoming lighted Kindle I will be very disappointed.
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This layer is needed to distribute the light uniformly across the screen. I have seen a nook glow, and I would say the decrease in contrast is not that significant, and you can tell only by putting it next to a non-glow nook. It is way better than the Sony's that had the touch screen pre-infrared.
The alternative would be to have multiple light sources on the bezel and get rid of the "screen protector" that distributes the light, but you wouldn't get even lightning and would consume more battery power, as you'd have more LEDs. I think the current approach is the right one, a small price to pay for even lightning across the screen.