10-27-2012, 08:29 AM | #46 |
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Good luck to you both getting those promised, defect-free new Kindles.... personally I'd have given up and went and bought a Kobo Glo instead by now, but hopefully your patience and perseverance will be rewarded!
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10-27-2012, 11:44 AM | #47 |
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Thanks for your good wishes.
I just noticed my PW has arrived here, but is not out for delivery yet. It looks like I'll definitely have it by Monday then, or possibly today if Fed Ex delivers on Saturday. I think they do. Last edited by sparklemotion; 10-27-2012 at 11:48 AM. |
10-27-2012, 12:21 PM | #48 |
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FWIW, when I compared my two Paperwhites side by side, there was a marked difference between the two at the bottom 1/2". One was much more contrasty and annoying than the other one. Now I'm dreading that I'll end up with one with a fixed screen but an annoying bottom edge, something we're not allowed to complain about.
The only reason I haven't bought some other brand is that I still have my trusty Kindle Keyboard + booklight, and a large Kindle library. |
10-27-2012, 12:37 PM | #49 | |
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color blobs (green, pink, and blue color hues on the screen) black specks glowing specks one LED brighter various black shadows on the bottom - some units worse than others Some screens brighter than others When I type it out that way it's pretty depressing actually. It makes it seem very difficult to find a PW where none of these problems exit. I actually went back and looked at my Kindle Keyboard and K5 last night just see if the screens really were perfect. I was wondering if maybe I missed something in the past, like a black speck. They were both absolutely perfect. After my PW experience that seems almost shocking now. Last edited by sparklemotion; 10-27-2012 at 12:39 PM. |
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10-27-2012, 12:46 PM | #50 |
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Not unless Saturday delivery is requested by the sender (and an additional premium is charged).
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10-27-2012, 12:48 PM | #51 |
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10-27-2012, 01:28 PM | #52 | |
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Bright vertical light strip along the bottom left corner Large bright spot at the first lightguide "intersection" from the bottom up, around 4 rows from the bottom. I look at my little black NT and the screen is absolutely perfect. It's the lightguide technology that's the culprit here! Michele, all my books are kindle ebooks, and I have a huuuuge TBR pile, and seem to be piling more and more onto it every day. Also, I love that I can send library books right to my Kindle without having to connect it to my laptop first. And, ultimately, I read so much that the price diffence between Amazon and Kobo would be painful pretty fast. So, even with all these problems, I just can't see myself moving away from Amazon. Yes, I am jealously eyeing the Kobo Glo and reading reviews about it, but I remain with Amazon. I love my kindle books. I love the kindle store. I just want to also love my PW. I did buy the black NT, even though I have last year's silver one, just because, but seem to gravitate heavily to the PW regardless. |
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10-27-2012, 02:05 PM | #53 | |
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Edited to add a pic I took of it: Last edited by sparklemotion; 10-27-2012 at 02:13 PM. Reason: added image |
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10-27-2012, 03:39 PM | #54 | |
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10-27-2012, 03:50 PM | #55 |
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New here. Have been reading along and anxiously awaiting my fist Kindle and PW. Just wondering your thoughts on this: today I saw Amazon change from shipping in 4-6 weeks to 5-7 weeks. Anyone notice this? Also, when I go to look at PW on Amazon, it now says, this page is not available...wondering if anyone has seen this?
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10-27-2012, 03:55 PM | #56 | |
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10-27-2012, 04:15 PM | #57 |
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US here. Seems to be working now. Was strange there for a while...
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10-27-2012, 05:48 PM | #58 |
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I don't have a Kindle, but from most of the pictures I've seen here of both "good" and "bad" screens almost all have a distinct X or diamond pattern of the lightguide. I'm really surprised that it hasn't been mentioned more because it would drive me nuts.
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10-27-2012, 06:09 PM | #59 |
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It was mentioned a lot in the beginning actually, but I think when people started to notice the color hue issue that sorta took over everything and it seems it's been mentioned less since. At least from what I've noticed.
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10-27-2012, 07:09 PM | #60 |
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Exactly. The light cones and the diamond shapes of the guide are already to be expected (not that they were mentioned by Amazon in the keynote speech) - but I had one that had an abnormally white triangular shaped spot in one of the intersections. It was very bright and made it difficult to read the text above (below?) it.
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