Thread: Firmware update for PRS-500 available - EPUB!
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Old 11-24-2009, 12:28 PM   #123
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Device: Sony PRS-300, Kindle 3
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Originally Posted by Jellby View Post
Resolution is not the only factor contributing to visual quality, there is anti-aliasing ("blurring" the staircase edge to make them look smooth), hinting (making sure all vertical lines in a font look the same, if that is what the designer meant), dithering (for images), etc. These are controlled by software (or maybe hardware chips), not by the screen.
Anti-aliasing and hinting were developed to deal with true low resolution devices. My point is that a device that has 200 dpi being read at 18 inches these fixes should not be necessary. Holding the PRS-300 2 inches from my eyes I could barely make out a hint of stair-casing at the smallest font in an LRF document. This was not in ideal lighting conditions - I'll try it in sunlight at some point.
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