So what about contrast and battery?

Peto · 07-29-2008, 12:55 PM

Hello there,

I have read battery life has increased

. I have also read contrast is worse and better

.

Can we shed some light into these important issues?

harrynewman · 07-29-2008, 03:11 PM

I have noticed no difference in either. Some say that PDF's are less gray though.

acidzebra · 07-29-2008, 04:40 PM

I wouldn't know about battery life because I try not to run modern batteries dry. It was fine before, it is fine now.
See http://www.batteryuniversity.com/ for some interesting facts on battery care.

I see no difference in contrast and/or "blackness" and I'm not interested enough to try and reload old firmware and see if there is an objective difference.

JSWolf · 07-29-2008, 04:43 PM

You cannot reload the old firmware as we don't have a flasher to flash it.

astrodad · 07-29-2008, 05:09 PM

Well this is by no means a scientific analysis, but I charged up the Reader before my weekend vacation and I read at least seven hours a day (on the beach--jealous??) and after four days, I am still on full bars.

seajewel · 07-29-2008, 07:22 PM

i finally updated. no change in contrast as far as i can tell. battery life i have no personal idea, but on the korean forums a user said he got 5100 page turns back when he first bought it (i assume testing while changing pages over and over in one setting) and now got 5000 after the patch, way within a margin of error. This is including the clock from the universal flasher and such. so in his experience at least, no decrease in battery life. and the whole device is apparently much snappier on page turns for image files and menu. almost seems faster to me on regular book page turns, but could be wishful thinking. Either way, i am very happy i finally took the plunge.

other people on the korean forum are reporting what feels like an increase in battery life as well. although not as credible as the actual page turn test.

talaivan · 07-29-2008, 09:50 PM

Seems to me battery life is much improved, speed is better, and the device is much more pleasant to use. No change in contrast, as far as I can tell.

07-29-2008, 12:55 PM	#1
Peto Legal Alien Posts: 288 Karma: 105 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505/T1/Kindle PW2	So what about contrast and battery? Hello there, I have read battery life has increased. I have also read contrast is worse and better. Can we shed some light into these important issues?

07-29-2008, 07:22 PM	#6
seajewel Fanatic Posts: 589 Karma: 1451235 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-950	i finally updated. no change in contrast as far as i can tell. battery life i have no personal idea, but on the korean forums a user said he got 5100 page turns back when he first bought it (i assume testing while changing pages over and over in one setting) and now got 5000 after the patch, way within a margin of error. This is including the clock from the universal flasher and such. so in his experience at least, no decrease in battery life. and the whole device is apparently much snappier on page turns for image files and menu. almost seems faster to me on regular book page turns, but could be wishful thinking. Either way, i am very happy i finally took the plunge. other people on the korean forum are reporting what feels like an increase in battery life as well. although not as credible as the actual page turn test. Last edited by seajewel; 07-29-2008 at 07:26 PM.

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07-29-2008, 03:11 PM	#2
harrynewman Member Posts: 24 Karma: 28 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Sony Reader	I have noticed no difference in either. Some say that PDF's are less gray though.

07-29-2008, 04:40 PM	#3
acidzebra Liseuse Lover Posts: 869 Karma: 1035404 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Device: PRS-505	I wouldn't know about battery life because I try not to run modern batteries dry. It was fine before, it is fine now. See http://www.batteryuniversity.com/ for some interesting facts on battery care. I see no difference in contrast and/or "blackness" and I'm not interested enough to try and reload old firmware and see if there is an objective difference.

07-29-2008, 04:43 PM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	You cannot reload the old firmware as we don't have a flasher to flash it.

07-29-2008, 05:09 PM	#5
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	Well this is by no means a scientific analysis, but I charged up the Reader before my weekend vacation and I read at least seven hours a day (on the beach--jealous??) and after four days, I am still on full bars.

07-29-2008, 09:50 PM	#7
talaivan Groupie Posts: 175 Karma: 4710362 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Sony prs-505	Seems to me battery life is much improved, speed is better, and the device is much more pleasant to use. No change in contrast, as far as I can tell.

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