My replacement PW overview - Page 14

sparklemotion · 10-09-2012, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

Both of mine came only in the Kindle black box, no outer box or wrap.

That's interesting. All of my Kindles have always come boxed inside another box. I wonder why the difference.

7hir7een · 10-09-2012, 05:41 PM

Mine was shipped only in the black box as well. I wonder if that's possibly causing them to get damaged in some way? Most electronics are shipped with more padding/protection. I would have expected the black box to be placed in a cardboard box and surrounded by those plastic air cushion things.

I just wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one that got a UPS label directly on the box and sent to me!

chocochibi · 10-09-2012, 05:57 PM

If I do decide to go the replacement route, I know it's best to go through kindle CS, but do you find the chat or phone option to be the best?

sirmaru · 10-09-2012, 06:02 PM

All my three kindles were only shipped in the Kindle labeled boxes. No outer box was ever used.

David58117 · 10-09-2012, 06:03 PM

My replacement just arrived...

My original didn't have the discolored blotchiness others have, just one of the LEDs looked to be "brighter" than the others..which cast its light slightly further into the words and was more white colored. Also had the bar of light on the left edge.

The new one has all the LEDs even, the bar of white isn't as noticeable (but it's still there..), and a new problem - a blotchy discoloration of the right top corner! I also noticed a few stuck (or dead) pixels during the start up screen...but it's not noticeable otherwise.

Surprisingly, the new one has a brighter light than my old one, which would cast more of a greenish hue...and actually gave me some eye strain.

The blotchiness on the new one seems liveable (as long as it doesn't expand..), but I'm really liking the brighter and more even LED's....

Probably going to stay with this one, although I'm starting to wonder how the Kobo Glow is going..

sparklemotion · 10-09-2012, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chocochibi

If I do decide to go the replacement route, I know it's best to go through kindle CS, but do you find the chat or phone option to be the best?

I prefer the phone personally.

jswinden · 10-09-2012, 06:07 PM

On a whim I decided to compare how my replacement PW looked by comparison with a clip on light. So I photographed it with a MightBright clip on light as the only light source (right image) and the built in light source (left image). I'll let you draw your own conclusions.

sirmaru · 10-09-2012, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

On a whim I decided to compare how my replacement PW looked by comparison with a clip on light. So I photographed it with a MightBright clip on light as the only light source (right image) and the built in light source (left image). I'll let you draw your own conclusions.

Your off color white on the PW is due to your very low PW light setting. Move it up to level 22 as recommended by Amazon and it will be BRIGHT WHITE.

Level 22 is the default light setting on all shipped PW's. Leave it there and you will have a much different experience.

Canuck_in_Japan · 10-09-2012, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

On a whim I decided to compare how my replacement PW looked by comparison with a clip on light. So I photographed it with a MightBright clip on light as the only light source (right image) and the built in light source (left image). I'll let you draw your own conclusions.

I think you have it backwards. Clip on light looks better.

JSWolf · 10-09-2012, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswinden

I just turned on my PW to see if I could find a dark image to compare with yours, which ghosting looks very bad BTW. I opened a book and it initially displayed the text as all centered! I've never ever had the happen before.

I paged forward and backward and it went away though. FW glitch I guess.

Maybe not a FW glitch. Odd things can happen with a Mobipocket eBook if the page on the screen happens to fall in between styles.

JSWolf · 10-09-2012, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirmaru

Jack has my sympathies. 2 down and 1 to go...................

Some folks simply have bad luck.

You aren't helping things.

jswinden · 10-09-2012, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan

I think you have it backwards. Clip on light looks better.

I didn't say which I think is better.

PW light level was set to 14, BTW.

Trauma Doll · 10-09-2012, 08:05 PM

My replacement PW says "Aeroplane Mode" (rather than Airplane Mode, as on my original PW). I'm trying to figure out if this means they're diverting units intended for another country in order to fill the initial U.S. replacement demand. I guess this also means there's some localization done per device and not necessarily specific to your Amazon account. (Both are correctly reg'd to my US-based Amazon account.)

Who says Aeroplane rather than Airplane? UK?

daffy4u · 10-09-2012, 08:09 PM

You may want to double check that you are using U.S. English. I thought I was until I saw "personalise".

The choices are close together and I think I just tapped the wrong one (for me) during set-up.

jswinden · 10-09-2012, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trauma Doll

My replacement PW says "Aeroplane Mode" (rather than Airplane Mode, as on my original PW). I'm trying to figure out if this means they're diverting units intended for another country in order to fill the initial U.S. replacement demand. I guess this also means there's some localization done per device and not necessarily specific to your Amazon account. (Both are correctly reg'd to my US-based Amazon account.)

Who says Aeroplane rather than Airplane? UK?

Change language from UK English to USA English. I heard others saying that when they set theirs up as UK English it used Aeroplane mode.

Does it have 24 hour clock now (military time)?

10-09-2012, 05:41 PM	#197
7hir7een Reader of Books Posts: 204 Karma: 178096 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Basic (11th gen)	Mine was shipped only in the black box as well. I wonder if that's possibly causing them to get damaged in some way? Most electronics are shipped with more padding/protection. I would have expected the black box to be placed in a cardboard box and surrounded by those plastic air cushion things. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one that got a UPS label directly on the box and sent to me! Last edited by 7hir7een; 10-09-2012 at 05:47 PM.

10-09-2012, 08:05 PM	#208
Trauma Doll Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 1009108 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Gave up on PW. Using Kindle Keyboard.	My replacement PW says "Aeroplane Mode" (rather than Airplane Mode, as on my original PW). I'm trying to figure out if this means they're diverting units intended for another country in order to fill the initial U.S. replacement demand. I guess this also means there's some localization done per device and not necessarily specific to your Amazon account. (Both are correctly reg'd to my US-based Amazon account.) Who says Aeroplane rather than Airplane? UK? Last edited by Trauma Doll; 10-09-2012 at 08:08 PM.

10-09-2012, 08:09 PM	#209
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	You may want to double check that you are using U.S. English. I thought I was until I saw "personalise". The choices are close together and I think I just tapped the wrong one (for me) during set-up. Last edited by daffy4u; 10-09-2012 at 08:11 PM. Reason: clarification - there really is no "wrong one"

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10-09-2012, 05:57 PM	#198
chocochibi Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Little Rock Device: Kindle	If I do decide to go the replacement route, I know it's best to go through kindle CS, but do you find the chat or phone option to be the best?

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sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	All my three kindles were only shipped in the Kindle labeled boxes. No outer box was ever used.

10-09-2012, 06:03 PM	#200
David58117 Groupie Posts: 165 Karma: 1020558 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Sony T1, K4NT (To Wife), Nook ST, NSTG	My replacement just arrived... My original didn't have the discolored blotchiness others have, just one of the LEDs looked to be "brighter" than the others..which cast its light slightly further into the words and was more white colored. Also had the bar of light on the left edge. The new one has all the LEDs even, the bar of white isn't as noticeable (but it's still there..), and a new problem - a blotchy discoloration of the right top corner! I also noticed a few stuck (or dead) pixels during the start up screen...but it's not noticeable otherwise. Surprisingly, the new one has a brighter light than my old one, which would cast more of a greenish hue...and actually gave me some eye strain. The blotchiness on the new one seems liveable (as long as it doesn't expand..), but I'm really liking the brighter and more even LED's.... Probably going to stay with this one, although I'm starting to wonder how the Kobo Glow is going..

10-09-2012, 06:07 PM	#202
jswinden Nameless Being	On a whim I decided to compare how my replacement PW looked by comparison with a clip on light. So I photographed it with a MightBright clip on light as the only light source (right image) and the built in light source (left image). I'll let you draw your own conclusions.