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mrsquash · 09-09-2010, 08:53 PM

After seeing some of the reports here I decided I'd test my K3 3g for its sunlight performance. I set it on the wooden railing on my patio, without the case. Temperature was 91F, 7PM, so the sun was low (maybe 15 degrees above the horizon, so not a lot of sunlight on the device). After 5 minutes, I tried some page turns and sure enough they were very slow, staying black for a couple of seconds between page turns. After taking it back inside and letting it cool off for a few minutes, it went back to normal.

I've had the Kindle for 7 days, no crashes, no freezes, no slow page turns, no problems whatsoever. Makes me wonder if what I'm seeing is a temperature problem. If so, Amazon will be getting a ton of complaints next year when it's beach-reading season.

Or maybe I've just got a bad one. I'll wait a couple of weeks and see how the reports go before I decide whether to call CS about it.

I'm in Texas so it's quite a bit warmer here than most places, but I'd look forward to hearing from others who might want to check out their K3s in a warm environment.

By the way, I'm using the 3.0.1 firmware.

09-09-2010, 08:53 PM	#43
mrsquash Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 648 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Device: K4-NT, Sony T1	After seeing some of the reports here I decided I'd test my K3 3g for its sunlight performance. I set it on the wooden railing on my patio, without the case. Temperature was 91F, 7PM, so the sun was low (maybe 15 degrees above the horizon, so not a lot of sunlight on the device). After 5 minutes, I tried some page turns and sure enough they were very slow, staying black for a couple of seconds between page turns. After taking it back inside and letting it cool off for a few minutes, it went back to normal. I've had the Kindle for 7 days, no crashes, no freezes, no slow page turns, no problems whatsoever. Makes me wonder if what I'm seeing is a temperature problem. If so, Amazon will be getting a ton of complaints next year when it's beach-reading season. Or maybe I've just got a bad one. I'll wait a couple of weeks and see how the reports go before I decide whether to call CS about it. I'm in Texas so it's quite a bit warmer here than most places, but I'd look forward to hearing from others who might want to check out their K3s in a warm environment. By the way, I'm using the 3.0.1 firmware.