12-06-2012, 12:28 AM | #46 | |
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But once you get one gesture out of the way ('successful' or not), all the gestures work as intended. Looking up a word is just a matter of a tap and brief hold (perhaps a third of a second, so if you say 'one thou-sand' to count off a second, you can lift after saying 'one') on the word. Nothing will happen until you lift your finger off (Kindle is waiting to see if you want to extend the selection). On the Sony you don't have to lift your finger before stuff happens, but you still have to tap and hold. So there is some delay there as well. If I were to guess, you were holding longer than needed and thus you were simply preventing Kindle from doing your bidding. Last edited by tomsem; 12-06-2012 at 12:33 AM. |
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12-06-2012, 07:35 AM | #47 |
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On the unit I had, I found the settings from 1-4 much too dark to read in a completely dark room (e.g. a bedroom at night). When I compared it to my Kindle Fire, the darkest setting on the Fire was corresponding to a medium setting on the Paperwhite, while the Paperwhite's lightest setting was similar to the "medium" setting on the Fire.
Now, I understand that it does not need to be so bright, because in brightly lit rooms, the advantage of the eInk means you do not have to light it at all, but I found the lower settings much too dark for reading. To make a long story short, for me the combination of Keyboard for summer/daytime reading and the (1st gen) Kindle Fire for nighttime reading and the dark season makes more sense, especially as the Fire was much sharper than the PW unit I received. Best regards, Andy |
12-06-2012, 07:59 AM | #48 |
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^ I had the 1st gen Kindle Fire, and, while I liked the interface a lot, I did not much like reading on it at night. For me, it was too heavy and too bright even at the lowest setting (I did not have Screen Dim (sp?) on it), so I returned it and went back to the K4 booklight combo.
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12-06-2012, 01:50 PM | #49 | |
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12-07-2012, 03:42 PM | #50 |
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And many suspect Amazon sending out refurbished or returned units due to a supply shortage. Several say wipe away the colors as they just a dirty screen. But back to the OP question . Have the quality of the screens improved with the PW latest purchases ?
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12-08-2012, 12:10 PM | #51 |
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You will never know if the percentage of good vs bad has improved. First not a lot of Kindle owners frequent forums like this one, and then only those with issues will look for others with issues. So the few Kindle owners here, and even fewer with issues might not be by far representative for all Kindles. If for the next batch nobody complains any more, then you will know it got better. Otherwise, no.
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12-10-2012, 05:09 AM | #52 |
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I find that reading until 4 o'clock in the morning messes more with my sleep cycles than the colour of the screen...
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12-10-2012, 05:21 AM | #53 |
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I think the problem is rather that bright LEDs and screens make actually falling asleep more difficult and the sleep itself less restorative. At least that's what I've heard. I can't say that I have noticed an improvement since using f.lux on my monitor, but as a student I don't really have a regular sleeping schedule anyways, so it'd be difficult to notice.
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12-10-2012, 08:49 AM | #54 | |
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Scientific answers here : http://stereopsis.com/flux/research.html |
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12-10-2012, 09:19 AM | #55 |
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^ Interesting. If true, then the Kobo Glo and Nook Glowlight would cause the same sleep deprivation, since they have a blue shine to them.
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Out of interest, I set my Kobo Glo to high brightness, and put it next to my laptop, matched the laptop's brightness, then fiddled with the laptop's F.lux settings until they matched. A match occurred at a colour temperature of about 5400-5500: warmer than daylight, and way warmer than standard LCD settings. |
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12-10-2012, 07:45 PM | #57 |
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Meeera, what if one reads for 4 hours or more every night? Does prolonged exposure matter at all?
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I don't suppose anyone's seen data on the amount of light the frontlit readers put out at low brightness? |
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12-10-2012, 08:40 PM | #59 | |
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I actually find reading the iPad Kindle app, using black screen, white fonts, on lowest brightness (leading fonts to appear grey) quite comforting in complete darkness. Strangely, the PW, caused more eye strain given that it was a white-ish background with dark font. I used setting 4 for optimal comfort, but it took time for my eyes to get comfortable. |
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