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Originally Posted by Chi Cygni
Ok. Been following this thread for a while and just wanted to sum up what we have:
color bruising (unacceptable for some)
dead pixels
unaligned screen
hairline in the screen
pixelated line of text (as per another thread)
blurred fonts on some devices
Did I forget something? What is the probability of getting one/more of those faults at the same time (rhetorical question)
Really. I long for a new shiny ereader toy to play with but PW, well not now... and why do I rant (again)? Because I wanted to buy it and everytime I consider again there comes another bomb.
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I would probably wait, but like xendula said it might be worth trying just to see what you get. Maybe the color hues wouldn't bother you in person? I only hesitate because I know a return might be a pain for you.
The biggest issues going by the forums I have read, and my own personal experiences with so many of them, are the color hues and the glowing specks. All of the ones I've seen have had color hues to varying degrees and most of them had glowing specks. I believe only 2 of my PW's did not have glowing specks. Sometimes you don't see them right away, but after living with the device for awhile you may notice them. On my current PW, I know they are there, but I never see them due to their position.
Another problem that xendula mentioned is the smudges (they appear as white swirls) under the screen. I had this on one of my earlier PW's. I took a pic:
There's no denying the PW has suffered from a lot of quality control problems. I'm really pleased with my current PW though, I have to say. Most of the time I don't see the color hues. I notice them sometimes when I have the light up bright in a dark room, but that's about it. With some of my previous PW's, it was much more noticeable. Good luck if you decide to give one a try.
