PRS-650 fonts sometimes thin

comet · 01-04-2011, 04:04 AM

Hallo,

after using my new PRS-650 for about one month, I recently observed the following phenomenon: If I turn over to the next page, sometimes the fonts are "thin". If I turn back and over again, then the fonts are ok. The same behaviour I noticed in the past on my Iriver Story after using it for some time. Is that a normal property of e-ink-technology?

Thanks for advice!

Comet

kartu · 01-04-2011, 07:26 AM

Were you reading in direct sunlight?

comet · 01-04-2011, 11:03 AM

No, I read with a normal lamp.

elemenoP · 01-04-2011, 11:20 AM

are you reading pdfs or epub?

eP

comet · 01-04-2011, 12:14 PM

I am reading Epubs.

jlbfoot · 01-04-2011, 12:31 PM

Are you bigger than a breadbox?

giododa · 01-04-2011, 12:43 PM

I have noted the same thing when I go back reading and the reader is the sleeping mode, showing a standby image. This occours only with the first page.
If I go forward and back again to the same page the fonts look OK.

dordale · 01-04-2011, 04:25 PM

I've had the same as giododa. The first screen after turning on my reader out of stand by mode is often fainter. But once I turn the page, it's fine.

dordale

comet · 01-05-2011, 03:54 AM

The last two posts describe my problem. But I also observed that sometimes (but seldom) the phenomenon happens if I turn over to the next page during "normal reading" and not returning from the sleeping mode.

Bookworm_Girl · 01-05-2011, 11:23 AM

I have seen what you described while reading but not frequently. Also sometimes the text can vary light and dark within a page, especially after using the dictionary. There have been a few other posts on this topic. No solutions except to turn the page a few times.

jswinden · 01-05-2011, 12:09 PM

I think this is not uncommon to eInk screens. I've owned eInk readers from Sony and Amazon and they all occasionally had and/or have this happen. I wouldn't worry about it unless it becomes frequent. It is such a common thing that the Kindles have a screen refresh shortcut built in so you don't have to page forward the page backward. But with the newer readers like the 650 the speed of paging is fast and it is no longer an issue to do the page forward then page backward refresh.

comet · 01-05-2011, 01:19 PM

What Jack wrotes, implies that this phenomen is probably a normale side effect of e-ink-technology. So we have to turn the page to neutralize this effect. ;-)

jakeluck · 01-15-2011, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by giododa

I have noted the same thing when I go back reading and the reader is the sleeping mode, showing a standby image. This occours only with the first page.
If I go forward and back again to the same page the fonts look OK.

On a 350, I experience the same, in both landscape and portrait mode. It is probably some kind of anti-aliasing post-processing that was skipped during mode switch coming back from sleep. It sort of reminds me that back in the PRS-500 days, when the black text starts to fade after 20 minutes or so if left alone.

01-04-2011, 04:04 AM	#1
comet Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Oasis , Kindle Oasis 2, Tolino Epos	fonts sometimes thin Hallo, after using my new PRS-650 for about one month, I recently observed the following phenomenon: If I turn over to the next page, sometimes the fonts are "thin". If I turn back and over again, then the fonts are ok. The same behaviour I noticed in the past on my Iriver Story after using it for some time. Is that a normal property of e-ink-technology? Thanks for advice! Comet

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01-04-2011, 07:26 AM	#2
kartu PRS+ author Posts: 1,637 Karma: 2446233 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-300, 505, 600, 650, 950	Were you reading in direct sunlight?

01-04-2011, 11:03 AM	#3
comet Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Oasis , Kindle Oasis 2, Tolino Epos	No, I read with a normal lamp.

01-04-2011, 11:20 AM	#4
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	are you reading pdfs or epub? eP

01-04-2011, 12:14 PM	#5
comet Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Oasis , Kindle Oasis 2, Tolino Epos	I am reading Epubs.

01-04-2011, 12:31 PM	#6
jlbfoot idiot Posts: 91 Karma: 16 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Grand Cayman Device: Sony 505, 300, and 650	Are you bigger than a breadbox?

01-04-2011, 12:43 PM	#7
giododa Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 30702 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kobo Libra H2O	I have noted the same thing when I go back reading and the reader is the sleeping mode, showing a standby image. This occours only with the first page. If I go forward and back again to the same page the fonts look OK.

01-04-2011, 04:25 PM	#8
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	I've had the same as giododa. The first screen after turning on my reader out of stand by mode is often fainter. But once I turn the page, it's fine. dordale

01-05-2011, 03:54 AM	#9
comet Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Oasis , Kindle Oasis 2, Tolino Epos	The last two posts describe my problem. But I also observed that sometimes (but seldom) the phenomenon happens if I turn over to the next page during "normal reading" and not returning from the sleeping mode.

01-05-2011, 11:23 AM	#10
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,873 Karma: 36536965 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	I have seen what you described while reading but not frequently. Also sometimes the text can vary light and dark within a page, especially after using the dictionary. There have been a few other posts on this topic. No solutions except to turn the page a few times.

01-05-2011, 12:09 PM	#11
jswinden Nameless Being	I think this is not uncommon to eInk screens. I've owned eInk readers from Sony and Amazon and they all occasionally had and/or have this happen. I wouldn't worry about it unless it becomes frequent. It is such a common thing that the Kindles have a screen refresh shortcut built in so you don't have to page forward the page backward. But with the newer readers like the 650 the speed of paging is fast and it is no longer an issue to do the page forward then page backward refresh.

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01-05-2011, 01:19 PM	#12
comet Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Oasis , Kindle Oasis 2, Tolino Epos	What Jack wrotes, implies that this phenomen is probably a normale side effect of e-ink-technology. So we have to turn the page to neutralize this effect. ;-)