underwhelming statement

Namekuseijin · 08-06-2013, 02:17 PM

Got a kindle paperwhite. weeeee

Impressions: very light (pun intended), top-notch grip, top-notch contrast (compared to a pre-Pearl eink screen like that in iriver Story), awesome integration with amazon store and even a nice enough brower so I could download a few HarryT's ebooks from here. summing up: THE eink device.

now, regarding that "it's not backlit, it's lit from the sides": in the bedroom, all lights out, it still shines as much light over the walls as my smartphone does. yes, even with both at their minimum

very happilly churning along the 4-book Song of Fire and Ice bargain collection as it properly deserves... (funny, couldn't get Calibre to properly convert it to epub so to read it on Story.) either way, loving it.

twobob · 08-07-2013, 05:34 PM

it's lit from the bottom

3 or 4 tiny leds.

Namekuseijin · 08-08-2013, 03:27 PM

so? the light still hits your eyes and the walls...

it doesn't matter anyway. it simply reads and works great

discopig · 08-08-2013, 04:29 PM

I love the PW, definitely my favorite reader.

jineapple · 08-08-2013, 05:18 PM

Very happy about mine as well

twobob · 08-08-2013, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

so? the light still hits your eyes and the walls...

it doesn't matter anyway. it simply reads and works great

so I was just advising you the statement was incorrect.
Nothing more

Glad you like it

Namekuseijin · 08-08-2013, 07:12 PM

sides, bottom, doesn't matter: it still shines as much on the eyes and walls as a backlit device, when both on a minimum lighting level.

no big deal, anyway

08-06-2013, 02:17 PM	#1
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	underwhelming statement Got a kindle paperwhite. weeeee Impressions: very light (pun intended), top-notch grip, top-notch contrast (compared to a pre-Pearl eink screen like that in iriver Story), awesome integration with amazon store and even a nice enough brower so I could download a few HarryT's ebooks from here. summing up: THE eink device. now, regarding that "it's not backlit, it's lit from the sides": in the bedroom, all lights out, it still shines as much light over the walls as my smartphone does. yes, even with both at their minimum very happilly churning along the 4-book Song of Fire and Ice bargain collection as it properly deserves... (funny, couldn't get Calibre to properly convert it to epub so to read it on Story.) either way, loving it.

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08-07-2013, 05:34 PM	#2
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	it's lit from the bottom 3 or 4 tiny leds.

08-08-2013, 03:27 PM	#3
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	so? the light still hits your eyes and the walls... it doesn't matter anyway. it simply reads and works great

08-08-2013, 04:29 PM	#4
discopig Book Addict Posts: 132 Karma: 1040318 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I love the PW, definitely my favorite reader.

08-08-2013, 05:18 PM	#5
jineapple Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 107250 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Germany Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Very happy about mine as well

08-08-2013, 07:12 PM	#7
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	sides, bottom, doesn't matter: it still shines as much on the eyes and walls as a backlit device, when both on a minimum lighting level. no big deal, anyway

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