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Originally Posted by rwsimon
I just received my new Reader on the credit card offer. Without any question, the contrast between the white and black is higher than on my original Reader. Is this what everyone who added a second unit has found? In this thread, people have speculated that there is a slow degradation of the screen over time and that this accounts for this difference. I guess that time will tell.
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Yes, I think most people here have noticed the same thing you have noticed: Contrast is better at first, but "degrades" as the unit ages.
I have two units, and in my opinion the newer unit is somewhat brighter and with less overall ghosting. This second unit came in the same packaging as the first unit. I think it's the nature of the technology at this stage of the game.
Many people have reported this, so it may be indicative of the technology.
There is, as noted, a newer color for the packaging.
In my opinion, when the newer units come out there's going to be a new advertising blitz - "Hey! it's brighter, it's improved" --; many people here also speculate that Sony is attempting to unload some backstock of unpurchased Readers, and also to determine a better price for the newer units when they are released. (I might add that this entire paragraph is my own speculation.)
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