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VirgoGirl · 06-13-2012, 01:52 PM

Hi!

I've been using my KT (firmware .16) more and more often at the park, reading while my kids run amok. I've noticed - purely in an unscientific way - that when I'm sitting in the sun, with the KT in direct sunlight, it seems to behave slightly differently.

For example, when I tap to turn pages it appears to take a bit longer to respond than when I'm sitting in a room with ambient or indirect lighting - I mean lighting that's not full on the KT screen. And I've noticed that the screen flickers a bit when I turn the pages, by that I mean the screen goes all black for a split second then back to the next page. In house, it only does that every 6th page turn, I think.

Again, this is purely a "Hmm, I don't remember that happening when I read in bed" situation, not an observation made by a controlled experiment. It doesn't concern me, other than my thinking that it could be burning up a bit more battery power this way, I was just curious if other have noticed similar stuff occurring.

06-13-2012, 01:52 PM	#1
VirgoGirl "Why is it doing that?" Posts: 322 Karma: 725344 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Black Kobo Touch & Glo, responsible for 2 PaperWhites	Direct Sunlight Affects KT - A ? From The Idley Curious Hi! I've been using my KT (firmware .16) more and more often at the park, reading while my kids run amok. I've noticed - purely in an unscientific way - that when I'm sitting in the sun, with the KT in direct sunlight, it seems to behave slightly differently. For example, when I tap to turn pages it appears to take a bit longer to respond than when I'm sitting in a room with ambient or indirect lighting - I mean lighting that's not full on the KT screen. And I've noticed that the screen flickers a bit when I turn the pages, by that I mean the screen goes all black for a split second then back to the next page. In house, it only does that every 6th page turn, I think. Again, this is purely a "Hmm, I don't remember that happening when I read in bed" situation, not an observation made by a controlled experiment. It doesn't concern me, other than my thinking that it could be burning up a bit more battery power this way, I was just curious if other have noticed similar stuff occurring.