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Originally Posted by Josieb1
It's not the just the money, the screen just isn't good enough for £269.00. All I could think of was how many books I could buy with the balance if I bought a Paperwhite instead. The money is mine to do what i want with and I just can't spend it on an Oasis at the moment, its just not good enough, i'd be forever looking at the difference in the screen from left to right.
I think its particularly telling that it has been wrapped up to be returned to the store since last night and I haven't once felt the urge to retrieve it and have another look. That tells me how much I want it.
The basic problem is that with the LED lights on the side the screen colour difference is far more noticable than on any other kindle and that is the downside of the device. Hopefully a future release will fix the issue.
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I just got an Oasis and don't have the screen issues you do. If I look really, really carefully I can tell it's a smidge different in parts, but overall it's a very even shade of white. It's better than my wife's 1st gen Paperwhite, where I can tell it's separate LEDs illuminating the screen.
Also, I never pump the screen more than halfway (12, I believe). In normal room light, that gives just the right amount to simulate the thing being book-like, without this obvious, artificial glow. At night, with the room lights out, I tend to pump it down lower than that (8, I think), so the light isn't piercing my eyes.
EDIT: I pumped my light up to 24 and stared at it, and the only noticeable difference in screen illumination is that there's a more blueish tinge around the edges. Otherwise, it's a very even color across the screen.
-HM