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Originally Posted by Katsunami
Yesterday I received my Kindle Touch. The bezel is not silver as I always thought; it's actually quite dark gray, which I much prefer over silver.
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The reflectivity of the bezel changes the apparent color from very dark grey to very light gray, depending on viewing angle relative to neaby light sources.
If you minize light reflected from the bezel, it is almost a graphite color like the K3. But that angle also reduces light hitting the display.
Maximizing light on the display makes the bezel appear very light gray (silver).
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Originally Posted by Katsunami
By the way.... Having ears like a dog's, I can tell you that the Kindle is not silent. When refreshing a page, particularly when using the webbrowser, it makes a slight buzzing sound. You may actually be unable to hear it. Try listening for it while reading at 3am :-P
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The electrophoretic eInk displays require high operating voltages, which are generated with an internal switching power supply. The buzz you hear is caused by the ultrasonic operating frequency of that power supply coming from some vibrating power supply component in your kindle.
That sound will annoy you less in the future if you listen to rock music at very high volume levels for long periods of time.
