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xendula · 03-26-2013, 12:36 AM

I picked two out of 9 units (repeat exchanges again and again). I do not have any type of OCD, just better than average color vision and could not stand or was willing to ignore the green/pink blotches, the dead screen, the pin holes,the smudges and artefacts between the screens.

The ones I kept are not perfect: one still has a pinkish tint and a pin hole, the other had faint color blotches that have gotten worse in the past few months - I just gave up on trying for better units.

That said, I still really like my PW as a reader, and the user interface makes up for a lot, so I would recommend just getting one and returning it if the screen is defective.

03-26-2013, 12:36 AM	#9
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	I picked two out of 9 units (repeat exchanges again and again). I do not have any type of OCD, just better than average color vision and could not stand or was willing to ignore the green/pink blotches, the dead screen, the pin holes,the smudges and artefacts between the screens. The ones I kept are not perfect: one still has a pinkish tint and a pin hole, the other had faint color blotches that have gotten worse in the past few months - I just gave up on trying for better units. That said, I still really like my PW as a reader, and the user interface makes up for a lot, so I would recommend just getting one and returning it if the screen is defective. Last edited by xendula; 03-26-2013 at 07:58 AM.