In addition to better contrast, Carta displays are specifically tuned for reading applications supporting «E Ink Regal waveform technology», which is designed to dramatically reduce the need for full
page refresh between page turns.
Not exact matches
Screen contrast
between the text and the background should be improved as well as screen
refresh rate for faster
page turns — it depends on the processor too.
Some e-readers have a six
page refresh rate to cut down on screen flickering
between page turns.
You can set it to
refresh every
page, every six
pages, or anywhere in
between, depending on how much you hate artifacts.
So that occasional delay with a
refresh flash
between some screns IMHO is a much better approach for the overall reading experience as opposed to it flashing every so many
pages.
Whenever you adjust any settings you have wait
between six and ten seconds for the
page to
refresh.
The Cybook Odyssey lets you choose
between refreshing every
page, every five
pages, every 10, or — here's the crazy one — never.
Bookmarks and history are viewable by pressing the star icon to the right of the URL / search bar, though accessing more advanced features — like flipping
between and opening windows, or
refreshing the
page — are found a layer deeper by pressing the far - right button, which draws up a list of options.
The e-reader still does a full
refresh once every sixth
page, but by performing what appears to be a fast dissolve
between pages, B&N lets you effectively move ahead through dozens of
pages, while mitigating the annoying
page - flashing effect long associated with E Ink.
The main differences
between the two are as follows: the PRS - T2 lacks audio support, it has new buttons that are placed closer to the screen, Sony added partial
page refresh (which can be turned on and off), the black model now has a matte finish, and they added some new Evernote and Facebook features.
Swiping
between pages is quick, but the screen is kind of slow to
refresh and bring up the menus when you tap the screen.
But
between the IR touch tech and the
page refresh there's a slight hiccup in the time
between your tap and the actual action being carried out.
Navigation buttons sit at the bottom of the
pages to move
between months, go to today's date,
refresh the screen and add an appointment.
At the bottom of the calendar
pages you'll find four control buttons to navigate forward and backwards
between the months and days, to add an appointment, and to
refresh the calendar.