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by fallat 1612 days ago
What's the current lifespan? My original Kindle is still working just fine.
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Sunspark 1612 days ago
Don't you find the low-resolution and the low-contrast of the first generation panels annoying?
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fallat 1611 days ago
No, since I've upped the boldness since day 1 lol. I never noticed it being "low resolution".
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yeetaccount4 1612 days ago
Depends on how things are set up with the refresh rate; subpixel rendering may have an effect IIRC. Details I don’t really understand, but e ink has a shorter lifespan than other tech.
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