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So far my real-life testing (meaning with the light at a level where the splodge doesn't show) is telling me that: - in daylight it's a tie between my K3 and PW - With the artificial light (ceiling) in my living room, I prefer the PW - With the artificial light (bedside lamp) in my bedroom, I prefer the K3 The angle at which the ambient light falls on the screen seems to be a big factor which affects how the PW screen looks (much more so than the K3). I do like the PW overall but I'm not sure I like it quite enough to keep it. I'm going to use it some more over the weekend and decide on Monday whether it's refund time. Last edited by Yolina; 02-01-2013 at 04:48 AM. |
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Thanks, Yolina. I've gotten used to reading with the light off in the daytime so that shouldn't be a problem. I read in the dark at night though so tonight's the first test for the replacement. If not, I've gotten used to reading on the 501 in the dark so maybe I'll use that for night-time reading and the 603 for daytime.
Despite the blotches, having a light built-in is just so convenient that I don't think I could ever go back to a non-frontlit Kindle. |
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Xtine, I can totally see the blotches, so it's not your imagination. You are defnitely in quite a pickle...
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02-01-2013, 10:26 AM | #218 |
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Thanks, xendula. My mom also has a PW (also a 501), which is more greenish than pink. When I compared the 603 next to her green 501, the 603 looked absolutely white. Also I'm not sure if it's my imagination but the blotches seem to have lessened somewhat. I'll try reading on it in the dark -- hopefully it's tolerable. Either way, I don't think I'm contacting Amazon again. I'll live with it until the next Kindle version comes out. Hopefully they'll have fixed the problem by then
Edit: I checked the photos I uploaded earlier and compared them to the 603 in my hand -- blotches are still there after all. The good news is, maybe I've already gotten used to them? Or trained my brain to ignore them? Last edited by xtine; 02-01-2013 at 10:30 AM. |
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Harry, Sparkle is the perfect example of a non-green non-pink screen being attainable. I doubt they would keep sending her new ones if they didn't believe they could attain this goal.
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02-01-2013, 11:54 AM | #223 |
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I had three PW units and all sucked really bad. BTW, The light layer is plastic and it sits on top of the eInk screen. I'm glad your PW is wonderful, but obviously several of us have gotten a continuous string of PWs and replacements that were less than satisfactory. I'm not going to rehash what was wrong with mine as you can easily look up the multitude of previous posts. But for my eyes none of the PWs were worth keeping. Get rid of the light layer and I think it will be a good product for me. I really don't need the built in light anyway.
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Here's a pic of my current PW on the left (the one I'm happy with but it has those glowing specks and the color hues are very faint in person) next to my older one. You can see the older one in darker and more muddy. It's much more pronounced in person compared to the pic. In person the screen on older one is very pink and darker. Both lights are at 24. |
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I can also say that each PW I have had has varied a lot. My earlier PW's were truly terrible. Very obvious pink, green, and blue hues, some quite dark. The newest one is definitely better, although it too has very minor hues, it's nothing compared to the older ones I had. Quote:
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