Despite Hurricane Sandy, I received my two replacements today. One day early!
- The box they came in was very different, and they were taped onto a cardboard sheet inside the box.
- The black boxes had a G inside the tree logo.
- The color blobs are still present, though not as bad.
- The contrast is much improved (darker black) , and the font is MUCH clearer.
The negative:
- One has two black spots underneath the screen that are always black.
- One has those white smudges all over the bottom tenth of the screen (see Sparkle's photo) and countless (!) dead pixel type spots in the bottom half of the screen.
One of them did not have any editor's picks on the screen until after a few minutes. I was all excited for a second, but then they came on.
When I look at the font, it appears that they have changed something about their manufactoring process. I will post comparison pics later. I really like this, as long as there is ambient light. I'll try them both in the dark tonight and make a decision about which ones to keep or what else to do. Sigh. I feel a bit defeated.
Sparklemotion, what about yours?