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Originally Posted by andrys
First, there's no reason why Amazon would not be using, for the Kindle 2, the new e-Ink screen (same size but with 8 levels of color, which makes quite a difference in photos and with faster refreshes so that the black or reverse-image flashes are no longer so annoying and it's faster in general). This should be good for image-loading too, which is very slow on the Kindle 1.
The 8 levels of color alone, over the Kindle 1's 4 levels will make a big difference in illustrations in books and daily newspapers.
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It's not a new screen. It's the same 6" Vizplex screen that the Kindle 1, Sony 505, and Sony 700 have. What is probably going to be different is the screen controller. And yes, 8 native shades does make a difference vs. 4. But, what also helps is some good dithering routine built into the display software. The 505 does a really nice job dithering using only 8 shades. From the photos I've seen of the Kindle 1, I was definitely not impressed with its ability to dither.