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Originally Posted by rgeorg
What I am really interested in was the no-black-page-flash and speed of page changes that you mentioned on your (very interesting!) blog site for the Mentor Lite.
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With the Epson controller potentially providing a major improvement in functionality, it will likely be worth waiting for. Note that the Sony PRS-700 and Amazon Kindle 2 already have this controller, and it isn't guaranteed to help in all cases (some K2 owners complained about ghosting, i.e. incomplete page refreshes, for example). Earlier Netronix designs, as in the Cybook Gen 3, also used a D-pad for on-screen navigation (but with the old controller) and this is exactly the kind of operation that the Epson controller should significantly improve. The EZ Reader primarily uses its number pad for navigation, but the page turn flash might be bothersome. Most people find that they can ignore it (and the page turn delay) after a while. However, less flash and faster page turns are a good thing.