Touch Nook STR: Display Issue - Artifacts from previous pages. - Page 5

RAH · 06-14-2011, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Antioch

Not sure if I should return it and buy another - B&N is on the walk home so it's not a hassle - but the new one could be worse.

I do not think you should return it and get another, since, as several have said in this thread, it seems like that's the way the Touch works right now. It seems very unlikely that your device is at fault, and you're liable to get one that has worse ghosting problems, IMHO. If you want to verify this for yourself, you could do as I did (see above) - go to the store and compare it to the display model. It looked the same to me, with relatively poor-looking text sometimes.

ph0n33z · 06-14-2011, 10:15 AM

I'm glad I'm not alone here. I compared my Nook with the Kindle 3 and the text is very noticeably fuzzier and the ghosting is much worse. I don't have any noticeable ghosting on my Kindle while reading, whereas the Nook can go from really bad to annoying. I found at one point that it wasn't refreshing at all! I had to reset it to get it to work properly.

I am experiencing both issues: ghosting of letters and fuzzy/uneven text. It really is disappointing since, compared with the Kindle, it is much harder to read.

Antioch · 06-14-2011, 12:28 PM

I really think it's just the way B&N wrote their reader software to render fonts. I'll probably try and get the Kindle app installed on my nook and look at how it renders text. From the youtube video I saw it looked rather crisp.

If it's just a software problem I imagine it will get fixed.

ph0n33z · 06-14-2011, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antioch

I really think it's just the way B&N wrote their reader software to render fonts. I'll probably try and get the Kindle app installed on my nook and look at how it renders text. From the youtube video I saw it looked rather crisp.

If it's just a software problem I imagine it will get fixed.

I thought the same thing, so I installed the Amazon app. It's actually worse.... It's much blurier than even the B&N app. I'm not sure what's going on. Maybe the default Android font(s) just don't look good on e-ink?

Antioch · 06-14-2011, 04:22 PM

No way. The youtube video that first showed the Kindle app on the Touch looked quite clear (I watched it in 1080p). I can't believe that it's actually worse.

Oh well. I only notice the font "smoothing" if I'm outside in the sun or if I hold the Nook too close to my eyes. They'll either fix this in some updates or I'll buy the Kindle Touch when it comes out at the end of the year.

Either way my Nook Touch gets me by. It's my first eInk reader and I'm not tied into any store's ecosystem so I can easily swap back and forth thanks to easy Calibre conversion.

ph0n33z · 06-14-2011, 06:33 PM

I'll try to post some pictures.

ph0n33z · 06-14-2011, 06:41 PM

Ok, I think it may have been a bug. I rebooted the Nook and opened the Kindle app. It looks really good. Still not as good as the Kindle itself, but very close. I am guessing it must be a font issue. No font in the Nook store looks as crisp as the Kindle app font.

tk_kat · 06-15-2011, 11:09 PM

I too have had the ghosting issue. One thing to note, is that the screen refreshes do not fix this issue.

Turning the nook off and then on again fixes this issue, and I have also seen it get fixed by letting the unit sit for long time.

Attached is a picture of the issue.

ucfgrad93 · 06-15-2011, 11:24 PM

Wow, that is really bad.

ST-One · 06-16-2011, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by tk_kat

I too have had the ghosting issue. One thing to note, is that the screen refreshes do not fix this issue.

Turning the nook off and then on again fixes this issue, and I have also seen it get fixed by letting the unit sit for long time.

Attached is a picture of the issue.

Wow!
That really is bad... and odd. The faint ghosting I notice on my Touch is usually slightly darker than the screen colour; your ghosting seems... inverted: ghosting is lighter than the screen colour.

Antioch · 06-16-2011, 12:25 PM

Your unit looks defective. That's not the ghosting we're talking about. Return it ASAP.

SCION · 06-16-2011, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antioch

Your unit looks defective. That's not the ghosting we're talking about. Return it ASAP.

That's the ghosting I experienced that one time mentioned here. i needed to reboot to get rid of it. Hasn't happened again (yet).

John F · 06-16-2011, 12:43 PM

For those experiencing the severe ghosting, does pressing the "n" button twice get rid of it?

SCION · 06-16-2011, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John F

For those experiencing the severe ghosting, does pressing the "n" button twice get rid of it?

Can't confirm. Didn't try that when it happened.

boswd · 06-16-2011, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tk_kat

I too have had the ghosting issue. One thing to note, is that the screen refreshes do not fix this issue.

Turning the nook off and then on again fixes this issue, and I have also seen it get fixed by letting the unit sit for long time.

Attached is a picture of the issue.

I agree I don't think that's ghosting that looks like the previous screen froze in mid stream when transitioning to the next screen.
I've had something similiar to that happen to me on my old iPhone 3Gs reboot did the trick.

06-15-2011, 11:09 PM	#68
tk_kat Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 598 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Nook str	I too have had the ghosting issue. One thing to note, is that the screen refreshes do not fix this issue. Turning the nook off and then on again fixes this issue, and I have also seen it get fixed by letting the unit sit for long time. Attached is a picture of the issue. Attached Thumbnails

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06-14-2011, 10:15 AM	#62
ph0n33z Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Nook Touch; Kindle 3	I'm glad I'm not alone here. I compared my Nook with the Kindle 3 and the text is very noticeably fuzzier and the ghosting is much worse. I don't have any noticeable ghosting on my Kindle while reading, whereas the Nook can go from really bad to annoying. I found at one point that it wasn't refreshing at all! I had to reset it to get it to work properly. I am experiencing both issues: ghosting of letters and fuzzy/uneven text. It really is disappointing since, compared with the Kindle, it is much harder to read.

06-14-2011, 12:28 PM	#63
Antioch Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Nook STR, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Libra 2	I really think it's just the way B&N wrote their reader software to render fonts. I'll probably try and get the Kindle app installed on my nook and look at how it renders text. From the youtube video I saw it looked rather crisp. If it's just a software problem I imagine it will get fixed.

06-14-2011, 04:22 PM	#65
Antioch Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Nook STR, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Libra 2	No way. The youtube video that first showed the Kindle app on the Touch looked quite clear (I watched it in 1080p). I can't believe that it's actually worse. Oh well. I only notice the font "smoothing" if I'm outside in the sun or if I hold the Nook too close to my eyes. They'll either fix this in some updates or I'll buy the Kindle Touch when it comes out at the end of the year. Either way my Nook Touch gets me by. It's my first eInk reader and I'm not tied into any store's ecosystem so I can easily swap back and forth thanks to easy Calibre conversion.

06-14-2011, 06:33 PM	#66
ph0n33z Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Nook Touch; Kindle 3	I'll try to post some pictures.

06-14-2011, 06:41 PM	#67
ph0n33z Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Nook Touch; Kindle 3	Ok, I think it may have been a bug. I rebooted the Nook and opened the Kindle app. It looks really good. Still not as good as the Kindle itself, but very close. I am guessing it must be a font issue. No font in the Nook store looks as crisp as the Kindle app font.

06-15-2011, 11:24 PM	#69
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,370 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	Wow, that is really bad.

06-16-2011, 12:25 PM	#71
Antioch Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Nook STR, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Libra 2	Your unit looks defective. That's not the ghosting we're talking about. Return it ASAP.

06-16-2011, 12:43 PM	#73
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,941 Karma: 70766125 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	For those experiencing the severe ghosting, does pressing the "n" button twice get rid of it?