I agree that the gradual, linear gradient issue is much less distracting than the seemingly random blotches on PW1s. It is still an issue though, especially since it makes the screen blue rather than cream or white, at least on my Voyage. The text is way better on the Voyage than it was on the PW1 or PW2, and that helps substantially. But over all the front lighting on eInks doesn't seem to work as well as back lighting does on LCDs. I'm not sure it ever will. I'm inclined to think it will never be as good.