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Originally Posted by haydnfan
The screen comparison is correct, the new basic has an inferior screen. The contrast is significantly lower than the K4 black. I received mine today. Disappointed with the screen.
The reader is lightning fast and responsive, it is what the Kindle Touch really should have been. OMG it is so fast. Maybe enough that I can forgive it the poor contrast. Have to live with it to see.
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I went to Best Buy, specifically to see the new Kindle Basic. Unfortunately I have to agree. The Caecilia font is good and dark, but the contrast is not as good as the K4. (Its fonts look the same as the Paperwhite's.) When I turned the light "off" on the Paperwhite (one sitting next to the New Kindle Basic) both had almost the exact same contrast -- which means both are "murkier" than my K4. I wasn't able to tell -- for sure -- whether the New Kindle Basic used Infrared or a Capacitive screen for touch -- and the Amazon rep who was stocking up the Kindles couldn't tell me either. (There was a display model, but none in stock when I first got there.)
On the positive side, the fonts are darker than my Kindle Touch's fonts. So, if I want Kindle Touch features (except for audio features) this may be the better choice. I should also mention that the New Kindle Basic is very fast -- hardly any delay at all. With the Kindle Touch I have a slight lag when I hit the Menu (not really noticeable until comparing with this New Basic). Of course, if the screen is no better than the Paperwhite with the light turned off, I'm not sure that a Paperwhite, especially one on sale, might not be the better choice. The build and feel seemed about the same as the Paperwhite's build. Not quite sure why they have the screen offset towards the top, however.
The store is only a couple miles away, I think I may be grab my K4 and compare them head to head this evening -- so long as Best Buy let's me take my Kindle into the store, that is.