Flash on page turn - Page 2

kennyc · 10-01-2010, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DiamondDave

They have it too, but they call it a "lorry" or a "lift" or a "flat" or "crisps" or some other word that doesn't make any sense. Thank goodness we Yanks rescued the English language from these heathens!

I kid, I kid...

I think they put it in the boot or the bonnet with the perambulator.

Shaggy · 10-01-2010, 10:57 AM

It's an eInk thing. Most people don't even notice it after awhile.

dougf4 · 10-01-2010, 11:38 AM

My sister and I swapped E-readers one weekend.

I have a JetBook Lite with no screen flash, she a Kindle with screen flash.

I hated the flash with a passion. She loved the JBL and began to hate her screen flash. She found the JBL text to be more crisp as well. I totally agree.

She plans on purchasing a JetBook Lite and giving her Kindle to her daughter.

Certainly not scientific data, but just two perspectives.

MaggieScratch · 10-01-2010, 11:46 AM

Wow. I got to fondle a Kindle3 a couple of weeks ago (a friend bought one) and it hardly flashes at all, compared to older readers, and the page turns are really speedy. I really don't notice the flash at all after a while--never did, even on my older devices.

Ryan_Phx · 10-01-2010, 12:25 PM

I've got a Nook, and there's definitely more "flash" than there is on a Kindle 3, but like others have said, after a while, you don't pay any attention to it.

Jellby · 10-01-2010, 12:44 PM

If it gets unbearable, you can synchronise your eye blinking with the screen flash

yakuzaboss · 10-01-2010, 01:42 PM

I don't even notice the flash anymore.

celemark · 10-01-2010, 09:30 PM

For the same reason, I waited over a year before buying my first e-ink device and now I don't consciously notice the flash at all. I just hit the page turn button with 3 or so words remaining on the last sentence and the next page is displayed before my eyes can scan to the top.

m-reader · 10-02-2010, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by avantman42

My Kindle 3 arrived earlier this week, and I'm very happy with it. When my wife saw it, she was impressed, until she came to change page, and the display flashed (for want of a better term). She really didn't like it, and won't have an e-reader that does that.

Am I right in thinking that this is an e-ink thing, or is it unique to the Kindle? I'm going on holiday with several people tonight, and at least one of them is thinking about buying an e-book reader. If it bothers them, I'd like to know whether it only happens with the Kindle.

Russ

Maybe she's after an iPad and is using this as an excuse?

Kidding aside, the flash goes away (you stop noticing it) after reading 5 pages.

OhioCruffler · 10-02-2010, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by avantman42

Thanks for the explanation. That makes perfect sense, now that I think about it.

It doesn't bother me at all, but Jen (my wife) says it would bother her too much, so I don't think she'll be getting an e-reader any time soon. At least she won't be borrowing mine

Mainly I wanted to know if it was something that all e-ink displays did.

So buy her a Libre. They don't flash, being LCD tech.

GeoffC · 10-02-2010, 05:12 AM

it's just a flash in the pan, it'll never catch on ....

speakingtohe · 10-02-2010, 06:14 AM

I only notice the flash occasionally although it is there for every page.
Small price to pay for the convenience of the ebook reader.

I lost my Sony on the bus (was found and returned four days later by wonderful driver) and was reading pbooks for a day. I was quite amazed at how cumbersome the act of pbook reading, which I have been practicing for more than 50 years, seemed.

Small page flash with one handed reading vs. setting down coffee, turning page, picking up coffee and page turns back
-or-
setting down sandwich, making sure fingers are clean, turning page
-or-
Changing position in bed to turn page and significant other wakes up and says what are you still reading for at this time of night, gives big groan and stalks off to sleep on the couch then stalks back to steal all the blankets the minute you fall asleep.

More page flash on a channel change on TV but that doesn't seem to bother people too much, even the technophobes.

Helen

cfrizz · 10-02-2010, 10:37 AM

It flashes???

Logseman · 10-02-2010, 12:36 PM

Pocketbook readers can have the flash deactivated at the same price of Cybooks (that is, a bit of ghosting). I don't notice it too much, but it's more book-like if it doesn't flash,a t least for me.

avantman42 · 10-03-2010, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by OhioCruffler

So buy her a Libre. They don't flash, being LCD tech.

She doesn't particularly want an e-book reader of any description - she had a look at mine out of curiosity, but isn't especially interested in one for herself. If she does decide she wants one, she'll buy it herself.

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Originally Posted by m-reader

Maybe she's after an iPad and is using this as an excuse?

She definitely doesn't want an iPad - she's just bought an Android phone and was quite vocal at the several people that suggested an iPhone

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Shaggy Wizard Posts: 4,293 Karma: 529619 Join Date: May 2007 Device: iRex iLiad, DR800SG	It's an eInk thing. Most people don't even notice it after awhile.

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dougf4 Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 838 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Tablet (Rooted), jetbook lite	My sister and I swapped E-readers one weekend. I have a JetBook Lite with no screen flash, she a Kindle with screen flash. I hated the flash with a passion. She loved the JBL and began to hate her screen flash. She found the JBL text to be more crisp as well. I totally agree. She plans on purchasing a JetBook Lite and giving her Kindle to her daughter. Certainly not scientific data, but just two perspectives.

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MaggieScratch Has got to the black veil Posts: 542 Karma: 2144168 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Device: Kobo Aura One, Kindle Paperwhite 2	Wow. I got to fondle a Kindle3 a couple of weeks ago (a friend bought one) and it hardly flashes at all, compared to older readers, and the page turns are really speedy. I really don't notice the flash at all after a while--never did, even on my older devices.

10-01-2010, 12:25 PM	#20
Ryan_Phx Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 1660 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sandusky, OH Device: Galaxy Tab S2, Nook, Kindle DXG	I've got a Nook, and there's definitely more "flash" than there is on a Kindle 3, but like others have said, after a while, you don't pay any attention to it.

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Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,556 Karma: 19500001 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	If it gets unbearable, you can synchronise your eye blinking with the screen flash

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yakuzaboss Groupie Posts: 171 Karma: 58 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Richmond, BC Device: Sony PRS-650	I don't even notice the flash anymore.

10-01-2010, 09:30 PM	#23
celemark Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 116 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA Device: EBookwise-1150, PocketBook 360, Kindle 3 SO 3G, PocketBook Touch Lux 5	For the same reason, I waited over a year before buying my first e-ink device and now I don't consciously notice the flash at all. I just hit the page turn button with 3 or so words remaining on the last sentence and the next page is displayed before my eyes can scan to the top.

10-02-2010, 05:12 AM	#26
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	it's just a flash in the pan, it'll never catch on ....

10-02-2010, 06:14 AM	#27
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	I only notice the flash occasionally although it is there for every page. Small price to pay for the convenience of the ebook reader. I lost my Sony on the bus (was found and returned four days later by wonderful driver) and was reading pbooks for a day. I was quite amazed at how cumbersome the act of pbook reading, which I have been practicing for more than 50 years, seemed. Small page flash with one handed reading vs. setting down coffee, turning page, picking up coffee and page turns back -or- setting down sandwich, making sure fingers are clean, turning page -or- Changing position in bed to turn page and significant other wakes up and says what are you still reading for at this time of night, gives big groan and stalks off to sleep on the couch then stalks back to steal all the blankets the minute you fall asleep. More page flash on a channel change on TV but that doesn't seem to bother people too much, even the technophobes. Helen

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Logseman Orisa Posts: 2,001 Karma: 1035571 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ireland Device: Onyx Poke 5	Pocketbook readers can have the flash deactivated at the same price of Cybooks (that is, a bit of ghosting). I don't notice it too much, but it's more book-like if it doesn't flash,a t least for me.