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jharker · 05-06-2009, 06:18 PM

A couple added/clarifying comments: The DX screen material is exactly the same as the Kindle 2. They have identical contract and nearly identical refresh rates. This is 2nd-gen e-ink, which I personally think is significantly faster and has better contrast than my iLiad v1.

The contrast difference in the Kindle vs. 8.5x11 picture I posted is a bit exaggerated. That picture was primarily for size comparison. In real life the contrast difference was not as pronounced to me.

I think people tend to separate into two groups: people who think that e-ink has intolerably poor contrast, and people who think the contrast is perfectly fine. I'm in the latter category. If you're in the former, then the Kindle DX won't change your mind: it's exactly the same.

05-06-2009, 06:18 PM	#20
jharker Developer Posts: 345 Karma: 3473 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Device: iRex iLiad v1, Blackberry Tour, Kindle DX, iPad.	A couple added/clarifying comments: The DX screen material is exactly the same as the Kindle 2. They have identical contract and nearly identical refresh rates. This is 2nd-gen e-ink, which I personally think is significantly faster and has better contrast than my iLiad v1. The contrast difference in the Kindle vs. 8.5x11 picture I posted is a bit exaggerated. That picture was primarily for size comparison. In real life the contrast difference was not as pronounced to me. I think people tend to separate into two groups: people who think that e-ink has intolerably poor contrast, and people who think the contrast is perfectly fine. I'm in the latter category. If you're in the former, then the Kindle DX won't change your mind: it's exactly the same. Last edited by jharker; 05-06-2009 at 06:21 PM.