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Alecto58 · 10-02-2012, 02:17 PM

Just got my paperwhite and am having the exact same issues as jswinden.

I'd be entirely happy with this if this is how it was advertised, but it wasn't, and I didn't see any mention of this in reviews. In fact reviews were stating it was nearly impossible to see the light source. (This is absurd unless you're at 2-3 / 24). The light imbalances across the screen is the only issue I really care about.

I suppose we could have both got defective units, but I doubt that.

Otherwise, a nice device, but not quite as amazing over the nook glowlight as was promised...

Edit -- I'm keeping this. I just discussed this with someone at Amazon and it is the known behavior of the screen. So certainly some interesting reviews and advertising. Still, I like it, but if I had to decide between this and the nook, the buttons would be appealing.

10-02-2012, 02:17 PM	#95
Alecto58 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Just got my paperwhite and am having the exact same issues as jswinden. I'd be entirely happy with this if this is how it was advertised, but it wasn't, and I didn't see any mention of this in reviews. In fact reviews were stating it was nearly impossible to see the light source. (This is absurd unless you're at 2-3 / 24). The light imbalances across the screen is the only issue I really care about. I suppose we could have both got defective units, but I doubt that. Otherwise, a nice device, but not quite as amazing over the nook glowlight as was promised... Edit -- I'm keeping this. I just discussed this with someone at Amazon and it is the known behavior of the screen. So certainly some interesting reviews and advertising. Still, I like it, but if I had to decide between this and the nook, the buttons would be appealing. Last edited by Alecto58; 10-02-2012 at 02:36 PM.