Screen Grain

willpooted · 11-03-2007, 01:24 PM

My screen has tiny specks of "grain" throughout. Is this normal? Or is the screen supposed to have a clean, opaque look (w/o grain) while it's off for example.

RWood · 11-04-2007, 02:44 PM

I have never heard of a speckled grain background for the Sony screen. There is another post around here that mentions small specks in the background that are thought to be smaller than a pixel.

These are new reports as far as I know.

willpooted · 11-04-2007, 09:53 PM

Yup, they're really tiny, smaller than a pixel - but prevalent throughout.

thomasreads · 11-09-2007, 05:42 AM

I also have micro grains throughout my new 505, which are definitely smaller than a pixel and make the screen look quite grey, ie darker grey than the silver frame, a bit like low quality recycled paper or newspaper...You only see the grains if you look hard though, not when you actually read!

A little disappointing then wrt to contrast, but I like the functionnality of this thing a lot!

I'm hoping maybe they will fade a little with time (only had the 505 for three days and not had much time to read).

11-03-2007, 01:24 PM	#1
willpooted Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: PRS-505	Screen Grain My screen has tiny specks of "grain" throughout. Is this normal? Or is the screen supposed to have a clean, opaque look (w/o grain) while it's off for example.

11-09-2007, 05:42 AM	#4
thomasreads Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Sony PRS505	mine too I also have micro grains throughout my new 505, which are definitely smaller than a pixel and make the screen look quite grey, ie darker grey than the silver frame, a bit like low quality recycled paper or newspaper...You only see the grains if you look hard though, not when you actually read! A little disappointing then wrt to contrast, but I like the functionnality of this thing a lot! I'm hoping maybe they will fade a little with time (only had the 505 for three days and not had much time to read).

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11-04-2007, 02:44 PM	#2
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	I have never heard of a speckled grain background for the Sony screen. There is another post around here that mentions small specks in the background that are thought to be smaller than a pixel. These are new reports as far as I know.

11-04-2007, 09:53 PM	#3
willpooted Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: PRS-505	Yup, they're really tiny, smaller than a pixel - but prevalent throughout.

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