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Old 05-11-2013, 11:24 PM   #3
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For me, the kpw looks better when there is inadequate light. The k3 plus good light (as in, natural light during day and a good lamp, not a book light clip on thingy, at night) looks better than the kpw in any light.

Yes kpw has finer font. However, the screen is grayer. The contrast is worse. I need to put the light at around 6 to get the background lightness to match the k3, but turning up the screen light also makes the text lighter.

The front light is easier on the eyes than backlit LCD, but it's not as easy on my eyes as k3. It's like I'm looking through a layer of something, which of course I am; I'm looking through the diffusion layer / light guide. Remember the first time you saw a kindle and thought the ink was some kind of sticker on the screen? The extra layer takes away some of that.

I'm in the extreme minority, though.
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