10-08-2014, 01:21 PM | #61 |
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Just because you prefer capacitive touch over IR touch does not mean that IR touch does not work well. I've used a number of Readers with IR and the IR touch works well on ALL of them.
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10-09-2014, 04:11 AM | #62 |
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It also doesn't blur and darken the screen like the capacitive touch layer does.
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10-09-2014, 04:17 AM | #63 |
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Although a capacitive touch screen does indeed have an additional "layer" on the screen, that layer is nothing more than a completely transparent chemical coating applied to the screen. It does not "blur and darken" the screen. Perhaps you're thinking of the old "resistive" touch screens? They certainly did do that.
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10-09-2014, 05:08 AM | #64 |
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10-09-2014, 06:21 AM | #65 |
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It's relative. Text on the Paperwhite is much blurrier than even K4B due to all the additional layers.
[Image violates posting guidelines for size - MODERATOR] This is a zoomed in picture of PW. It may not look blurry to you but it sure does to me. Whether it's the light layer or capacitive touch that's causing it, I don't know. All I know is, Aura HD looked perfectly crisp and clear in comparison and it only has a light layer. Last edited by Dr. Drib; 10-09-2014 at 08:41 AM. |
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You'd expect a PW to be a little blurrier than a K4B, because the PW has a light diffuser, but the K4B doesn't. I think, though, that the photograph above is simply an example of poor photography. The camera has focussed on the outer plastic screen (there's an in-focus white dot on the image, which is a grain of dust on the outside of the screen), and the eInk layer is consequently slightly out of focus. Macro photographs have a very narrow depth of field.
It you want to compare the PW and the Aura HD, we need to see a side-by-side comparison of those two devices. Last edited by HarryT; 10-09-2014 at 07:22 AM. |
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I've had the Sony PRS-350, Nook Simple Touch, and latest Nook GlowLight, all of them IR touch screens, all of them have worked fantastically!
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The thing I would like to see is a comparison of the Voyage screen to the H2O screen when the lights are off (H2O) and at the lowest level (Voyage) and see how they compare. One reason I think Amazon is not turning off the light is because it would not look as good because of the capacitance touch layer. |
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It's as true for the KK as it is for my PW2, the only time I'm ever happy with an unlighted screen is in direct bright sunlight, and in the UK we don't get that much, plus when we do I'm hiding inside in the shade. |
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Capacitive is nice but overrated. I say that from my own experience using the HD, H2O and PW2. If capacitive is supposed to be clearly better than IR, I just don't see it.
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I know!
I'm not really sure WHAT the advantage of one over the other is. I understand the differences in much of the technology involved... but don't know why you would deploy one over the other. |
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I prefer IR. You can use an object to tap/swipe, not only a special stylus. You can wear gloves. And I have seen some people mention here on MR that capacitive screens don't work well with their skin.
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whats with the pumpkin head avatars? halloween is for one day at the end of the month.
Id like a h20 but for me the main feature of the device is useless. I dont read in the bath and i havent been on holiday since 2006. Still i'd take it over an amazon billboard any day of the week. |
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