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WDeranged · 05-11-2013, 09:48 PM

I got my new Paperwhite today and I've been really impressed with the new features and screen quality in daytime lighting, it's pretty much what Amazon hype it up to be, though I did notice that my Kindle 3 appears to have a purer white background when comparing with the Paperwhite's light all the way down, which looked a little greyer.

It also seems that the Kindle 3's lighted cover gives me a more readable night time result, the Paperwhite's fonts quickly become washed out when you push the light beyond 10, anything below is a bit too dim for my eyes.

I haven't quite decided what to do yet but I'm still very impressed by the daytime operation of the Paperwhite, with the light on it easily beats my Kindle 3 for contrast and white purity, it's just a shame that it doesn't feel as nice at night.

Has anyone else had a similar experience?

05-11-2013, 09:48 PM	#1
WDeranged Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Paperwhite	Kindle 3 better for night reading than Paperwhite? I got my new Paperwhite today and I've been really impressed with the new features and screen quality in daytime lighting, it's pretty much what Amazon hype it up to be, though I did notice that my Kindle 3 appears to have a purer white background when comparing with the Paperwhite's light all the way down, which looked a little greyer. It also seems that the Kindle 3's lighted cover gives me a more readable night time result, the Paperwhite's fonts quickly become washed out when you push the light beyond 10, anything below is a bit too dim for my eyes. I haven't quite decided what to do yet but I'm still very impressed by the daytime operation of the Paperwhite, with the light on it easily beats my Kindle 3 for contrast and white purity, it's just a shame that it doesn't feel as nice at night. Has anyone else had a similar experience?