Any E-ink readers with white on black option?

j.p.s · 05-05-2011, 06:42 PM

Are there any electronic ink readers with an option to display white text on a black background?

Some people with limited vision find that more comfortable, but I have also been asked about it by people with normal vision, so I guess that there would be some demand for it. After watching the refresh during a page turn, some people insist that it must be an option, since that is what they see.

Dulin's Books · 05-05-2011, 06:44 PM

no - and i've never quite understood why. I'll ask some folks and see what the reasoning is.

stickybuns · 05-05-2011, 07:02 PM

I'm willing to bet that someone could come up with a hack for it

Shaggy · 05-06-2011, 03:04 PM

I assume you could take a B&W PDF and just invert the colors.

Not sure if there's a reason people don't do that. Might be that since the contrast is relatively low on eInk already, white on black comes out fairly difficult to read vs the other way around. Remember, it's going to be more like gray on black.

queentess · 05-06-2011, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaggy

Not sure if there's a reason people don't do that. Might be that since the contrast is relatively low on eInk already, white on black comes out fairly difficult to read vs the other way around. Remember, it's going to be more like gray on black.

That's exactly what I was thinking. I'm not sure the contrast is good enough to have white on black. Some people still complain that e-ink pearl (which I haven't had a problem with) doesn't have enough contrast to read easily with black on white.

Todd Young · 05-07-2011, 07:56 PM

Personally, I can't read white on black. When I click on a webpage that's black, I normally click away almost instantly. There's something about it I can't handle.

Solicitous · 05-07-2011, 08:43 PM

Coolreader 3 allows white text on black background, so if you find an reader that supports cr3 you will be fine. Unfortunately it only supports drm free books. The kobo and kindle apps allow white on black.

Dave_S · 05-08-2011, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by j.p.s

Are there any electronic ink readers with an option to display white text on a black background?

Of all the reader programs and devices that I have used, I have never seen one that did not have that option under one name or another. Apparently, from other responses here, there must be some devices that can not do it it. Electronically, it is a very simple option to implement on a monochrome device since it is simply an invert of every image element.

05-05-2011, 06:42 PM	#1
j.p.s Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,842 Karma: 105494725 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: pb360	Any E-ink readers with white on black option? Are there any electronic ink readers with an option to display white text on a black background? Some people with limited vision find that more comfortable, but I have also been asked about it by people with normal vision, so I guess that there would be some demand for it. After watching the refresh during a page turn, some people insist that it must be an option, since that is what they see.

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05-05-2011, 06:44 PM	#2
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	no - and i've never quite understood why. I'll ask some folks and see what the reasoning is.

05-05-2011, 07:02 PM	#3
stickybuns Evangelist Posts: 405 Karma: 479729 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Paperwhite 2	I'm willing to bet that someone could come up with a hack for it

05-06-2011, 03:04 PM	#4
Shaggy Wizard Posts: 4,293 Karma: 529619 Join Date: May 2007 Device: iRex iLiad, DR800SG	I assume you could take a B&W PDF and just invert the colors. Not sure if there's a reason people don't do that. Might be that since the contrast is relatively low on eInk already, white on black comes out fairly difficult to read vs the other way around. Remember, it's going to be more like gray on black.

05-07-2011, 07:56 PM	#6
Todd Young Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 1004164 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle 2	Personally, I can't read white on black. When I click on a webpage that's black, I normally click away almost instantly. There's something about it I can't handle.

05-07-2011, 08:43 PM	#7
Solicitous Wizard Posts: 1,434 Karma: 1525776 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: TAS, Australia Device: Astak Pocket Pro (Black), 2 x Kindle WiFi (Graphite), iPod Touch 4G	Coolreader 3 allows white text on black background, so if you find an reader that supports cr3 you will be fine. Unfortunately it only supports drm free books. The kobo and kindle apps allow white on black.