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Old 09-04-2012, 02:57 AM   #105
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Originally Posted by Daithi View Post
A lot of people seem to be focusing on the front-lit aspect, but it is the "PaperWhite" part that I find really interesting. If Amazon releases something that dramatically improves contrast, that would be really exciting. I'd love to see eInk with a contrast ratio closer to the whiteness of a piece of paper from the page of a book instead of the dull gray of a newspaper page. Of coarse, it is probably just a front light, but I can hope.
The reports I've read about the SonyT2 seem to indicate that indeed there is an improved contrast due to the whiteness of the screen. I am pretty confident that the Kindle will show the same improvement since they use the exact same supplier.

With pearl eInk there were differences between identical devices, probably due to production issues. My mom's T1 is brigher than my K4NT -- I've heard people making the exact inverse observation. I hope these issues have been solved and that all devices will now consistently have high quality screens.
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