New Paperwhite 2015 has "specks" all over the display

damian5000 · 10-20-2016, 10:59 PM

They're all over. Seems some type of "real paper" texture. Is it just me? How to get rid of it so just pure flat background?

HarryT · 10-21-2016, 04:23 AM

Just the way that eInk displays are. Every eInk screen has them. A "pixel" on an eInk screen is a fluid-filled cell that contains thousands and thousands of little spheres that are white on one side and black on the other. These rotate to display their white or black side when an electric field is applied to the cell, but a few of them don't rotate, and are left showing their "wrong" side. That's what you're seeing.

10-20-2016, 10:59 PM	#1
damian5000 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kindle	New Paperwhite 2015 has "specks" all over the display They're all over. Seems some type of "real paper" texture. Is it just me? How to get rid of it so just pure flat background?

10-21-2016, 04:23 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Just the way that eInk displays are. Every eInk screen has them. A "pixel" on an eInk screen is a fluid-filled cell that contains thousands and thousands of little spheres that are white on one side and black on the other. These rotate to display their white or black side when an electric field is applied to the cell, but a few of them don't rotate, and are left showing their "wrong" side. That's what you're seeing. Last edited by HarryT; 10-21-2016 at 04:26 AM.

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