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Sirtel · 08-06-2016, 06:23 PM

I have two K4 - a silver one from 2011 and a black one, purchased 2013. The silver one which I actually used longer (it was my only e-reader for two years) is not faded at all. The black one (I read almost exclusively on it for 1,5 years or so) seems a bit faded when the page refresh is off (it refreshes every 6 pages then). The Basic Kindle from 2014 (with touchscreen) is also not faded at all, but I have not used it very much.

I have never taken any of my readers out of the house or read in direct sunlight.

So it seems that the 2012 black Basic is indeed somewhat prone to fading.

08-06-2016, 06:23 PM	#23
Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,751 Karma: 242733157 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	I have two K4 - a silver one from 2011 and a black one, purchased 2013. The silver one which I actually used longer (it was my only e-reader for two years) is not faded at all. The black one (I read almost exclusively on it for 1,5 years or so) seems a bit faded when the page refresh is off (it refreshes every 6 pages then). The Basic Kindle from 2014 (with touchscreen) is also not faded at all, but I have not used it very much. I have never taken any of my readers out of the house or read in direct sunlight. So it seems that the 2012 black Basic is indeed somewhat prone to fading.