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Originally Posted by DerHund
One question, is switching pages on a 505 slow? How long does it take in average?
I am not a fan of LCDs, but have not seen any eInk devices in my life before.
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First of all "slow" is not a quantifiable period of time. eInk screens are "slow" when compared to LCD or CRTs certainly. However, it is only "slow" when the image needs to be changed. That is not done often in the normal use of reading a book. The time it takes the screen to display the new page after you press the next page button is probably the same or less than it would take you to turn a page in a physical book.
I would say the whole process of turning a page in a book from picking up the arm that is not holding the book, grabing the single page, flipping it, adjusting the hand you are holding the book with take more time than pressing the next page button with your thumb. In actuality because with a paper book when turning the page you are distracted by the act of turning the page you don't notice the time that this takes. While pressing the next page with your thumb takes almost no effort so the perception is that the page turn is "slow". But, I think for your average human by the time your eye moves back to the top of the screen an focuses the page refresh is done.
That all said... where you will most notice the "slow" part of an eInk screen is when you are navigating the TOC or the Library. Stuff like that where we are used to LCD's will seem much slower. however, it really isn't all that bad, mainly because there are sporadic procedures.
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