Kindle PW front light... - Page 4

Rizla · 09-05-2013, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Illyria

I'm currently writing my Bacherlor's thesis and the glare of the PC is killing me. I have the lighting of my monitor down to about 10% and need to regularly put in eye drops. But in exchange my night vision is excellent!

Atlantis is an excellent word-processor where you can change the background color to black

Chi Cygni · 09-05-2013, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

Look closely. You have a tiny bit of light bleed on the left. From the lower left corner, up to about 25% of the screen, there's a strip of about 1 to 2mm that is a little bit brighter than the rest of the screen.

Actually, I have a perfectly calibrated and profiled monitor over here. Your monitor may actually not show any of it. If that's the case you probably think I'm teasing again. This time, I'm not however. (I think. Hehe.)

My KWP screen is similar to yours.

I think your screen is about as perfect as you can get on a KPW1.

Ah, that I can live with, for me it is non existant. If it doesn't bother me it is irrelevant. I also think it is as perfect as they made them. Now if I returned it and PW2 would be too bright for me I would not be happy. I start to think my PW has light setting lower than others because if *I* can read at 24 without strain and it needs to be at 10 in pitch black room to read comfortably there must be something out of the ordinary for it. I cannot read on ipad full brightness in the dark, the lowest setting is still too bright for me. So this particular reader is very good for me, especially the yellow tint.

Katsunami · 09-05-2013, 04:15 PM

Then keep it, and don't bother with the KPW2. Your books will not become better stories on that reader. Have a look at the new readers next year, assuming something worthwhile is introduced then.

freezer2k · 09-05-2013, 05:12 PM

I just went back to my Kindle2,

I really miss the snappy-ness of the Paperwhite

It's amazing how ereaders have developed in the past few years...

I hope the PW2 will be awesome!

Illyria · 09-06-2013, 05:42 AM

I did return the PW and asked for my money back. After a bit of playing around I concluded that it was not just the light bleeding that bothered me. I really missed the crispness of the KK and K4, compared to them the contrast really was ironically very poor. And I found that I did not enjoy to read in a rather dark room for more than a few minutes. The dim lighting of the PW was much better than the Glo or Cybook but it still felt artificial to me, similar to reading on a PC in the dark and while my eyes did not really hurt I did feel some strain. No telling how that would have been after half an hour or longer.

At least now I know that those kind of ereaders are not for me and I can stop wondering. And unless the PW2 blows me away in the video reviews and comparisons, I don't think I will be getting one. I really hope that Amazon will always keep the cheaper non-touch model alongside the lighted touch readers for a bit of choice and preference.

Illyria · 09-06-2013, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Rizla

Atlantis is an excellent word-processor where you can change the background color to black

I will have to look into that. I did change my word document to black but the white letters were much too aggressive for my eyes as well. Currently I have it set at a light blue which is much kinder to my eyes than a pure white or black background. But still, it's very uncomfortable.

Illyria · 09-06-2013, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Chi Cygni

Ah, that I can live with, for me it is non existant. If it doesn't bother me it is irrelevant. I also think it is as perfect as they made them. Now if I returned it and PW2 would be too bright for me I would not be happy. I start to think my PW has light setting lower than others because if *I* can read at 24 without strain and it needs to be at 10 in pitch black room to read comfortably there must be something out of the ordinary for it. I cannot read on ipad full brightness in the dark, the lowest setting is still too bright for me. So this particular reader is very good for me, especially the yellow tint.

It really does sound as if your PW is less bright than the one I had. At 24 (that was the highest setting, right?) you could have used it as a torchlight, even during the day. Seriously, reading with it would have been utterly impossible in every circumstance. In the near dark I used it at 3.

Chi Cygni · 09-09-2013, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Illyria

It really does sound as if your PW is less bright than the one I had. At 24 (that was the highest setting, right?) you could have used it as a torchlight, even during the day. Seriously, reading with it would have been utterly impossible in every circumstance. In the near dark I used it at 3.

Definitely so. At 24 it is nice off-white during day and last night I read on it for hours in pitch dark room at 12. I had an impression I'm reading a yellow oldish book. I am really afraid (I just said so in another thread) that if I returned it and ordered new one I'd get a torch light or a lemon or 2 in 1. I only wish letters were a bit darker but I don't know if it is wise to risk it for that uncertain 25% more contrast.

Today I went to the only reseller of Kindles in Brussels and compared my screen to the one they had on display. Harsh light with intertwining blue and pink compared to mine.

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09-05-2013, 04:15 PM	#48
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	Then keep it, and don't bother with the KPW2. Your books will not become better stories on that reader. Have a look at the new readers next year, assuming something worthwhile is introduced then.

09-05-2013, 05:12 PM	#49
freezer2k Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 154 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle 2 intl.	I just went back to my Kindle2, I really miss the snappy-ness of the Paperwhite It's amazing how ereaders have developed in the past few years... I hope the PW2 will be awesome!

09-06-2013, 05:42 AM	#50
Illyria Connoisseur Posts: 69 Karma: 525196 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Germany Device: KK, K5, K7, KPW3	I did return the PW and asked for my money back. After a bit of playing around I concluded that it was not just the light bleeding that bothered me. I really missed the crispness of the KK and K4, compared to them the contrast really was ironically very poor. And I found that I did not enjoy to read in a rather dark room for more than a few minutes. The dim lighting of the PW was much better than the Glo or Cybook but it still felt artificial to me, similar to reading on a PC in the dark and while my eyes did not really hurt I did feel some strain. No telling how that would have been after half an hour or longer. At least now I know that those kind of ereaders are not for me and I can stop wondering. And unless the PW2 blows me away in the video reviews and comparisons, I don't think I will be getting one. I really hope that Amazon will always keep the cheaper non-touch model alongside the lighted touch readers for a bit of choice and preference.

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