Troubleshooting Anyone else's Kindle 2 "ghost," or leave previous page on-screen? - Page 2

BVLarson · 07-05-2010, 12:33 PM

Great techie post, Balerion.
I'm fortunate to never have this problem myself. At least, I haven't seen it yet. The technology behind these screens is clearly not ironed out yet. The Kindle itself is less than three years old at this point. I imagine these screens are like our old cellphones from the 90s... not yet the best.

nerys · 07-06-2010, 02:19 PM

well the issue is its a MECHANICAL screen. not an electronic screen even though its called E INK the E really only applies to the CONTROL of the screen. Go through some google-fu at E-ink fascinating reads :-)

jasonfedelem · 07-06-2010, 06:01 PM

I only get this on when its on screensaver.

pboss · 07-06-2010, 09:56 PM

Some ghosting is perfectly normal, especially if you're powering off with a darker screensaver. Alt+G should get rid of it. If it continues as you turn pages in a book, that would be a defect. Otherwise, there is nothing to worry about.

nerys · 07-07-2010, 04:15 AM

actually the ghosting is normal even in page turns but amazon came up with a fascinating way to reduce its impact!

take a REALLY close look at your screen. put your face right up to it and change a few pages. Very neat.

johnpdoe · 07-27-2010, 11:01 AM

Hi there,

I am experiencing the same ghosting effect but only when browsing a pdf file in zoom mode.

Reading any book, or page turning any pdf will result in a perfect refresh with no ghosting at all.

But If i zoom in a pdf page, say 200%, and the I browse all the 4 corners of the page, then I can see the ghost effect of the previous page quarter. It is a bit worse if you navigate repeatedly through the 4 quadrants of the page several times, as you can slightly see the superposition of all them in the background.

Of course a Alt+G fixes the problem. This is in a DXG.

I thought it was a defect until I saw this thread. I will sleep better now

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07-05-2010, 12:33 PM	#16
BVLarson Author Posts: 123 Karma: 900 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Device: Kindle	Great techie post, Balerion. I'm fortunate to never have this problem myself. At least, I haven't seen it yet. The technology behind these screens is clearly not ironed out yet. The Kindle itself is less than three years old at this point. I imagine these screens are like our old cellphones from the 90s... not yet the best.

07-06-2010, 02:19 PM	#17
nerys Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 48 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: PRS 500 - REB 1200	well the issue is its a MECHANICAL screen. not an electronic screen even though its called E INK the E really only applies to the CONTROL of the screen. Go through some google-fu at E-ink fascinating reads :-)

07-06-2010, 06:01 PM	#18
jasonfedelem Zealot Posts: 118 Karma: 202232 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Device: Kindle Paperwhite Gen2	I only get this on when its on screensaver.

07-06-2010, 09:56 PM	#19
pboss Evangelist Posts: 408 Karma: 646 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	Some ghosting is perfectly normal, especially if you're powering off with a darker screensaver. Alt+G should get rid of it. If it continues as you turn pages in a book, that would be a defect. Otherwise, there is nothing to worry about.

07-07-2010, 04:15 AM	#20
nerys Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 48 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: PRS 500 - REB 1200	actually the ghosting is normal even in page turns but amazon came up with a fascinating way to reduce its impact! take a REALLY close look at your screen. put your face right up to it and change a few pages. Very neat.

07-27-2010, 11:01 AM	#21
johnpdoe Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: none	Hi there, I am experiencing the same ghosting effect but only when browsing a pdf file in zoom mode. Reading any book, or page turning any pdf will result in a perfect refresh with no ghosting at all. But If i zoom in a pdf page, say 200%, and the I browse all the 4 corners of the page, then I can see the ghost effect of the previous page quarter. It is a bit worse if you navigate repeatedly through the 4 quadrants of the page several times, as you can slightly see the superposition of all them in the background. Of course a Alt+G fixes the problem. This is in a DXG. I thought it was a defect until I saw this thread. I will sleep better now

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