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Originally Posted by soulfuldog
Both the Voyage and the Oasis (and to a lesser extent the new Kobo Aura One) have this issue with the colour gradient from the lights. On some it's fairly minimal, on others quite apparent, and I think the Oasis is more problematic due to the lights being on the side so it makes the gradient appear worse as it goes across the screen and not from top to bottom.
My Voyage looks almost perfect in some lighting conditions, but certainly in the dark I can see that slight colour variation where the screen gets darker and yellowish/brown nearer the top.
I think some people are bothered even by the fairly minimal colour shift (I tend not to read in complete darkness because it bothers me, but then I'm fine to have my small lamp on in bed at night). Going by the photo you've posted which is not the worst I've seen, unless you get lucky with your next Oasis, I think you might be sticking with your Paperwhite for a while longer.
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That's the problem, the lights goes across the screen and if it happens to have a colour shifted screen, you'll notice it in every line of text, from left to right. I see the right side white, while the left side of the screen is darker and yellowish. And that's in almost every single line of text.
I'm going to post a couple of photos of my current Oasis (still waiting for the new one), both are taken by night (when the colour shifts are glaring), and one is a side by side confrontation with my paper white 3.
I love the fact that whit the Kindle I can read without a lamp and, way more important, I don't bother my wife while she's asleep. That's why I'm trying to get a unit whitout the colour shifts problem (besides the fact that I'm spending a lot of money and it is my right to pretend a perfect product).
Now I just have to wait the delivery and hope to get a unit with a better screen. I love my Paperwhite, but the Oasis - in my opinion, of course - takes the reading to another level. I love the ergonomics and those physical buttons are a game changer to me (I was waiting for them to come back since the last Kindle before the Touch and the first generation Paperwhite). Overall I would be sad to give back the Oasis but it could be the only choice.