10-12-2012, 08:55 PM | #76 | |
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10-12-2012, 08:57 PM | #77 |
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10-12-2012, 08:58 PM | #78 |
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10-12-2012, 08:59 PM | #79 | |
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I don't remember, but I know I made it higher to try and show the defects more. I wanted it to stand out so that I could show it to others. While it is not this obvious in person, the defects are definitely visible at ALL light levels. It is worth trying a replacement, and I am hoping to get a better one. |
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10-12-2012, 09:13 PM | #80 | |
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Amazon "normal" a lot worse
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...d_i=1000841011 That one in the lower left is filled with bluish green blobs. Yet it is shown as a "normal" unit. If I look very close at that photo the person here posted, I can barely see a faint line. It is really not very noticeable at all to my eyes. It is more of a faint shadow rather than a clear line with high contrast. I'm afraid we are all getting very picky on these screens and may never be satisfied. When I read an eBook, I rarely look for font defects, screen defects, etc. I just want to be able to read the eBook and enjoy it. Naturally, if I couldn't read the words at all, I would be upset. That is definitely NOT the issue on the poster's photo. Those fonts look great and have good contrast with the screen. If I look at my own unit (I've posted 2 photos here of it), I really am not distracted in my reading by the screen. However, others here have picked out what they perceive are serious defects. To me, my unit looks perfect. That may be the reason some are getting 2, 3 and even more replacements and they all look bad to them. They will never be satisfied. Amazon may not solve this problem either. Its really a user perception, not a physical error. The real error that Amazon made was the name choice, "Paper WHITE." The name gives the user a false expectation of perfection. A better name would have been "Paper LIGHT" to reflect the internal light and the low weight of the device. Last edited by sirmaru; 10-12-2012 at 09:24 PM. |
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10-13-2012, 11:26 AM | #82 | |
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10-13-2012, 11:33 AM | #83 | |
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10-23-2012, 09:12 AM | #84 | |
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Unfortunately, by the next day it had gotten back to the way it was. This is making me wonder if the top layer is somehow expanding or contracting slightly due to the temperature. I have seen other reviews state that they will see a change in the screen but then later it will go back to the way it was. I am wondering if anyone else is having this same experience or has any thoughts on this theory. |
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10-23-2012, 09:44 AM | #85 |
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dgdsp123 - I have experienced something similar to you. My color hues also seem to come and go and get bigger and smaller depending. Not sure what to make of it really, but it happens to me as well.
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10-23-2012, 09:50 AM | #86 |
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My guess is that it could be an issue with the capacitance touch layer and the way the light layer hits. If Amazon stuck with IR, that touch layer would be non-existent and the light would just be bouncing off of the screen.
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10-24-2012, 09:05 PM | #87 |
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I suspect that the LEDs are not completely white and that their hues are being accentuated by the lightguide.
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10-25-2012, 12:30 AM | #88 |
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