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alizarin · 10-14-2016, 08:58 PM

>My first KA1 was noticeably warmer than my replacement. Turning the natural light up all the way resulted in a red display; the new unit turns orange. The touch was far more accurate on the first as well

which one did you end up keeping?

>I'm surprised that there's this much variance in the displays of these models.
Another QA screw up along with bezel gaps and battery problems?

Agree that there are significant QA issues. Both my original and replacement KAs have bezel gaps. The replacement has a slightly loose back plate. The original had a display with green blotches. The replacement doesn't but it has warmer backlighting. And interestingly, when I lay the KA1s side by side, the auto brightness function is *very* different under the same ambient lighting (one is at 80%, the other at 21% as I type this). And battery issues. And buggy firmware.

So the real question is, why am I not returning both and going back to my Oasis?

There are a few reasons, of which the top three are:

First, the screen size. Since I got my KA1, I have persistently preferred reading on it vs the Oasis. The Oasis has a great ergonomic design, but the larger screen of the KA1 makes reading just so much more enjoyable. So much so that my Oasis and other Kindles are now gathering dust.

Second, the ability to add and customize fonts is a huge plus, at least in my book. I'm sure many folks (like my wife) are perfectly happy with the default Kindle fonts, but I love being able to tweak my font settings until it is *just* the way I want it

Third, I think that viable competition to the dominance that Kindle has over the ereader market is actually good for all of us - not only does it offer consumers a choice, it also spurs Amazon to innovate and that's a good thing too.

10-14-2016, 08:58 PM	#848
alizarin Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 58190 Join Date: Sep 2016 Device: Kobo Aura One	>My first KA1 was noticeably warmer than my replacement. Turning the natural light up all the way resulted in a red display; the new unit turns orange. The touch was far more accurate on the first as well which one did you end up keeping? >I'm surprised that there's this much variance in the displays of these models. Another QA screw up along with bezel gaps and battery problems? Agree that there are significant QA issues. Both my original and replacement KAs have bezel gaps. The replacement has a slightly loose back plate. The original had a display with green blotches. The replacement doesn't but it has warmer backlighting. And interestingly, when I lay the KA1s side by side, the auto brightness function is very different under the same ambient lighting (one is at 80%, the other at 21% as I type this). And battery issues. And buggy firmware. So the real question is, why am I not returning both and going back to my Oasis? There are a few reasons, of which the top three are: First, the screen size. Since I got my KA1, I have persistently preferred reading on it vs the Oasis. The Oasis has a great ergonomic design, but the larger screen of the KA1 makes reading just so much more enjoyable. So much so that my Oasis and other Kindles are now gathering dust. Second, the ability to add and customize fonts is a huge plus, at least in my book. I'm sure many folks (like my wife) are perfectly happy with the default Kindle fonts, but I love being able to tweak my font settings until it is just the way I want it Third, I think that viable competition to the dominance that Kindle has over the ereader market is actually good for all of us - not only does it offer consumers a choice, it also spurs Amazon to innovate and that's a good thing too.