[dukesilver]

Originally Posted by tomsem

Note this is designed to be used with the light on all of the time. That is why it looks 'whiter'. Perhaps with the light off, it looks no better than Pearl screen (except for better resolution).
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here's a photo comparison of the paperwhite with the light off next to a K4. I'd say that the paperwhite background looks only slightly more white than the K4 (if at all). but it's hard to tell for sure just by this one photo:

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and here's with the light at max next to a K4:

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