if it only uses power to change pages how come.....

davec67 · 10-09-2006, 11:54 PM

when you switch it off or it goes into standby the screen goes blank. That means that the screen is using some sort of power and requires some to stay active. Can someone explain this disparity?

geekraver · 10-10-2006, 01:34 AM

This is just to prevent ghosted 'burn-in' of the current image, I believe. Otherwise you could have bad ghosting for some number of page turns.

Slava · 10-10-2006, 09:49 AM

When you turn it off, it stops monitoring and react to all the buttons. Which is good idea if you carry Reader in the bag.

NatCh · 10-10-2006, 01:17 PM

The blanked screen also has the advantage of looking off when the flight attendant comes by to make sure you've turned off all your electonics, for instance.

I think that was one of the early concerns with the iLiad, that it didn't do that in the earliest days, though I could be mis-remembering, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't have that issue now.

Greg G · 10-10-2006, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

The blanked screen also has the advantage of looking off when the flight attendant comes by to make sure you've turned off all your electonics, for instance.

Too bad they will never be smart enough to realize that the reader does not really need to be turned off.

nerys · 12-29-2006, 08:28 PM

also the DISPLAY does not need power between page turns. this does not mean the device itself besides the screen is not using power :-)

Chris Taylor
http://www.nerys.com/

RWood · 12-30-2006, 02:46 AM

No, there is a minor amount of power used to monitor the buttons -- to see if one is pressed. That is assuming that you are not playing an mp3 at the time.

HarryT · 12-30-2006, 03:06 AM

For me, the main benefit of the "Off" switch is that is stops the Reader reacting to the buttons. On more than one occasion, I've put my Reader down, switched on, and then inadvertently put something on top of it which has pressed the "Page" rocker switch, so I've come back to the Reader and found myself hundreds of pages away from where I was reading.

10-09-2006, 11:54 PM	#1
davec67 Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2006	if it only uses power to change pages how come..... when you switch it off or it goes into standby the screen goes blank. That means that the screen is using some sort of power and requires some to stay active. Can someone explain this disparity?

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10-10-2006, 01:34 AM	#2
geekraver Addict Posts: 364 Karma: 1035291 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Redmond, WA Device: iPad Mini,Kindle Paperwhite	This is just to prevent ghosted 'burn-in' of the current image, I believe. Otherwise you could have bad ghosting for some number of page turns.

10-10-2006, 09:49 AM	#3
Slava Addict Posts: 285 Karma: 129 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New England Device: PRS-500 · iPad · K3	When you turn it off, it stops monitoring and react to all the buttons. Which is good idea if you carry Reader in the bag.

10-10-2006, 01:17 PM	#4
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	The blanked screen also has the advantage of looking off when the flight attendant comes by to make sure you've turned off all your electonics, for instance. I think that was one of the early concerns with the iLiad, that it didn't do that in the earliest days, though I could be mis-remembering, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't have that issue now.

12-29-2006, 08:28 PM	#6
nerys Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 48 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: PRS 500 - REB 1200	also the DISPLAY does not need power between page turns. this does not mean the device itself besides the screen is not using power :-) Chris Taylor http://www.nerys.com/

12-30-2006, 02:46 AM	#7
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	No, there is a minor amount of power used to monitor the buttons -- to see if one is pressed. That is assuming that you are not playing an mp3 at the time.

12-30-2006, 03:06 AM	#8
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	For me, the main benefit of the "Off" switch is that is stops the Reader reacting to the buttons. On more than one occasion, I've put my Reader down, switched on, and then inadvertently put something on top of it which has pressed the "Page" rocker switch, so I've come back to the Reader and found myself hundreds of pages away from where I was reading.

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