Homepage
Login
Profile
BookClubs
dmBox
I have a 4th generation (iirc) basic Kindle which I bought new. My mom has a newer, also basic, Kindle that is now one year old, also bought new. The screen of her Kindle looks lighter / whiter than mine, and the writing feels darker/blacker. Is it because the e-ink technology improved, or did my Kindle lose contrast with use/age? I don't remember thinking my screen was too grey when my Kindle was new, and now I do because I've seen a better one xD The contrast on my Kindle is definitely (still) good enough to read, or I wouldn't be asking.
TL;DR : can e-ink lose contrast?
Free books android app tbrJar TBR JAR Read Free books online gutenberg
(1)More posts by @Jennifer
1 Comments
Sorted by latest first Latest Oldest Best
Apparently E-ink does age due to various physical processes. There is
lost of contrast (greying), but also freezing of some microcapsules to
the black state where they are kept too consistently in that state (typical
for some parts of device state display which stays on-screen).
I am not a specialist, but you can get more (layman level) details
on the web, such as the article Aging of e-ink screens, which come
with other articles on display technology.
Free books android app tbrJar TBR JAR Read Free books online gutenberg