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Originally Posted by cerem0ny
First impressions! Mine just arrived!
I'm pretty happy but yeah its definately not worth the cash and so far I'm thinking the voyage display looks better... The Oasis screen is definately not as dark in black text which is a noticeable shame. The gradient is obviously there and if you noticed the gradient on the voyage (and got used to it too) then you'll do the same on the oasis. There is also indeed 'scalloping' on the right from LEDs but if I learned anything from the Voyage it is easy to ignore. The black leather cover doesn't have anywhere near the character of the red or brown and reminds me a lot of the non-premium Origami voyage cover.
However it is incredibly light and feels amazing in the hand! For $450 I'm not completely sold on keeping it but so far, I am very happy 
Edit: if you're a real stickler for quality like me, you will probably be quite dissapointed with the quality of the screen, it really is quite terrible. If you were annoyed with the two toned voyage, this is going to be an even worse experience as a top to bottom gradient is probably easier to deal with than a left to right one... Also the scallopping LED's is another whack in the face, and spending $450 on this thing kind of makes me feel like a chump! I'll spend a couple of days with it and see what happens but good lord, Amazon sure is taking people for a ride with devices like this, it is kind of ridiculous. and another thing is that the text has SIGNIFICANTLY less contrast than the voyage to my eyes, which is annoying. I suppose I could go into the old exchange a thousand times til I get a half decent one but I have a job these days :P
I'm not really comfortable with letting these faults with the screen slide, but I absolutely -love- the weight, the form factor, the asymmetry, and the size. If this was priced the same as the Voyage I'd be slightly happier, but still unhappy with the quality control... Like I said, the whole 'screen changes in colour as you read from left to right' thing might take a while to get used to but otherwise it's a beautiful rose with some painful thorns  also I feel like the gradient is more apparent than on the Voyage but that could just be my discerning first day eyes, after a while the gradient pretty much just disappeared to my eyes on the Voyage. Why is it that it's only ereaders than continue to disappoint me with their screen tech! Not sure whether I'm going to exchange it or not, looking through the threads I might be one of the really, really unlucky ones with a particularly prominent gradient |
After unboxing the Oasis and feeling it in my hand, I was ecstatic about how natural and ergonomic it felt. In contrast to my voyage, I noticed the weight difference and how the two devices balanced in the hand... the voyage definitely felt un-natural.
So, things could only get better right? We'll.... I powered on the Oasis's screen and began looking at the Oasis screen and the Voyage's so I could see which of the fonts was the new one that was being hyped about. I found it, but something strange happened. I put the Voyage font back to the old one... the same as the one set on the Oasis. However, I second guessed myself thinking I must have selected a different font from the Oasis because the font on the Voyage was significantly more vibrant and sharp. The Oasis looked dull, scratchy and dark.
It turned out, the Oasis and Voyage were both on the same font. It's just that the Voyage had a superior screen than the Oasis... I'm not sure how I feel about that, but I don't think it's enough to deter me from keeping the device since it's significantly easier for me to hold. However, like yourself, I'm particular about the screen. With the Oasis's backlight on, the right side of the screen does look shadowy, but that's ok. What really annoys me is that the right side is a blue hue given off by the lights and fades into a warmer color towards the left side of the Oasis's screen.
So my initial impressions were excitement and disappointment. I don't plan on returning the device, but my expectations are shot considering I was hoping for a similar reading experience, if not better, to the Voyage.
Overall, I'm very please with the fit and finish of the device/Oasis.