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Re:E-Paper Display Refresh Rate Reaches New Heights by akvadrako on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @02:51AM (#45194164)
Transflective LCD is bad but e-ink has terrible contrast compared to normal LCD displays. Like 4:1 vs 1000:1.
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Re:E-Paper Display Refresh Rate Reaches New Heights by psd1 on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @04:47AM (#45194993)
Maybe, but LCD panels are a light source, so it's not apples-to-apples. I _perceive_ eink as higher contrast than any LCD.
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Re:E-Paper Display Refresh Rate Reaches New Heights by pasc1878 on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @05:37AM (#45195331)
That is odd as I definitely do not perceive that.

My Kindle has much less contrast than my iPad, phone or computer - albeit I have brightness turned up.

I only use the Kindle as its battery will last over a day if reading my iPhone will not and also if reading in bright sunlight.

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Re:E-Paper Display Refresh Rate Reaches New Heights by account42 on Thursday September 11, 2025 @05:13AM (#45209443)
That depends on the external illumination. LCD contrast goes to shit under bright light.
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Re:E-Paper Display Refresh Rate Reaches New Heights by akvadrako on Saturday September 20, 2025 @05:20AM (#45311741)
It's bad but 1000+ nit displays under indirect light on sunny days seems competive with ratios around 4:1.
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