Screen darker in corner

lvd4 · 10-24-2010, 03:50 PM

I purchased my EBW1150 in May of this year. I have been using the screen brightness fairly bright until recently when wanting to extend battery life in places where charging is a bit of challenge (solar power). The lower left portion of my screen is a shade darker than the rest. I have written to ETI support but thought I would run this by you people if anyone has experienced the same thing.
FYI, my husband has one also and his screen is uniformly lit.

With thanks,
Lvd4

250 Coupe · 10-25-2010, 05:35 AM

My first one was even over the whole screen but like an idiot, I sold it.

My current one does not have even contrast between the top and bottom halves and one of the back light LEDs is dimmer than the others.

I read with the brightness slider one click from off most of the time since I usually read in bed. I get around 22 hours between charges.

Michael

DaleDe · 10-25-2010, 12:08 PM

You can play around with the contrast and backlight settings to achieve nearly uniform brightness. Anytime I change the brightness I have to fiddle with the contrast.

Dale

lvd4 · 10-26-2010, 02:58 PM

ETI TechSupport suggested just that DaleDe. It does fix the problem but only for a short time, and the dark area slowly appears again. After telling them this, they said they will send a replacement unit - that it should not require multiple adjustments.

DaleDe · 10-26-2010, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lvd4

ETI TechSupport suggested just that DaleDe. It does fix the problem but only for a short time, and the dark area slowly appears again. After telling them this, they said they will send a replacement unit - that it should not require multiple adjustments.

Great, they have excellent service.

Dale

shighfield · 11-08-2010, 08:09 AM

I can't understand why they are not a huge company with tons of employees and money in the bank! They have the best tech support.

10-24-2010, 03:50 PM	#1
lvd4 Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: ebookwise 1150	Screen darker in corner I purchased my EBW1150 in May of this year. I have been using the screen brightness fairly bright until recently when wanting to extend battery life in places where charging is a bit of challenge (solar power). The lower left portion of my screen is a shade darker than the rest. I have written to ETI support but thought I would run this by you people if anyone has experienced the same thing. FYI, my husband has one also and his screen is uniformly lit. With thanks, Lvd4

10-25-2010, 12:08 PM	#3
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,684 Karma: 3644259 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2	You can play around with the contrast and backlight settings to achieve nearly uniform brightness. Anytime I change the brightness I have to fiddle with the contrast. Dale __________________ Dale DePriest http://pages.suddenlink.net/dalede or http://daledepriest.wikispaces.com currently using an EZ Reader or a Literati or my iPad.

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10-25-2010, 05:35 AM	#2
250 Coupe Groupie Posts: 165 Karma: 491 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Many ebook readers at my house	My first one was even over the whole screen but like an idiot, I sold it. My current one does not have even contrast between the top and bottom halves and one of the back light LEDs is dimmer than the others. I read with the brightness slider one click from off most of the time since I usually read in bed. I get around 22 hours between charges. Michael

10-26-2010, 02:58 PM	#4
lvd4 Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: ebookwise 1150	ETI TechSupport suggested just that DaleDe. It does fix the problem but only for a short time, and the dark area slowly appears again. After telling them this, they said they will send a replacement unit - that it should not require multiple adjustments.

11-08-2010, 08:09 AM	#6
shighfield Groupie!? GROUPIE!?!? Posts: 317 Karma: 649 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Dirty Shwa Device: EBW 1150, Kobo Touch	I can't understand why they are not a huge company with tons of employees and money in the bank! They have the best tech support.


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