Aside from the partial
page refresh setting and new Evernote and Facebook features described above, the reading experience on the PRS - T2 is the same as the T1.
Plus certain types of content like PDFs and comics will flash with every page turn even if you have
the page refresh setting turned off.
The preinstalled reading apps have all been optimized for E Ink and have the option to customize
the page refresh settings.
This allows you to turn the page without a full refresh each time (the page will refresh at intervals based on
your page refresh settings, just like when using the buttons).
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refresh the
page.
There is a
setting that allows you to change the
refresh rate from every
page to every sixth
page.
Power is not generated unless the screen is being
refreshed in some capacity, whether its turning a
page or accessing the
settings menus.
i also think the whole user experience feels snappier, although that may just be because the previous update (from a few weeks ago) seriously screwed up my
page loads and
refresh settings.
Normally I don't like this
setting on E Ink because it causes more ghosting and afterimages, but the screen
refreshes fully on the InkBook when using inverted text so that's not a problem — every
page looks clear.
You can also adjust the
page refresh for comic books and manga independent of the
refresh setting for books.
True, you can't change orientation and very occasionally you'll get some image bleed from a previous screen (but very rare if you
set to
refresh every
page turn) and I'm had to hard restart once (but that is in line with the myriad of other electronic products I have.
There are advanced
settings to limit the
page refresh rate from 1 - 10
pages or completely shut it off.
The
settings menu has some default options, such as
page refresh speed and firmware updates.
Partial
Page Refresh: In the settings menu there's the option to turn on and off partial page refr
Page Refresh: In the settings menu there's the option to turn on and off partial page r
Refresh: In the
settings menu there's the option to turn on and off partial
page refr
page refreshrefresh.
You can
set it to
refresh every
page, every six
pages, or anywhere in between, depending on how much you hate artifacts.
The wrench icon accesses a miscellaneous menu from which you can sync your book activity across multiple devices, post to your Facebook wall, mark the book as finished, and adjust the touchscreen
settings and
page refresh rate.
Just a couple comments... The
refresh page settings (1 - 6) are exactly the same as my current Kobo Glo (non HD).
Whenever you adjust any
settings you have wait between six and ten seconds for the
page to
refresh.
so it caches them and when you switch screens to either go to the home
page or a
settings option or shopping that's when the
refresh happens So depending on how many
pages you have cached generally determines the amount of
refresh flash and quickness to other screen options, like shopping or readouts or wherever else you are going.
There just seemed to be more ghosting, and
set the
page refresh back to a lower value.
You'll also be able to
set the
refresh rate per column and delete the column from this
page.
Kindles have the option in
settings to turn on and off
page refresh.
When you have an e-book open, tapping the screen brings up a
set of controls, including text - size
settings, a button for adding bookmarks, a button that takes you to the table of contents from anywhere, a
refresh button (which resyncs the e-book with your Kindle, turning to the last
page you read), and a slider control that allows you to jump around the e-book (along with a «snap - back» button that will return you to the last
page you read).
You can, however, optionally
set the screen to
refresh after every
page turn if you can't stand the slight ghosting that can occur with fewer screen
refreshes.
The
pages can be
set to perform a full
refresh on each
page turn so there is no ghosting, but that involves a full flash of the screen before displaying the new text.
Under
Settings & Reading Options you have Annotation Backup (you can back these up to the Cloud), Popular Highlights, Public Notes (this is if people follow you on kindle.amazon.com, they can see your notes),
Page Refresh and access to your Social Networks like Facebook and Twitter.
Options include bookmarking
pages, there's a forward and back button,
refresh, stop, and a few zoom
settings.
A new feature with the Kobo Touch is the ability to
set how often you want full -
page refresh, the black flash when turning
pages.
On the old model every 1 — 6
pages (how ever you configured it in the
settings) you would get a
refresh which meant the screen turned black for a second or so and then showed the next
page.
This means that if you don't like the black flash when turning
pages you can turn it off or
set it to
refresh once every 3, 5, or 10
pages.
While those flashes still exist, user
settings now give the option to have them happen once every five to six
page turns, rather than every time a
page is
refreshed.
Amazon offers a new option called «
Page Refresh» on the Touch and it's
set to «off» by default.
Unless you
set the
page to
refresh with a black flash on every
page turn, you'll get a progressive bleed through of previous
pages interfering with the contrast of the text.
When you're scrolling, playing a game, or watching a video, the
refresh rate might be
set at up to 120Hz, but when you're reading a web
page or looking at a photo, you don't need a 120Hz
refresh rate, so the display adjusts, saving power for better battery life.
In my own test — with YouTube continuously streaming, two Web
pages refreshing themselves, and the screen
set to stay on at about 40 percent brightness — I got 10:17 and 10:48, respectively, in two tests, or about what you'd expect from an ultrabook.
Android Oreo completely revamped the entire layout for the
Settings page, and in addition to changing the main layout for where everything is, a lot of the actual settings pages saw visual refreshes
Settings page, and in addition to changing the main layout for where everything is, a lot of the actual
settings pages saw visual refreshes
settings pages saw visual
refreshes as well.
It may not have arrived to all devices just yet, however — you can
refresh the system update
page in
settings > about phone > update center to see if it's available on your handset now, or wait for a notification.
The first
page of the graphics
settings is for the most straightforward choices, like display resolution, V - Sync, screen
refresh, and MSAA
settings, as well as an option for stereoscopic 3D — not something we expected.