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Old 09-29-2011, 04:10 PM   #46
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is it possible the K3 screen fades as it ages?
Mine still looks pretty good to me.
(sour grapes i'm sure)
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Old 09-29-2011, 04:12 PM   #47
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I'm assuming no hacks work right? Are the screensavers still as creepy as ever?
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Old 09-29-2011, 04:13 PM   #48
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LoL!!... I concur! I may have to grab one to hold me until November!
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Old 09-29-2011, 04:17 PM   #49
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is it possible the K3 screen fades as it ages?
Mine still looks pretty good to me.
(sour grapes i'm sure)
I haven't noticed any change in mine, so I'd say probably not.
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Old 09-29-2011, 04:19 PM   #50
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Sorry, not to be rude or offensive, so apologies if I do. But playing games on a eink device?
Some of them work pretty well. No arcade games of course, but things like Chess, Scrabble, and a bunch of word games work just fine.
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Old 09-29-2011, 04:19 PM   #51
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Okay I got the calibre plugin "thing" working. I forgot to check a checkbox the first time. So the K4 can easily run one extra, sideloaded font and you can lessen the margins. This worked exactly as it does for the K3.

I'll have to Google where I got the info, but it was here on MR. I think it was in the Kindle Developers forum. It is pretty easy and quick. It takes longer to find your fonts than to use this method.
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Old 09-29-2011, 04:23 PM   #52
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The calibre plugin that allows you to change margins beyond the system limits and allows you to use a sideloaded font is discussed here: link.
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Old 09-29-2011, 04:24 PM   #53
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Okay I got the calibre plugin "thing" working. I forgot to check a checkbox the first time. So the K4 can easily run one extra, sideloaded font and you can lessen the margins. This worked exactly as it does for the K3.

I'll have to Google where I got the info, but it was here on MR. I think it was in the Kindle Developers forum. It is pretty easy and quick. It takes longer to find your fonts than to use this method.
Great, I can sideload my favorite eink font also! It doesn't seem so bad in Kindle Land after all.
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Old 09-29-2011, 04:35 PM   #54
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I got mine about 2 hours ago. I can't really say the screen is less reflective than my K3, because I sold it last night, but it certainly seems that way subjectively.

On a less important note, I miss the old author screensavers. So far I'm not a fan of the new ones. I may have to look into a hack to change them.

Otherwise, I'm happy, and hoping manufacturers get moving on cases for this thing.
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Old 09-29-2011, 04:37 PM   #55
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There are a lot of shadows in your pictures so it makes it hard to tell any real difference. Could you please take some pictures with more even lighting? Maybe in the full sunlight?
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Old 09-29-2011, 04:39 PM   #56
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I got mine about 2 hours ago. I can't really say the screen is less reflective than my K3, because I sold it last night, but it certainly seems that way subjectively.

On a less important note, I miss the old author screensavers. So far I'm not a fan of the new ones. I may have to look into a hack to change them.

Otherwise, I'm happy, and hoping manufacturers get moving on cases for this thing.
Screensaver hack won't work on K3 SO models so I doubt it will with the K4 SO models. Amazon wanted to ensure you read their ads since they discounted the reader.
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Old 09-29-2011, 04:40 PM   #57
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Sorry, not to be rude or offensive, so apologies if I do. But playing games on a eink device?
Yeah; it's doable. My fav is Hidden Expedition.
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Old 09-29-2011, 04:42 PM   #58
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I've attached a photo of the K4 after using the font/margin plugin via calibre. On after thought I should make a non-modified photo too, so I will and then add it to this post. BTW, that is not a scratch near the bottom part of the bezel I've got two cats and that is a cat hair!

I'm using PMN Caecilia 85 Heavy with margins set to 16. (Default margins is 40.)

EDIT: I added the photo showing the system default font/margin settings.
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Screensaver hack won't work on K3 SO models so I doubt it will with the K4 SO models. Amazon wanted to ensure you read their ads since they discounted the reader.
I've never owned a KSO - both of mine have been ad-free, hence me missing the author screensavers. Hopefully the hacks will be updated shortly.
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Okay I got the calibre plugin "thing" working. I forgot to check a checkbox the first time. So the K4 can easily run one extra, sideloaded font and you can lessen the margins. This worked exactly as it does for the K3.

Excellent. Thank you.
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