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booknut · 10-19-2013, 10:06 PM

...I find that I prefer the PW1. I know, I know, the new PW2 is faster and text is said to be crisper with better contrast, etc. etc.

I was quite surprised at this myself, but here is what I did: Same book, same embedded font, same size everything, same light setting. I then placed both in a dark room next to each other and shuffled them so I did not know which one was the PW1 and which one the PW2. I then walked past the table several times glancing at both, sat down and read for a bit, and then picked my favorite - and I did this several times - and I picked the PW1 every time.

I tried to figure out why and I think it is because the new PW2 has a screen that glows. The even lighting makes the screen brighter and whiter looking and by definition and as per ads and many reviews, this is to make the text look crisper and darker. However, I find that this "brighter glow" makes the text look a bit fuzzy around the edges and a bit dimmer looking; this is probably more of a subjective thing than anything else. I really like the brighter and whiter screen of the PW2 but my eyes do not, especially after reading for several hours in a dark room

Does anybody out there feel the same way? Feel free to call me crazy...

If my camera were up to the task I'd take a snapshot for show and tell but the difference is unlikely to be visible at a low res.

10-19-2013, 10:06 PM	#1
booknut Zealot Posts: 105 Karma: 42644 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: PW1 + PW2, NOOK HD	When Comparing PW1 with PW2... ...I find that I prefer the PW1. I know, I know, the new PW2 is faster and text is said to be crisper with better contrast, etc. etc. I was quite surprised at this myself, but here is what I did: Same book, same embedded font, same size everything, same light setting. I then placed both in a dark room next to each other and shuffled them so I did not know which one was the PW1 and which one the PW2. I then walked past the table several times glancing at both, sat down and read for a bit, and then picked my favorite - and I did this several times - and I picked the PW1 every time. I tried to figure out why and I think it is because the new PW2 has a screen that glows. The even lighting makes the screen brighter and whiter looking and by definition and as per ads and many reviews, this is to make the text look crisper and darker. However, I find that this "brighter glow" makes the text look a bit fuzzy around the edges and a bit dimmer looking; this is probably more of a subjective thing than anything else. I really like the brighter and whiter screen of the PW2 but my eyes do not, especially after reading for several hours in a dark room Does anybody out there feel the same way? Feel free to call me crazy... If my camera were up to the task I'd take a snapshot for show and tell but the difference is unlikely to be visible at a low res. Last edited by booknut; 10-19-2013 at 10:14 PM.