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Originally Posted by stickybuns
Would Amazon be as competitive if it raised the price? Would I be willing to pay an extra $20 if it would guarantee a device that's 100% perfect verses 99.8% perfect?
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Yes, I would. But that's just me, I don't expect the majority of consumers saying that. Then again, the majority of the consumers are not enthusiasts that frequent boards like this.
Personally I would be willing to pay an extra $100 for a perfect screen, maybe even more. Heck, they could sell it as extra insurance or something and I'd pay for a guaranteed, pre-checked, no exchanges needes perfect PW2. Some people do pay a lot of money for extra peace of mind.
But I do agree, the reason why those variations exist is similar to LCDs. They too have certain tolerances (like a few dead pixels and light leaking) because a reasonable manufacturing process would otherwise generate too many duds and the cost would go up.
Over time the manufacturing process will get better and the quality will improve, but we are still at the infancy of frontlit e-ink screens and so far the rather frequent imperfections are part of the process. Though, after all these years, they are still a part of the LCD buying process too, so...
Anyway, the regular, non-lit e-ink has matured to a really nice place. The $69 Kindle is very cheap peace of mind!